Autumn Cornwall

 

Slowly turning colder now . Cornus alba "Siberica" is colouring up .

While I was in hospital , all my kale babies in the shed withered away .  I still have some growing outside , this was to be the second wave . Leeks and Kale to feed us during the so called "hungry gap" during February and March .  I can't bend down to pick them now anyway ....sigh .

 Here's the Veg Trug !  I had planted it up with red Pelargoniums and the Geranium maderense which I grew from the seeds my brother gave me . They were surprisingly easy to grow and if I can get them through the winter , they will have beautiful sprays of pink flowers .

Remember the little red rose cutting that I had stuck in this shallow pot ? Well I finally got round to taking it out and potting it up .

 My brother was asking me what to do with his rose cuttings  ? Well they look pretty good to me  . 

I think he could plant them out now or repot into slightly larger pots .

The leaves have already fallen off of mine , but you can see there are new sleeping shoots and leaf buds , which will reawaken next Spring .

I used some multipurpose compost with some perlite mixed in that I found lying around  ....but actually I think just plain old earth from the garden would be fine ...better maybe .

 Looks a bit dry .

Gave it a bit of a drink to settle it in . Leave it by the back door step . Should be o.k through the Winter .....could throw some fleece over it if we get one of those freak arctic blasts .

Lots of berries on my Holly bush and on the the Hawthorn trees in the hedgerow .

They say this is a sign of a very cold Winter to come .

 I hope it is not too cold .

My lovely son in law cut the labyrinth for me ........proper job ! 

                       All fer now ......cheerio ..... love and hugs  Debbie x  

                                                    ☁️🌥️☁️

P.S. Get your Sweet Peas ordered , ready to sow end of the month . This year I'm growing Sweet Pea "Winston Churchill"  lovely red ones from Premier Seeds Direct ..but , there are so many different ones to choose from ! 🌿🌿

Up early to finish yesterday's work 🍂🍃🍁

           Good morning ! 

       Well , the sun is trying to come out . This was at around about 7 am .

I wanted to finish off what I had started yesterday . So I gave these trays a brush down .

Tipped the spent compost from the Tomatoes onto the Keyhole bed and got them folded up and put away ready for next year .

 These plastic pot /bags have been brilliant . This is year four or even maybe five now of growing my tomatoes in these . The Tomato harvest has been great this year also .

  I stood and scratched my head over the sight of one very weedy African Keyhole bed .

It's a "weeding frenzy" job for another day I think , as my Achilles ankle thing is still not up to it .

  For a second year the Butternut Squash were very disappointing . A combination of dreadful compost , then two heatwaves with gales , not having the garden hose fixed up properly .

So I will take off all the surrounding chicken-wire and metal rods , have a good old weeding frenzy  (when the mood comes over me ) , we'll have a big bonfire and I shall dance and chant magic spells and then I will start it all over again with seaweed , grass clippings , spent compost , leaves, shredded sticks , leaves , newspapers and cardboard . ...combination of green and brown , you know how it goes ....

                   Just not today !

 There are only two , small but useable Pumpkins and three pathetic Butternuts  😞

                          We'll not give up . We will do better next year .

                      ⛈️   Make it a great weekend , whatever the weather ☀️

🌿"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile , but , sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy " 🌿    Thich Nhat Hanh   🪷