Thursday 6 July 2017

Gete -okosomin first flower !


Delighted to see my Gete -okosomin plant has a flower coming !
  Its a female flower though and unfortunately there are no male flowers to pollinate it with yet .

Female flower has an immature fruit behind it .
Male flower is just a flower on a long thin stalk .

 If you only have male flowers , these can be picked and saved in a jar of water in the fridge for a few days , until you have a female flower to pollinate .

 Sadly this female flower and fruit will just drop off if left unpollinated ....sigh  ...so I,m hoping for lots more flowers to come .


The watering basket in the middle of the Pumpkin bed is such a great idea , because the water goes straight down to the roots of the plants and the surface remains dry , which discourages the slugs and snails , who prefer a nice wet surface to slither along on .
 It is so hot again !  I need it to rain ....my arms are getting longer and aching from carrying watering can about !


                                      Birdie is very busy feeding her two babies .


                                 She lets me get quite close with my camera too !

8 comments:

  1. So cool you managed to get those birdie shots!

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    1. Yes , The mother bird " Birdie " is quite tame she's been here for years , she comes into my kitchen and sits on the back of my chair ....loves grapes !

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  2. Great bird photos, I am surprised that she lets you get that close. They are so much fun to watch :)

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    1. Hello Connie, I am blessed that they trust me :)

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  3. Hope you got some rain during the last few days Daisy. Great pictures of the blackbirds.

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    1. Hello Stasher , thankyou. I think my the youngsters are now able to forage and feed for themselves now . They have been a joy to watch :)

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  4. i really likes your blog and You have shared the whole concept really well. and Very beautifully soulful read! thanks for sharing.

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    1. Hello piseth san , thankyou , you are so kind ! :)

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