Leeks Lavender and Rhubarb

The sun came out and I just couldn't resist pulling on my wellies and getting stuck in again .

I can see a nice little Agave off shoot in there !  💚

I gave this a raking over . The bean frame is still up from last year , after I hurt my back I had no choice but to leave the frames up . I planted this bed up with Lavender , to attract the bees to my beans  and with a view to making Lavender bags .  They were just little plug plants , they have some way to grow before I'll have enough flowers to gather .

I am planning to grow a lot more French beans , they were so good !  I am planning to fill this bed with Leeks .

I am growing my favourite Leek varieties Bleu de solaise and Jaune du Poitou . 

They are up already !    We'll be eating those , this time next year ! 

 Look at this lovely sunshine !

My beautiful Rhubarb is pushing up . I have two clumps , one which I cover and the other one I leave to regain it's strength from having harvested from it last year .

I had wanted to weed out the brambles along where the new fence is being put up , but I really had to get the Leeks harvested . 

 As it turned out ,I decided to leave some of the Leeks as I really didn't fancy spending two hours prepping them for the freezer . They are doing so well and we'll have some to harvest another day . I will have to watch it though , I don't want them to bolt !

I did get in there on my muddy knees and pulled out as many weeds as I could .

I emptied the potato tubs, which were a fail due to the heat wave and drought and hosepipe ban .

 The Leeks have been great though ..I think the variety was good old Musselburgh ....a very good reliable variety .

Anyway .....

Then I turned some of them into Leek and Potato Soup with grated cheese on top with crusty bread and butter  .

          And now I am SO tired ..... happy and tired !   

                                   I can write no more .....  Debbie  x

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Foggy Day

 

     

     Daffodils looking cheerful through the fog , on my way to church this morning .

As I mentioned yesterday , Cucumber "Carmen" ( the long ones ) have germinated . So away we go to the potting shed .

All five seeds germinated . Premier Seeds Direct are always reliable seeds .

I scoop out each one with a bundle of the warm compost they are already growing in .

They'll soon get their roots down  .

They still need a little more warmth .

So I have brought them back indoors and they are now on my bedroom windowsill . The windowsill is becoming a bit chockablock ! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

  Just a little bit overwhelming !  

  I ordered a couple of windowsill plant trays and will be bringing the Sweet Peppers and maybe some of the Tomato plants down stairs and onto the study windowsill . Then when the second lot of Cucumber seeds germinate (Cucumber "Merlin " F1 the small ones ), there will be more space for them on the Garland propagator .

I then spent a couple of miserable hours swooshing water out of my greenhouse with a dustpan and brush . 

 Very hard work , it was like a green algae coated paddling pool  .

      Very depressing .....I didn't take a before picture ..it was dreadful ... trust me !

I put some happy music on and danced a little ! Made it feel not so bad .💃🏻💐🌻☀️⭐

There's nothing like a little bit of Bob Marley to cheer us up ! 

              🎶🎶💃🏻🎵  One Love 🪷🎵🎶 Three Little Birds 🎶🎵☀️💃🏻

The drifting fog stayed all day .

 The grass is growing so fast , but the ground is too wet to use the lawn mower . 

Good for pulling weeds though . I might do some weeding tomorrow .

I need to prune my roses and take up my leeks .

I just need to see how my back feels tomorrow after all the swooshing I did this afternoon .

Maybe it'll be a stitching day beside the fire ...hmmm ...I like that idea  !  

                           ☀️  Peace and Love  💐

🥒🥒Sowing Cucumber Seeds 🥒🥒🥒

 

I found the other packet of Cucumber seeds !

 10 seeds in this packet !   

This variety is "Merlin F1" which has smaller fruits of about 5 or 6 inches and plenty of them .

 It's a good one !  

"Beth Alpha" is another good one with snack size fruits . The smaller ones suit us better .

             🌧️      Time is moving on , we are almost through February !   🌦️

                               Aeoniums , Agave and Pelargoniums .

After my spine injury , I was unable to lift this window box down .This one is very heavy and it actually takes two of us to shove it up there .

  I had no choice but to give in . 

         So there it has sat all through the winter . It is facing West , but slightly sheltered by the deep windowsill and the granite lintel above .

     It's not looking too bad , especially considering the storms we've had recently .

           

I think the small Agave has perished , but the Aeoniums are looking lush and the Pelargonium is flowering !

Off to the dentist this morning for Ricardo this time . I will browse in the nearby art shop and maybe pop in the museum while I'm waiting for him .

Other news ......

              🤩💛    Lovely embroidery supplies have arrived !   💛🤩

                              

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