Gardening related ramblings
It’s been a busy few weeks here. Victoria and Albert have had a new summerhouse installed and we’ve had a proper roof put on our conservatory. The summerhouse was royally declared open and we sat in it with cups of tea and iced buns, enjoying the autumn sunshine. Its long windows to the front and …
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I have a favourite saying, which some might say I overuse. For example when we moan that the clocks are about to change, and for a while we’re going to be spending much of the day in the dark, I empathise wholeheartedly, but can’t resist adding – ‘still, it happens every year‘. Also when some …
At last some sun! My green tomatoes are gradually turning red but the flower on my pepper plant shrivelled up and fell off, so alas my first attempt at growing them has been a failure. The garden still looks pretty colourful and I’ve started preparing for next year. That’s probably bigging it up a bit …
In June we were crying out for rain, now I’m wondering if it’s ever going to stop. My water butts are all full and overflowing – I could do with my own reservoir! I’ve been a bit upset about the slow progress of my tomatoes this year. Friends have, cruelly I would say, been sending …
So much has been happening since my last blog! The blue tit babies have flown the nest again without telling me. One day I could hear their hungry little squeaks – Mr & Mrs BT flying constantly back and forth with tasty morsels (they were looking quite skinny by that stage) – the next minute …
Brrr – there was a frost yesterday morning – Jack nearly caught me out! I acknowledge I’d taken a risk planting my sweet peas out, but I had looked at the night time temperature trend and it seemed safe. Then, for one day only, I discovered the temperature was going to plummet below zero. I …
Yes I’m seeing red! Those pesky fungus gnats are back – buzzing round all my tiny seedlings. So, I ordered some more nematodes – they worked well last year. A week after they’d arrived I read the instruction packet and realised I’d forgotten something. If you aren’t going to use them straight away, you need …
This year’s seed sowing has started – Lily’s been helping. I’ve only assembled one set of shelves in the conservatory so far, but I’ve run out of space already, so the other will follow imminently. I don’t think Grumbling Rose has noticed yet – he’s just back from his latest skiing holiday and his head …
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When it gets to this time of year we’re bombarded from every angle by Valentine’s Day – cards, gifts, flowers, chocolates, meals – need I go on? That’s OK if you have someone in your life you want to spend Valentine’s Day with, but what if you can’t be with them, because they’re not nearby …
We’ve certainly had some cold and frosty mornings recently haven’t we. Now we all know that frost is created by Jack while we’re asleep. Armed with a paintbrush and glitter he works quickly, covering everything he can, so that in the morning we’re greeted with a spectacular winter wonderland scene. He doesn’t miss a detail …
Rambling Rose