Up early to water the vegetable garden . It's going to be another hot day .
No hose pipe ban here yet , but I am being careful not to waste water , only watering the vegetable garden and Tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in the greenhouse and lettuces and brassica seedlings in the shed .
Got soaked this morning as the connection to the hose pipe burst !
Exciting news ! ( for those who like weird plants )
Amorphophallus atroviridis .....I knew he could be a tricky one to grow but thought I'd take a chance .
So I got him potted up , put him on the landing windowsill at the top of the stairs ...
I planted him with what I thought was the top , just the very tippy top , showing above the compost .
At this time we had the central heating on , so the cottage was fairly warm .
Weeks went by and nothing was happening . Weeks then months .
Fearing it may have rotted away , last week , I decided to take him out of the pot to check .
He was still in there . 🤔
It looked no different to when it first arrived !
So I thought I'd re-pot him in some different fresh compost and put him in the shed . It gets very very warm in there with the morning sun , then not such strong sunlight as the sun moves around to the back later on .
🌿🌿 He's in there amongst all the happy vibes of all the other plants . 🌿🌿
It's actually a great place to start my seeds and strike cuttings .
So the good news , is that I think I can see a shoot coming ! 😀🌿🐌
I have slug pelleted all around it and put in two sticky fly traps to protect it .🐜🦟🪲🐛
Now I am keeping my fingers crossed that he will soon put up some beautiful bluey/green leaves which are said to be streaked with pink .
I might increase the watering slightly .
Anyone out there growing this ? Send me your ideas on this please !!
Meanwhile .....
....the Lettuces are doing great !
Love and Peace 💛🕊️🌿
🌿☀️🌿
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