It was a lovely warm and sunny morning and after hanging out the washing , I had planned a more leisurely day .....that is until Ricardo announced that the greenhouse builders were returning tomorrow after lunch to fix the leaking roof .
It is 5pm now , I have come in exhausted and I have pretty much spent the best part of the day moving everything from the left hand side of the greenhouse , including sweet Buddha , who is now safely placed indoors .
They are going to take off one half of the roof and replace it with another non leaky one .
It has been a lot of water coming in and I have had to keep a deep tray underneath to catch it . The rain also runs down the glass and all along the floor on this side , so it really must be replaced .
It is a brand new greenhouse by the way , in case you are reading about this for the first time .Very expensive and it really should not have been leaking at all .
Really not very good for my cactus collection .🌵🌵🌵 This greenhouse is in use all year !
The big dangerous spiky ones were so heavy for me that I am leaving them out over night . I hope it won't get too cold for them . Opuntias are fairy tough .
This poor old thing needs tidying up !🕸️ I think someone may have moved into the pot at the top of that bamboo cane 🕷️
Some of my more rare Epiphyllums were taken down to the cottage ... many plants squeezed into the porch , some taken upstairs .
Two trays of Geranium maderense ...some to plant out and replace the ones the bunnys have nibbled 🐰 and some to give away .
I made room for some plants in the solar shed . Rearranging everything .
On top of the veg trug - lovely Agave celsii . Actually have two of these lovely ones .I might put them into the shed as they are a bit tender and snails love them 🐌🐌🐌
..and under the veg trug .
A big tray of Agaves and the very special Aloe that my brother gave me .
One very , very sharp Agave utahensis . You really don't want to get spiked on this beast !
Tradescantia pallida /Purple Heart - very beautiful , very tender and very fragile . Falling to bits as I moved it ! It needs tidying up anyway and will come back even more beautifully after it has been cut back .
Yucca elephantipes which I had not long ago dragged up to the greenhouse from the front porch . Next year I am going to get it into the ground , in a nice sunny place , so that I don't have to drag it around anymore .
( I say this every year ! )
Lovely Agave celsii again ,with the mint and parsley ,spring onions , a couple of Fritillary imperialis one orange and one red starting them off in pots as I have not yet decided where I want them . One Epiphyllum ..which I have just now remembered to bring in .
I was told that I can leave all the plants on the right hand side , which are mostly all my Epiphyllums . I am worried about them though .I hope they won't get knocked or damaged during the fixing of the greenhouse roof .
Anyway I have done as I have been told , and cleared the left-hand side . Job for tomorrow - I just need to take down the windbreak mesh over the door , because I think it is fixed up on the roof panel .
It is chockablock in the solar-shed now and it looks so nice now it's been given a coat of paint and the glass made more secure for the winter 💚
I manage to put some of the cabbages back in there , the others are to be planted out very soon .
The lettuces are doing great . I need to sow another lot to keep them coming for as long as I can .
Prepare for Winter -
❄️I have already wrapped up the outside garden tap .❄️
❄️I found my 8 hour candles for my greenhouse lantern and a piece of fleece to throw over things if it gets too cold . I need to get hold of some more and newspaper .When the guys have gone I will be fixing up my insulation roll up onto the greenhouse rafters .❄️
So that's all fer now folks . Hoping the weather holds fair for tomorrow ,while they are fixing the greenhouse roof .
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