Bonne anniversaire to @Punkdoc and bonne anniversaire to Moira - 27 years is certainly a long time. Yes, some photos would be nice.
Beautiful day here in the South of France. I think we will eat our lunch outside.
I'd love to go and plant some more peppers, but I will be patient and wait another week. The first ones aren't dead, but there's not much happening there! Fingers and trowel are itching! The rain has gone, the soil is moist and the day is sunny.
I'm reliving my childhood ... the second thing I grew from seed (first was nasturtiums) was coleus ... I ordered some seeds the other day and they've just arrived so I've sown them and they're on the heated windowsill propagator. A bit late to sow them to get big plants, but they'll be fine for the table on the terrace, and then I'll take cuttings from the best ones for next year.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hello all! Best wishes to @punkdoc and Moira, enjoy your day. Just back from the Bank, had to sort out why our bank card only works in shops and not on line. It says payment refused to us but on the bank screens it says approved but no money comes out of the account! Anyway they are sending a new card. I am very envious of your sunny weather @tuikowhai34 can we have some please? We have cold and grey. Everything seems to have stopped growing in the GH, so it will be late planting out for most things this year.
I was going to type good morning but noticed it's just gone 12, so good afternoon everyone. Woke up with a crashing headache so had 2 migraine pills, feel a bit better and no, I didn't have any wine last night! Had a lovely walk through the orchard, the cow parsley is growing fast ad will look lovely soon. The apple trees are showing some blossom as well. Bought three bouquets at Tesco's (only place available) to take to my mum's, my grandparents and now my aunt's gravestones on Sunday. Hope it doesn't rain, we've booked an outside lunch at the lovely pub there (French owners) so really looking forward to that. Found out this morning that I have inadvertently made two bookings for one of our weekends away via Booking.com so I've got to somehow sort that out. The very nice B & B owner phoned me to tell me and has given me both booking I.D's so I can go online. I'll have to get hold of the other hotel in Oxford and find out if that's the same.
Had a long chat with daughter last night - such a pleasure when she's feeling more upbeat and chatty. She's gardening today, mowing the lawn and planting some of the plants I gave her now the weather seems to be getting better. Another gardener in the making hopefully.
Best wishes to Punkdoc and Moira. Your market trip sounds very good Busy-Lizzie, my asparagus has been very poor this year. Glad you're more upbeat to DOrdogne Damsel and enjoy your trip to Lincs Dovefromabove. I know what you mean about the driving, I've got to brave the M5 again soon, haven't done it for a few years now, OH has always driven.
@floralies - Well, it didn't last long - the sun went behind a cloud and a cool breeze came up. Lunched inside. Sun out again now but I watched the weather forecast at 1pm and we are in the black cloud/rainy are for the weekend.
My tomato plants that I was impatient to plant out 2 weeks ago, look miserable. They aren't dead (I have replaced some) but they are weeny and sad. The replacements I kept in the (unheated) glasshouse are twice as high. Yes, late planting this year, but now September and October are beautiful Indian Summer months.
Hello everyone. I've been and had my jab during the lunch period. Very quite, smooth and efficient. Pfizer here tho for all sorts of reasons I'd rather have had the AZ.
About 40 or 50 drops of rain landed on the windscreen on the drive home and the forecast says we may get another 40 or 50 this afternoon. A likely story. Quiet afternoon planned anyway, sorting out my lovely new 50m hosepipe which means fewer connectors and will allow me to cut the leaky one.
Other than that, seed and seedling monitoring and then a sort out of the corner spinning cupboard where we keep coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Me thinks we have a wee tim'rous beastie in there. How does that happen with 2 cats and a ratter/mouser dog?
Have fun with all that basil @chicky. I have plans to sow some next week.
Happy birthday and anniversary Moira and @punkdoc.
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Hugs to you both @punkdoc and Moira. Have a lovely day
Bonne anniversaire to @Punkdoc and bonne anniversaire to Moira - 27 years is certainly a long time. Yes, some photos would be nice.
Beautiful day here in the South of France. I think we will eat our lunch outside.
I'd love to go and plant some more peppers, but I will be patient and wait another week. The first ones aren't dead, but there's not much happening there! Fingers and trowel are itching! The rain has gone, the soil is moist and the day is sunny.
Gardener's delight!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am very envious of your sunny weather @tuikowhai34 can we have some please? We have cold and grey. Everything seems to have stopped growing in the GH, so it will be late planting out for most things this year.
Woke up with a crashing headache so had 2 migraine pills, feel a bit better and no, I didn't have any wine last night! Had a lovely walk through the orchard, the cow parsley is growing fast ad will look lovely soon. The apple trees are showing some blossom as well. Bought three bouquets at Tesco's (only place available) to take to my mum's, my grandparents and now my aunt's gravestones on Sunday. Hope it doesn't rain, we've booked an outside lunch at the lovely pub there (French owners) so really looking forward to that.
Found out this morning that I have inadvertently made two bookings for one of our weekends away via Booking.com so I've got to somehow sort that out. The very nice B & B owner phoned me to tell me and has given me both booking I.D's so I can go online. I'll have to get hold of the other hotel in Oxford and find out if that's the same.
Had a long chat with daughter last night - such a pleasure when she's feeling more upbeat and chatty. She's gardening today, mowing the lawn and planting some of the plants I gave her now the weather seems to be getting better. Another gardener in the making hopefully.
Best wishes to Punkdoc and Moira. Your market trip sounds very good Busy-Lizzie, my asparagus has been very poor this year. Glad you're more upbeat to DOrdogne Damsel and enjoy your trip to Lincs Dovefromabove. I know what you mean about the driving, I've got to brave the M5 again soon, haven't done it for a few years now, OH has always driven.
My tomato plants that I was impatient to plant out 2 weeks ago, look miserable. They aren't dead (I have replaced some) but they are weeny and sad. The replacements I kept in the (unheated) glasshouse are twice as high. Yes, late planting this year, but now September and October are beautiful Indian Summer months.
About 40 or 50 drops of rain landed on the windscreen on the drive home and the forecast says we may get another 40 or 50 this afternoon. A likely story. Quiet afternoon planned anyway, sorting out my lovely new 50m hosepipe which means fewer connectors and will allow me to cut the leaky one.
Other than that, seed and seedling monitoring and then a sort out of the corner spinning cupboard where we keep coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Me thinks we have a wee tim'rous beastie in there. How does that happen with 2 cats and a ratter/mouser dog?
Have fun with all that basil @chicky. I have plans to sow some next week.
Happy birthday and anniversary Moira and @punkdoc.
Love your atmospheric misty tree @Pat E.
Have you checked oil and windscreen washer levels @Dovefromabove?
Stay safe everyone. Be happy.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.