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lemansky said:
Did a bit of weeding between the rocks today, amongst the usual tidying and later took this pic, just because it was there to take.
That's the bench I sit on fairly regularly.
I'm living with a cloud over me just now but I don't even converse with the neighbours behind (nothing bad, they're rarely about and I just never see them).
I think the psychotherapists /analysts could have a field day.
I don't under-estimate the work, but that is my kind of garden. Once things settle and we can travel, if you ever need a work party in exchange for a tent pitch and a few beers, I'm in. That's the bench I sit on fairly regularly.
I'm living with a cloud over me just now but I don't even converse with the neighbours behind (nothing bad, they're rarely about and I just never see them).
I think the psychotherapists /analysts could have a field day.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
lemansky said:
Did a bit of weeding between the rocks today, amongst the usual tidying and later took this pic, just because it was there to take.
That's the bench I sit on fairly regularly.
I'm living with a cloud over me just now but I don't even converse with the neighbours behind (nothing bad, they're rarely about and I just never see them).
I think the psychotherapists /analysts could have a field day.
I don't under-estimate the work, but that is my kind of garden. Once things settle and we can travel, if you ever need a work party in exchange for a tent pitch and a few beers, I'm in. That's the bench I sit on fairly regularly.
I'm living with a cloud over me just now but I don't even converse with the neighbours behind (nothing bad, they're rarely about and I just never see them).
I think the psychotherapists /analysts could have a field day.
I’ve mostly neglected my garden this year due to having inherited by proxy another. Have also lost my outdoor cinema temporarily (will relocate to Secret Garden at some point) due to having inherited this
Picked up the artificial grass for £15 and have rejigged the furniture.
Secret Garden is now a wildlife haven and I’ve removed the Stile as seems pointless with tiny dog.
Private driveway by proxy. Needs cutting back as after heavy rain the brambles are overhanging.
I’ve dug up some bits from my garden and relocated them next to the boat, also have sourced a large shed and have plans for an outdoor kitchen and shower too. Views are ok.
Picked up the artificial grass for £15 and have rejigged the furniture.
Secret Garden is now a wildlife haven and I’ve removed the Stile as seems pointless with tiny dog.
Private driveway by proxy. Needs cutting back as after heavy rain the brambles are overhanging.
I’ve dug up some bits from my garden and relocated them next to the boat, also have sourced a large shed and have plans for an outdoor kitchen and shower too. Views are ok.
A bunch of cheap ebay 9cm pot plants in a new bed are starting to give the wild prairie feel that I wanted. This type of planting is carefully planned to look wild, ironically.
Lovely combination of textures and late season colours. Lots left to come.
At the back are big climbers - clematis, jasmine, a rambling rose and passiflora all competing to shoot up the trees. Hard to do justice with photos
Lovely combination of textures and late season colours. Lots left to come.
At the back are big climbers - clematis, jasmine, a rambling rose and passiflora all competing to shoot up the trees. Hard to do justice with photos
Huge variation in the size of mine - even in a row it would go large/shallot/large.
Super happy though. Saw someone making large frozen 'ice cubes' of diced onion and garlic mixed with a little oil to then just drop into a pan for cooking, so planning a prep day for that. Will keep some to dry and use as normal.
Super happy though. Saw someone making large frozen 'ice cubes' of diced onion and garlic mixed with a little oil to then just drop into a pan for cooking, so planning a prep day for that. Will keep some to dry and use as normal.
I've harvested some onions, none very big. but some decent garlic too. We've had a couple of beetroot with more on the way. Taters are being left to grow, Strawberries are mostly over, do need some more varieties to spread the crop. Our Autumn raspberries are just starting to ripen, will provide us with fruit until the end of October.
The tomatoes have done ok, with the first few starting to ripen. The chillies are slower than usual, unless we get lots more sun then they won't ripen.
Carrots and parsnips never started thanks to the wet spring.
The tomatoes have done ok, with the first few starting to ripen. The chillies are slower than usual, unless we get lots more sun then they won't ripen.
Carrots and parsnips never started thanks to the wet spring.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
My onions are all small this year, about golf ball size. Harvested the first of the beetroot last week and picked my first 4 tomatoes this morning.
Nce looking tomatoes though. I had the same issue with onions, and the second planting did almost nothing. I'll prep for October planting I think. Tomatoes looking OK in the greenhouse, not so outside. I think I'll go back to Shirley next year as Moneymaker aren't very big, Gardener's Delight doing as normal. Picked yesterday. 
I've lost count of how many cucumbers I've had. Spraying with diluted Epsom Salts has helped.
Picking a few Padrons as they get to size.
Basil did well, and is coming again. Taken to the pub for friends keen on cooking.
Next job is to remove the frame and net from the strawberry bed (6x4), lift the plants, weed, and replant, possibly through thin water permeable weed membrane (like I d onions).
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