First Petunia grown from seed is out. Pink and white striped.
Malcolmia maritima, first flowering too. Started on the "throw a bit of
seed on the ground" system.
This is a blog of what's happening in my garden. Since I potter around in it most days, there should be loads of tedious detail. It's mainly for me but it you enjoy it that's great! The garden is an urban garden in Cheltenham, UK. The soil is very free draining and a little alkaline. Some parts are sunny but there's a lot of shade too. The location and a large wall down one side mean that I can get quite a few tender plants through the winter.
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Light' (mutant)
Horribly blurred photo through a magnifying glass but on the left is the "standard" flower but on
the right is the single lighter coloured mutant I found today.
the right is the single lighter coloured mutant I found today.
Sunday 26 June 2011
Reichardia Picroides
Flowering now, but still looks like a scruffy weed! Harvested some leaves and put with tomatoes
and a honey/mustard dressing. A lot nicer than you'd expect :)
and a honey/mustard dressing. A lot nicer than you'd expect :)
Apple thinning
Taken about a bucket of 3cm apples off the Ashmead's Kernal. It set about
1000 fruit and some branches were near the ground under the weight. Should
reduce "bitter pit" and "biennial bearing" Plan is that no developing
fruit should be within 10cm of any other. Think I've got about 1/4 of the
job done. Realise I'll need to get the step ladder out and reflect on the
expression "low hanging fruit"
1000 fruit and some branches were near the ground under the weight. Should
reduce "bitter pit" and "biennial bearing" Plan is that no developing
fruit should be within 10cm of any other. Think I've got about 1/4 of the
job done. Realise I'll need to get the step ladder out and reflect on the
expression "low hanging fruit"
Saturday 25 June 2011
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Purple Flowers
A low growing thyme and some Surfinas. Surfinas are a modern form of
Petunia that seems to flower for months and shrugs off the rain.
Petunia that seems to flower for months and shrugs off the rain.
Tuesday 21 June 2011
Monday 20 June 2011
Sunday 19 June 2011
Lilies
The Lilium Regales are blooming well.
The Melon plant (Minnesota Midget) is looking quite sickly.
Sowed some more Portulaca grandiflora seeds in a sunny dry spot
Tayberry and Gooseberry fruiting well
Potato "Home Guard" plant keeled over and looks sick. Probably ready to
harvest.
The Melon plant (Minnesota Midget) is looking quite sickly.
Sowed some more Portulaca grandiflora seeds in a sunny dry spot
Tayberry and Gooseberry fruiting well
Potato "Home Guard" plant keeled over and looks sick. Probably ready to
harvest.
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