Yep ! ..it's another Gete -okosomin update !
We,ve had a few rain showers and it has made such a difference . Well maybe not the sweetcorn , but the kale , Cherokee Purple tomatoes , Gete -okosomin Squash and a few nicotiana plants are all really doing well .
We had a problem in that the squash was only producing female flowers ..and then a few male flowers appeared..but seemed very reluctant to open their petals .
This evening I ventured out into a warm , foggy Mullion evening , typical for this time of the year , and found that we have two female buds and one male about ready to open . I think maybe tomorrow morning .
There is another female flower which I tied with soft twine to prevent the bees getting in to it .
Here is the female flower tied with soft twine ...hopefully I will be able to pollinate these two female flowers tomorrow .....and breathe a big sigh of relief !
Anyway, other news , keep an eye out for the Sparrow Hawk flying around our way in Mullion , at the moment . At least ..I think it is a Sparrow Hawk..please let me know if you think it is something else , I,m not an expert and would love to know for sure .
I began taking photos from the kitchen window after my husband called me "Quickly come and see this !"
I took a couple of photos indoors , then , quietly ...managed to sneak out side and get surprisingly close to it .
My heart pounding all the while..it turned and looked at me and flew away !
Poor pigeon ..he was still alive ! He flew into the bushes and I just left him there to hopefully recover from his terrifying ordeal . I needed a cup of tea after that too !
More rain coming our way tonight , will make the job of weeding easier tomorrow .
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