The zombie army COVID-19 Gardening thread.

[Bill]

We've got loads, swmbo can't bear to bin anything that's growing so it goes in the ground. She even struggles thinning out carrots etc

[Milkbuttons]

My gardens coming to life now.

Hydrangeas that I planted a few weeks ago have flowered.








Apple trees have got plenty of fruit on

[Evoluzione]

Bill said:

We've got loads, swmbo can't bear to bin anything that's growing so it goes in the ground. She even struggles thinning out carrots etc

You can still eat them if they have't gone too far. I wonder if cutting the tops off will stop them going further?
So what next? Bolt hardy species? Plant in a different place, cut back as they're growing? Not much you can do with the weather if that's what caused it.

[Sway]

Ours have bolted.

We've been a little lax, other half had a fairly major op a fortnight ago...

Tomorrow, I'm her hands in the garden for the day, allegedly she has a full suite of tasks requiring doing. I believe this will be clearing a load of the late spring/early summer crops, and resowing for a later harvest.

Tomatoes are going great guns in the El cheapo Aldi greenhouse - really interesting to see the differences between varieties with them all getting exactly the same treatment.

So far, it's the cherries and San marzanos that are lagging in potential yields.

[Gretchen]

Lovely clear skies tonight. Thankfully all the Mosquitos are in my Living Room.

[paralla]

I've been waiting weeks for these bad boys to flower, they have not disappointed.



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[paralla]

I’ve just been up to see today’s progress. I thought yesterday was peak lilie, I was wrong.

[Gretchen]

Beautiful!! Mine looked like they were about to flower yesterday. Will check when I’m home. Have been spraying them with garlic in the hope they’re not eaten when they do.

[paralla]

Gretchen said:

Beautiful!! Mine looked like they were about to flower yesterday. Will check when I’m home. Have been spraying them with garlic in the hope they’re not eaten when they do.

Thanks. The wait is excruciating isn't it! I recorded two full days of time lapse photo's in an attempt to capture them opening but of course they opened while it was raining so I couldn't get the pics. I'll try again next year (or I could get out more).

I've had very little damage from critters, I've kept a pretty close eye on them and used Grazers G4 to good effect when required.

[Gretchen]

That’s dedication! Mine are the giant ones just slung in a pot! Just checked on them. Not open yet



Leaves have been nibbles but nothing since I’ve started spraying them. Fingers crossed.

[paralla]

I don’t know if mine are giant but they are not small.

[Harry Flashman]

Wow! What type? Must plant some.

[Pheo]

Just remember they’re incredibly toxic to cats; like, drop down dead toxic. And it’s all bits of it. Worst is the pollen, they get it on their fur, groom themselves and ingest it.

We used to grow and sell stargazer when I was growing up, the smell is amazing.

[AC43]

ChocolateFrog said:

What did you use to stain those sleepers and what colour is it when dry?

I'm building some out front. My front door is a very very dark Farrow and Ball grey. A sort of "off black".

I'm trying to get reasonably close.

[Evoluzione]

paralla said:

I've been waiting weeks for these bad boys to flower, they have not disappointed.



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They look lovely, but what are they?

[paralla]

Thanks. They certainly have the wow factor

[lemansky]

paralla said:

Pretty impressive!

(Unless you are Jeremy Beadle.)

[PositronicRay]

From this




To this

[Harry Flashman]

That is impressive - all this year?

Does that area get a lot of sun? I'd be tempted into some really Mediterranean scheme there with all those light reflective surfaces. Lavenders, rosemary, sages, sea hollies, jasmine etc. More plants!

Although I admit that I may have a bit of addiction to buying more plants. My garden next year could well be an overgrown mess given how much I have put into it this year...

[PositronicRay]

I started clearing it Dec, but paving and planting this spring.

Definitely a Mediterranean theme.

Grape vines, bay, apple and a climbing rose behind the settee, scented stuff rosemary, lavender, Bay, choisya, plus holly, laurel, privet, cypress, drysdale, various flowing alpines in the gravel beds.

I've gone a bit mental on the rosemary front. 60 cuttings last summer, 58 took, now a hedge. Some success with lavender but going to major on this yr.

Edited by PositronicRay on Friday 17th July 11:33