Hi Hazel Yes I do a lot more now as my strength is coming back but know when to take a breather or when hels tells me too he he. This weekend weather permitting we will plant out the sweetcorn as it's big enough now . We have a load of flowers this year but we aren't sure where to put them just yet . I think this summer itll be trial and error . I'll post photos of where we put them and how it looks but it should be full of colour. Thanks Baz n Hels
Hello Everyone Been busy up the garden today trying to save our cabbages collies etc as they are been eaten by birds , pigeons we think and it's not just our garden so we have had to take action. The nets are up I dont personally like them but drastic measures required. We've put nets all around them and well put nets over them when we get them. Sunflowers are starting to get taller Lupins are impressive Hundreds of strawberries Kohlrabi starting to form 100 potatoes come through . A few hasn't but theres still time Sweetcorn coming on great Flowers are in . Not sure how they'll turn out but I'm sure they'll be ok what comes through. Thanks Baz n Hels
Hello Everyone I'm pleased to say everything is planted out and growing great. I think May has been a perfect month for all the plants growing with plenty of sun and rain. This time last year if I remember right we were at the start of a very hot and dry summer which stopped plants growing well. But this year so far so good. Here are some photos Irises look great . Not bad for first time growing them. This Luppen plant has 20 flowers on with more still to come Sunflowers looking regimental Sweet peas are now starting to get taller Kohlrabi nearly done After the damage the birds caused I think they are starting to recover Potatoes growing great only 3 didn't come through Onions growing great but weeding is a nightmare This year I've planted more peas out I grew them in pots of 4 and we cant wait for them to grow as we love them he he Hope you all like the photos Thanks Baz n Hels
Thanks Busy-lizzie I'm feeling a lot better now and my strength is coming back also I have all summer to look forward to before I start my next round of treatment in the back end of August. Anyone who's been struck down with an illness like cancer I cant stress enough how much a simple thing like a garden can help you get through the tough days. Mine has done me the world of good. As for the garden this year it's looking great I'm glad you like it Thanks Baz n Hels
Hello Everyone Well it's been a proper washout last night and today. Not good for us but our gardens loved it. I think we've had more rain in the last couple of days than all of last summer. Everything is growing great and we are already have harvested some lettuce which we'll be having tomorrow. Lupins got damaged by the rain but I've cut them back so hopefully we'll get some more growing back Kohlrabi for my Polish friends at work are nearly ready Sunflowers getting taller All the irises have opened. Not bad for a bag of bulbs from wilko Probably our favourite thing to eat the sweetcorn And last the strawberries. Theres hundreds of them Thanks Baz n Hels
Hello Everyone Well me and Hels have had a great 2 weeks in corfu. So it comes as no surprise when we checked on the garden everything has been growing great aswell as the weeds . We did have a great crop of peas but the crows have ate the lot , marvellous eh . But the strawberries absolutely fantastic this year we have got hundreds with more to come. Have a look First crops spring onions potatoes beetroot shallots and they tasted great. Sunflowers are flying now and potatoes are ready We weren't sure about the flowers but they look great Harvey and Xena Sweetcorn colis turnips cabbages sprouts broccoli and onions are coming on great. Thanks Baz n Hels
Hi 1Runnybeak1 The black dog has been ours for 3 years now , we rescued her but we were only gonna foster her till she got a new home but I couldn't let her go . The spring onions we grew from seed but I have to be honest they seemed to be taking ages to grow in the greenhouse but once I got them out they romped away. I'm guessing the conditions have been right as our red onions are doing great and none have gone to seed which they have done for the last couple of years. As for the rest of the garden we are really happy with it. Thanks Baz n Hels
Hello Everyone I was given some decking a couple of weeks ago and I've put it down today, which I had too as one of my pallets had rotted and collapsed. Have a look to see what you think. We think it looks great Half done All done and we are really happy with it Thanks Baz n Hels
It just great. Beefy Toms Big Onions Peppers forming Our first melon Broccoli hasn't bolted . Never been known he he Pumpkin plant is huge Now that's a cabbageFirst pumpkin Helen's pride and joy 8 Footer Lavateras Flowers are great Loads of tomatoes Loads of sprouts Loads of onions Sweetcorn coming along Sweetpeas are great. Dead heading loads but loads are still growing
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Yes I do a lot more now as my strength is coming back but know when to take a breather or when hels tells me too he he.
This weekend weather permitting we will plant out the sweetcorn as it's big enough now .
We have a load of flowers this year but we aren't sure where to put them just yet . I think this summer itll be trial and error . I'll post photos of where we put them and how it looks but it should be full of colour.
Thanks
Baz n Hels
Been busy up the garden today trying to save our cabbages collies etc as they are been eaten by birds , pigeons we think and it's not just our garden so we have had to take action.
The nets are up I dont personally like them but drastic measures required.
We've put nets all around them and well put nets over them when we get them.
Sunflowers are starting to get taller
Lupins are impressive
Hundreds of strawberries
Kohlrabi starting to form
100 potatoes come through . A few hasn't but theres still time
Sweetcorn coming on great
Flowers are in . Not sure how they'll turn out but I'm sure they'll be ok what comes through.
Thanks
Baz n Hels
I'm pleased to say everything is planted out and growing great. I think May has been a perfect month for all the plants growing with plenty of sun and rain. This time last year if I remember right we were at the start of a very hot and dry summer which stopped plants growing well. But this year so far so good.
Here are some photos
Irises look great . Not bad for first time growing them.
This Luppen plant has 20 flowers on with more still to come
Sunflowers looking regimental
Sweet peas are now starting to get taller
Kohlrabi nearly done
After the damage the birds caused I think they are starting to recover
Potatoes growing great only 3 didn't come through
This year I've planted more peas out I grew them in pots of 4 and we cant wait for them to grow as we love them he he
Hope you all like the photos
Thanks
Baz n Hels
Anyone who's been struck down with an illness like cancer I cant stress enough how much a simple thing like a garden can help you get through the tough days. Mine has done me the world of good.
As for the garden this year it's looking great I'm glad you like it
Thanks
Baz n Hels
Well it's been a proper washout last night and today. Not good for us but our gardens loved it. I think we've had more rain in the last couple of days than all of last summer. Everything is growing great and we are already have harvested some lettuce which we'll be having tomorrow.
Lupins got damaged by the rain but I've cut them back so hopefully we'll get some more growing back
Kohlrabi for my Polish friends at work are nearly ready
Sunflowers getting taller
All the irises have opened. Not bad for a bag of bulbs from wilko
Probably our favourite thing to eat the sweetcorn
And last the strawberries. Theres hundreds of them
Thanks
Baz n Hels
Well me and Hels have had a great 2 weeks in corfu. So it comes as no surprise when we checked on the garden everything has been growing great aswell as the weeds .
We did have a great crop of peas but the crows have ate the lot , marvellous eh .
But the strawberries absolutely fantastic this year we have got hundreds with more to come.
Have a look
First crops spring onions potatoes beetroot shallots and they tasted great.
Sunflowers are flying now and potatoes are ready
We weren't sure about the flowers but they look great
Harvey and Xena
Sweetcorn colis turnips cabbages sprouts broccoli and onions are coming on great.
Thanks
Baz n Hels
The black dog has been ours for 3 years now , we rescued her but we were only gonna foster her till she got a new home but I couldn't let her go .
The spring onions we grew from seed but I have to be honest they seemed to be taking ages to grow in the greenhouse but once I got them out they romped away. I'm guessing the conditions have been right as our red onions are doing great and none have gone to seed which they have done for the last couple of years.
As for the rest of the garden we are really happy with it.
Thanks
Baz n Hels
I was given some decking a couple of weeks ago and I've put it down today, which I had too as one of my pallets had rotted and collapsed.
Have a look to see what you think. We think it looks great
Half done
All done and we are really happy with it
Thanks
Baz n Hels
Beefy Toms
Big Onions
Peppers forming
Our first melon
Broccoli hasn't bolted . Never been known he he
Pumpkin plant is huge
Now that's a cabbage
Helen's pride and joy
8 Footer
Lavateras
Flowers are great
Loads of tomatoes
Loads of sprouts
Loads of onions
Sweetcorn coming along
Thanks
Baz n Hels