Ladybird poppies

Ladybird poppies
My purchase from the Whittington Plant Fair

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Bits and Pieces




We are now nearing the end of June and this blog is still not off the ground - I must say that does not apply to the veggies in the allotment they are flying - and so are the weeds!

B has a tremendous show this year - he is well pleased with his achievements and so am I- we are using our own lettuces, beetroot, potatoes and calebrese in the kitchen and picking sweetpeas - and what a gorgeous perfume they give to a room - better than any scented candle

Courgettes are in flower and butternut squash are looking good, peas have been hit and miss - as last year - although it is nice to eat your own peas - Sainsburys down the road have some good bags of peas in their freezers!

Purple podded peas bought from Delma at the Malvern Show are growing well in our do it yourself polytunnel - peas are in a large pot and are climbing up the canes - no sign of any flowers or anything yet - I wait in anticipation!

Hardy geraniums ordered last month have not arrived yet as we speak - I am looking forward to this - they are amongst my favourites in the garden - they never fail to surprise me by self seeding where least expected - fabulous colours too- I will list the names when I get the delivery.

Tomatoes - cucumbers and peppers are looking well in the greenhouse - fingers crossed for a bumper crop!




I have included the snippet above - by clicking on the pic I can enlarge the text -and refer back as and when required - I have already taken some primula seeds and followed the instructions - I have put them outside on the staging against the greenhouse in a seedtray covered by a wire basket to prevent the blackbirds scratching them out - something has already come through - could be primulas but is probably weeds we shall see!

Thursday 23 June 2011

Just Gardening




This blog is mainly a reference guide - so that I can look back on what was good and what was not so good in the garden over the year.

I shall use snippets from here and there - tips from fellow gardeners and friends, bits from magazines and own experiences.

Ideally I would have started to record events etc at the beginning of the year but it is now June and I can't wait to get started- cie la vie!

June - general overview - alls well in the greenhouses = I make this statement loosely - they need a jolly good tidy up - as ever - like pots to be stacked and a jolly good clean up.

As ever this blog has been interrupted - the school sports day that I thought would be cancelled because it has thrown it down with rain is now on so I must dash - camera at the ready - be back later to try and record June pluses and minuses - that is surely spelt wrong -

PS -the opening pic was taken this morning I love the aluims - it is made up with so many star like flowers - incredible and all from a bulb