Quick run down on the happenings this week.
Planted up half the g/h with toms ! Need to get rid of the staging before I can do the other side. Gave away 3 boxes of surplus to requirement children at work yesterday, so i've only left myself ONE cream sausage tomato plant. how did that happen ???
got a tomato grow house half price from B&Q so have put 2 Legends and a Marmande in there, cover the front with fleece so it acts as a heater throughout the night, roll the door up and a sun protector throughout the day.
got the last of the peas in pots in the ground last night to fill in some of the spaces in the pea row. some that are already in the ground are coming on fine and have pods. the row i sowed the other side of the netting, under cloches are poking through now so hopefully when the time is right i'll have a nicely packed wall of peas. am resisting the urge to pick a pod "just to see" lol. by the time i get back from Lunnun, I might have something worthwhile to chomp on.
Broad beans aquathingies have started setting. I was overjoyed lol. The Green Windsors were toppling a bit so have staked those. I can just see some blooms coming on them too.
During the wet/damp conditions earlier in the week, Mr Sluggy and his entourage were having a field day, so some traps were put out, and the early morning despatcher visit found a cast of thousands from tiny ickle ones to bloody great huge ones. In an effort to get the composter working a bit better I slung them all in there, as well as some carefully placed projectile shots over the hedge. Most satisfying. they had gone for some of the marigolds, little scoundrels. I hope it's not fatal !
Beet in pots are doing ok and the ones under cloches in the whisky barrel are taking hold really well.
The calendula dotted around the place are just lovely. I'm so pleased with them as they're gorgeous. 4p's have bloomed already, windygale's are still in ickle pots but will plant them out once I'm back. The Lemon Zest's have germinated both out in the front border and in the module tray, so will prick them out when I'm back too.
Carrits are doing well. The parmex in a pot have lots of lovely green growth so hopefully there's great things going on under the surface. The rainbow trial ones in the black bucket have germinated nicely and I don't think there will be much need for thinning. The first born of those, really doesn't look anything like a carrit though, so will have to hoik him out i think. serves me right for gloating early eh ? The Red Cored and Nantes are up in the bath, nicely and evenly spread. Need to sow some more rows.
Courgettes have been potted up and are now out in the g/hs. Didn't like the heat yesterday though, so I've made sure to open all the doors today.
Still can't get to grips with the cucumbers though. Germinated nicely but now they're looking a bit sad, droppy, scorched and generally unhealthy. I don't think i'm a cucumber person. Think they suffered from the heat yesterday as well as the courgettes.
Both garlic's are thickening up nicely and am hoping for great things there. Even the over wintered onions look to be growing a bit now. The red barons planted out at the end of the winter are looking better than the OW'd ones though.
Strawberries have had their fleece removed and now covered with netting. There are various blooms with ickle strawbs appearing.
Sweet peas are in. Some up an arch, and last night got some netting up the side and halfway up the roof of the big g/h. Got growbags at the base and stuck some SPs in there.
Honeysuckle started to look a bit mildewy already, not really surprised with the rain tbh, so gave that a good squish with some chemical or other !
Fuschias are going mad ! All my cuttings from RDM55 have exploded, really should take some more while I have the chance. My standard hardy fuschia tree is looking very nice and lush. Really is looking more like a tree and less like a twig. I've promised that I won't drown it this year.
Planted up a hanging bag with petunias which is now hanging in the g/h. Got loads still to plant up though. Will wait to see where I have gaps and chuck them about !
Existing salad bed has had two good cuttings now, and I had loads more seedlings in a tray so have made the whole of that bed salad/radishes now. Think the heat got to them yesterday so gave them a good water last night and they seem to have recovered this morning.
Nasturiums and freesias are looking great. Nice wee erect plants. Am still hoping that we've had the last frost though.
Aubergines are still inside. Both kinds have been potted up now. the Black Beauty's which were sown earlier are getting massive, and the calliope are trying hard to catch up. Will definitely try to find homes for them all, but I've got about 16 plants ! Oh well lol.
Cox's Orange Pippin is in bloom and looks lovely. Currant/goosegog/blueberries all looking fine.
Lillies are going as mad as the fuschias. I've got the shorter varieties outside, but the very tall ones are still in the ickle g/h and one good blast of wind and they'd be on their sides !
Decking being oiled so is still empty. Nice rich looking shade of neutral ! Hope that it helps seal some of the cracks ! One of the patio doors dropped yesterday ! Couldn't shut the damn things, but eventually got them closed and locked last night. Must be a heat thing. Man coming to look at it over the weekend.
Mr Robin has just paid me a visit. Nice to know he's still around. Infact I'm sure he just flew into the g/h there. Hope he can find his way out again lol. Ah yes, there he comes.
Got three yellow bottle brush seeds from windygale that have all germinated, promised that I'd post him some pics ........ soon windy soon ! They have faired much better than the cutting that I took from mamalion's red bush which has gone all dry and crispy. My forsythia twigs seem happy enough though, so will plant them out along the communial border when I get back. Will try to train it into a nice low hedge in years to come.
I've not even started on the beans and squashes which are all still inside in their various pots, root trainers. Most of them have germinated, along with some extra varieties of tomatoes. That's where they're staying until after the weekend. Germination of the Morning Glory's was a bit sporadic, so have sown some more this week.
Sorry for lack of pics, but wanted to get something written before I fly off. My poor old Nan isn't well, so an emergency dash is called for. She sounded chirpy enough on the phone yesterday, but at 97 you have got to be worried. So come on old girl, you've been through plenty of battles in your long life, one more little one should be a doddle. Love her to bits.
Hope you're all having a productive time of it people and I'll be back Sunday night.
Take care folks.
xxxx
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