Took a turn around the garden this morning and am very pleased to finally see things growing or blooming now.
No jobs to do that can't wait though, my runner beans and other tender climbers are warm and snug inside my dining room after a recent cold blast curled their leaves. They will probably stay there for at least the rest of the month as I don't trust the British summer this year. They are waving at the broad beans and hardy annuals busy hardening off on the patio (probably with a smile on their faces).
Couple of investment plants still need potting on but I've run out of compost, no biggy
Kate - it is a bit Once all the bedding is in, the garden is easy to look after- just picking over and watering for me and mowing the grass and weeding the veggies for Barry
Morning,all--another couple of sunny days in the offing--followed by some rain on Sunday and Monday-perfect; except its not that warm-only up to about 14 today. It's the beginning of tourist season here on the long weekend, must shop today before the hordes descend!Planted out the Lablab beans and tied up the sweet peas, will plant out the Malabar spinach as well.
Winter, I had to laugh at your comment--I didn't photograph the wonky part! My carpentry is amateurish, but I hide my mistakes with foliage. Building the retaining wall out of cement blocks was the hardest part. Still more wood chippings to haul and lots of digging to do. And one more fence section--then the new part should be deer-proof.I have a couple of wooden pallets I plan to incorporate, and an old door to hang as a gate.
thanks for the welcome...note new "name" (shorter than Debbie McKenzie)
weather cloudy but dry here at the min...got a young guy coming hopefully this week to fill up a border with soil I have adopted at the front of house-really belongs to another but they put up an ugly concrete fence and left an empty boggy length of planting space, I have checked with our local council and they agree it would look better planted up, so looking forward to scavenging plants I'm not too keen on out of the back to fill it up...will take a pic...feeling lots of ivy coming on to hide concrete and a clematis montana to scramble up the brambles...
ps paid £1.90 for said clematis this week...paid £14.99 for same thing at GC 3 weeks ago...crazy...everyone be sure to check out "cheap jack" stores first!
I have made a decision to live dangerously tomorrow. I'm going to plant out my courgettes. I've had cloches over their allocated slots for about 6 weeks, and they've spent a few days outside, but are looking a bit bored in their little pots. 5 day Forecast here on southern edge of Dartmoor is for night temperatures no lower than 10C. Dwarf French beans planted out about a month ago are fine, (though have been under cloches every night, and during the day when it has been unspeakably vile). Broad beans which I sowed direct in Feb ( under cloche cover) have been exposed to the elements for a month, and are just showing flower buds. Might plant out runners and climbing French beans too. Not risking the tomatoes though.
My second sowing of caulis and cabbages have also failed, so I have tried sowing some in a trough outside. Potatoes have flower buds and dwarf broad beans have flowers! First sowing of various lettuces have come to a stop, but big enough to eat.
Hubby built a netting cage to go over the strawberries. Last year I caught the blackbirds eating them, and the only thing I had to hand were hubby's rolled up socks (clean), so I threw them out the bedroom window to scare them off. hen the cat chased the socks! Stupid animal
The weather was glorious here on Weds, then rained last night and tonight.
Trying to deal with a hyperactive child and a poorly cat ATM, so I think I have to put one to bed and try to wake the other up a bit.
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Took a turn around the garden this morning and am very pleased to finally see things growing or blooming now.
No jobs to do that can't wait though, my runner beans and other tender climbers are warm and snug inside my dining room after a recent cold blast curled their leaves. They will probably stay there for at least the rest of the month as I don't trust the British summer this year. They are waving at the broad beans and hardy annuals busy hardening off on the patio (probably with a smile on their faces).
Couple of investment plants still need potting on but I've run out of compost, no biggy
Kate - it is a bit
Once all the bedding is in, the garden is easy to look after- just picking over and watering for me and mowing the grass and weeding the veggies for Barry 
Morning,all--another couple of sunny days in the offing--followed by some rain on Sunday and Monday-perfect; except its not that warm-only up to about 14 today. It's the beginning of tourist season here on the long weekend, must shop today before the hordes descend!Planted out the Lablab beans and tied up the sweet peas, will plant out the Malabar spinach as well.
Winter, I had to laugh at your comment--I didn't photograph the wonky part! My carpentry is amateurish, but I hide my mistakes with foliage. Building the retaining wall out of cement blocks was the hardest part. Still more wood chippings to haul and lots of digging to do. And one more fence section--then the new part should be deer-proof.I have a couple of wooden pallets I plan to incorporate, and an old door to hang as a gate.
thanks for the welcome...note new "name" (shorter than Debbie McKenzie)
weather cloudy but dry here at the min...got a young guy coming hopefully this week to fill up a border with soil I have adopted at the front of house-really belongs to another but they put up an ugly concrete fence and left an empty boggy length of planting space, I have checked with our local council and they agree it would look better planted up, so looking forward to scavenging plants I'm not too keen on out of the back to fill it up...will take a pic...feeling lots of ivy coming on to hide concrete and a clematis montana to scramble up the brambles...
ps paid £1.90 for said clematis this week...paid £14.99 for same thing at GC 3 weeks ago...crazy...everyone be sure to check out "cheap jack" stores first!
Figrat, you are living dangerously - but it could pay off. Let us know how it goes!
@figrat yikes
Hi all
My second sowing of caulis and cabbages have also failed, so I have tried sowing some in a trough outside. Potatoes have flower buds and dwarf broad beans have flowers! First sowing of various lettuces have come to a stop, but big enough to eat.
Hubby built a netting cage to go over the strawberries. Last year I caught the blackbirds eating them, and the only thing I had to hand were hubby's rolled up socks (clean), so I threw them out the bedroom window to scare them off. hen the cat chased the socks! Stupid animal
The weather was glorious here on Weds, then rained last night and tonight.
Trying to deal with a hyperactive child and a poorly cat ATM, so I think I have to put one to bed and try to wake the other up a bit.
Hi All!!
Welcome Debbie! Noted the change of name!! that is one huge blank cavus to play with as Inkadog stated! Good luck with it!!!
@Kate1123, That red bracks thing is a Pieris! Mountain Flame I'm led to believe, Never labled! So a bit of a guess!! But defoe a Pieris!!
@Wintersong! The beauty of living in Yorkshire! Everthing is built in Yorkshire Stone!
Another productice day done!!
Hi everyone- I just bought this plant from a car boot sale--she said it was a type of honeysuckle, but I can't find it in my book. Any thoughts?
The leaf has a thin white edge.