Big plant out time 🌿🌦️

 

A beautiful morning , but with the promise of rain on the way .

One more big push to get vegetable seedlings planted out .

 My second sowing of Sweetcorn "Swift" all coming up nicely . Only four of the first lot came up .

Out in the surrounding fields the maize is coming up  and I'm thinking that next year I'll just sow the seeds directly outside .

 

I got them planted in a block in and around my Runner-beans .

 Next came my beetroot .....I kept forgetting to plant it out ....hope they'll be o.k.

I really love beetroot ..mmmm

 Beetroot all planted out  and I will sow some more , up in the shed ,to keep them coming .

 Celery and a few spare dwarf kale  squeezed in .

 Jaune du Poitou Leeks  - I have Bleu de solaise Leeks waiting in the wings to plant out a bit later on .

Glad to have got these in the ground . I have put grids over them just until they settle in and get their roots down .

I also planted out some Shallot sets this year . 

They seem to be taking ages to get going . Does anyone else find this ?

 I love their blue leaves ! 

I planted out the last remaining celery seedlings .

 The lavender  is really coming along well now too . I'm looking forward to making lavender sachets 🪻💐🪻

Look at the size of that Teasel ! How could I have not noticed that coming up ! It seems to have just popped up over night !

  I'll leave it for the Gold Finches .....  ☺️💛

Ricardo has done a great job of cutting the Labyrinth pathways .

 In the Keyhole bed I spy a first flower on my Butternut Squash .

               It seems they always start off producing male flowers first .

Meanwhile down in the ornamental garden .....

Ricardo has somehow managed to cut the grass with the small lawn mower ...as the big one has broken .  The chap came to fix it and after he left .....it still doesn't work .

  So we are doing the best we can with the small lawn mower ....takes ages ...but he's done a great job anyway .

  I look across and see all the weeds coming up around the Agave on the gravel area !  😱

                          Oh ! My !   😱 

.

So out with all the equipment . 

The wire fencing surrounding it is for safety reasons . I don't want my grandchildren running into it or the football being booted into it  . Although they are quite big enough now to take more care . 

 The fencing makes it easier for me to protect it over Winter .

                           I might leave it off now .

                                  I love this thing !

                            It feels so smooth .

           Look at those shark teeth !

                    And that spine on the tip of it's leaves !

It is the most wonderful monster ! 💚 I am thinking it might flower next year .

Then it will wither away , just leaving a few off-shoots . I have more waiting in the wings and will choose the best one to replace it when the time comes .

 Anyway , back to weeding ....

So I made a good start on it . The weeds were evil brambles and stinging nettles  😱🌿.....and wild strawberry ...🍓yes beautiful , but it can be one heck of a thug ! 🌿🍓🌿🌿🌿🌿🍓🌿

 I'll do some more tomorrow ....... maybe   ☺️🌿🌿🌧️🌧️🌧️

                        Peace and Love 🕊️ Debbie x