Saturday, 23 May 2026

🌿🌿Waiting 🌿🌿🌿


 Waiting for tomatoes .

Waiting for Epiphyllum Curt Backeberg  and Epiphyllum Clown buds to open .


Waiting for Grapes .


Waiting for my Cosmos cuttings to take root . 


I pinched out the tops of all of my Cosmos seedlings  and stuck them all in two 3" pots of compost .
 I watered them in well .
 They are standing in an old washing up bowl with about a quarter of an inch of water at the bottom .
They are so delicate . I didn't quite believe that this would work ....still not sure !
  I did this two days ago and thought they would have passed out within half an hour ; but next day , they are still standing !


                                                     🌿☀️ 🌿    

Thursday, 21 May 2026

My African Keyhole Bed - The Pumpkin Patch 🎃🌿🥒

A very warm and humid morning and the weather looks set to stay this way for some time .
  I decided to plant out my Courgettes , Butternut Squash and a couple of Pumpkins ( for the children to carve for Hallowe'en )
I spent most of the morning  pulling out bindweed roots .


 I worked hard to get as much as I could out ..every last little bit of it ...hopefully .
      Then flipped over the paving slabs to make two fairly level steps .


 One on pointe at the back , this should allow me to step in and water everything .
A watering hole in the middle . Watering into this centre hole will encourage the roots of the plants to go down deeper .
 I have chicken-wire all around to keep the bunnykins out .


      


                     Planted them all out !   Time for lunch and a flop !

                                                     🌿☀️🌿













Wednesday, 20 May 2026

🌿Wednesday Weeding🌿


                                    That's my work out for the day !

                                                    🌥️🌧️☁️