Never tried growing a Pomegranate. I should think you stand a good chance of success being hotter in the Vendée. I think Bob Flowerdew grew them in his glasshouse a few years back. Great idea using those Tomato 🍅 Tuteurs. I've never tried them as tend to grow Bush Tomatoes, but my Melon could certainly do with one, and I suppose they would work well with 🥒 Cucumbers. Thinking positive thoughts for you about your knee op. My hip likes this warm weather. Too hot to be outside this afternoon though and very humid. Off to have a cold shower after all that mowing! Inspector coming from Greyhound Rescue Centre Friday, so place must look smart!
I saw a pomegranate in full fruit in the garden of a new gardening friend the 2nd October we were here and finally went and bought a baby 3 years ago @biofreak. It flowered last year but didn't produce fruit but this year there are already lots of wee fruit and still some flowers to come. They're a fabulous rich orangey red.
I have planted out some strawberries and another courgette Rond de Nice. It's a much smaller,weaker plant than my other curcubits so I hope it grows. I grow cucumbers up those twirlies too but in the polytunnel where I have a seep hose for the tomatoes and chillies.
My knee likes this weather too but I've spent most of tha afternoon in shade messing with a new hose pipe reel I needed to assemble and attach to the garage wall. Loads of fun.
Good that they come and inspect. Nobody did that for any of our rescues and only the SPA who had Rasta made us sign forms promising to have her neutered and keep her as a family dog, not outside in a kennel.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Went to allotment yesterday , pick a large tub of strawberries 🍓
On a negative note there are definitely more aphids on fruit trees , will spray with a soap solution And o/h has picked off at least 100 asparagus Beatles , usually get a few but not this number
You pay 230euros and that covers inspection/castration (which they do) plus inc small donation to galga France. Never had Asparagus Beetle are they like wooly Moth? Still picking asparagus that seems happy with French Beans on top. Supposed to rain next week with that wretched wind back. Popped in last batch Spring Onions. Living on Salads at the moment...nearly all home grown.
Never had asparagus beetles. No asparagus this year either so I suspect the plants have succumbed to last year's extreme heat and drought.
Inspected the fruit trees yesterday pm and no fruit on the peaches and nectarine but they are still young so maybe next year. The apricot has shed a few fruit but that's OK. Plenty left and the pears and apples are doing well.
Forgot to say before that sowing spring onions in cell trays then pricking them out into a window box I can keep up near the kitchen has worked.
It cost us about teh same 15 years ago to adopt Rasta from the Belgian SPA @biofreak and then we had to buy her a collar and lead, basket and cushion, cage for her "retreat" zone, treatment for kennel cough which came on two days after we brought her home, spaying..... Bonzo was a free adoption but still needed his own collar, lead, basket, vaccinations and neutering. Cats were free too with the Vendée SPA just organising collection.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Asparagus beetle are similar to lily beetle in size and habits (if disturbed they drop to the ground). They are black and spotted white on the wing cases. In small numbers not much problem but if they build up they can spoil the crop. I pick them off and crush them.
Thank you for info. Do they like spécial weather conditions? Never met anyone here with them in Normandy. Loads of Lily Beetle though, but they seem to flourish in hot sun.
Lilly Beatles , I’m surprised we haven’t had more , however , I wonder if it helped by me removing the pupae which they cover in poo under the leaves last year
Because both them and asparagus Beatles like to drop to the ground , we tend to knock them into a jar 🫙
Thank you for info. Do they like spécial weather conditions? Never met anyone here with them in Normandy. Loads of Lily Beetle though, but they seem to flourish in hot sun.
Well I always thought they liked heat too. We never used to get them but they have been increasing year on year. I am thorough in picking them off and wiping of the eggs but there's plenty around on other plots for them to breed on.
Hello , couple of observations from Allotment Having been picking strawberries 🍓 , once finished we start picking the Raspberries but this year they almost fruited at the same time ?
Also I have never had so many aphids on my fruit trees The amount of growth on some plants and trees has been amazing I think the seasons are messed up , due to climate change What do you all think ?
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I have planted out some strawberries and another courgette Rond de Nice. It's a much smaller,weaker plant than my other curcubits so I hope it grows. I grow cucumbers up those twirlies too but in the polytunnel where I have a seep hose for the tomatoes and chillies.
My knee likes this weather too but I've spent most of tha afternoon in shade messing with a new hose pipe reel I needed to assemble and attach to the garage wall. Loads of fun.
Good that they come and inspect. Nobody did that for any of our rescues and only the SPA who had Rasta made us sign forms promising to have her neutered and keep her as a family dog, not outside in a kennel.
On a negative note there are definitely more aphids on fruit trees , will spray with a soap solution
And o/h has picked off at least 100 asparagus Beatles , usually get a few but not this number
On a positive note only terminated 3 lily Beatles
Still no rain
Inspected the fruit trees yesterday pm and no fruit on the peaches and nectarine but they are still young so maybe next year. The apricot has shed a few fruit but that's OK. Plenty left and the pears and apples are doing well.
Forgot to say before that sowing spring onions in cell trays then pricking them out into a window box I can keep up near the kitchen has worked.
It cost us about teh same 15 years ago to adopt Rasta from the Belgian SPA @biofreak and then we had to buy her a collar and lead, basket and cushion, cage for her "retreat" zone, treatment for kennel cough which came on two days after we brought her home, spaying..... Bonzo was a free adoption but still needed his own collar, lead, basket, vaccinations and neutering. Cats were free too with the Vendée SPA just organising collection.
Because both them and asparagus Beatles like to drop to the ground , we tend to knock them into a jar 🫙
We are forecast for some rain from Sunday
Having been picking strawberries 🍓 , once finished we start picking the Raspberries but this year they almost fruited at the same time ?
The amount of growth on some plants and trees has been amazing
I think the seasons are messed up , due to climate change
What do you all think ?