No pics tonight, but a quick update with how things are going
Tommys
There are by far too many tommys for the greenhouse (GH), so I have put about 20 outside next to old brick wall. Hoping that the heat will keep them as warm as the greenhouse (apart from when I forget to open the greenhouse door and it goes above 50! Oops!). I have 2 beds in the GH, so I have 5 in one and 4 in another. I’ve also got about 6 plants in there, full size ones, and then 6 on the small bush type ones.
Peppers
We have both chillis and full peppers. Again these are plants that my dad had eaten a pepper in Spain, liked it and saved the seeds. Patrick at Bifurated Carrots has done a ‘how to save seeds guide’ which is very good – but if you’re my dad (bless him!) you stick the seeds on some kitchen roll and dry them out that way. Then hope for the best…..and to give him his dues, (I was a bit negative about having so many of his seeds germinating incase they were Hybrids, and sterile!) they have all come up trumps – just waiting for some flowers to arrive! Last year, was a bit poor – the peppers were small, and a really hard shiny green and just wouldn’t ripen. Even when I took them off and put in the house, with a banana! The chilli peppers from last year were dried and are currently hanging on a notice board looking all pretty as I couldn’t use enough of them!
Aubergine
1 has been attacked by whitefly – this has been relegated to outside. We have another 5 plants. We got about 5 fruits out of 1 plant last year, and these are the same seeds, so fingers crossed!
Cucumber
Got kindly given these by a director at work – I now have 2 cucumbers – 1 per plant. They are good and healthy and about 20cms each. Somehow don’t have the same satisfaction of seeing it grow from a seed that I planted myself……is that a god-like feeling that I desperately crave….? I am the master of all I sow. Or not as the case may be.
I love your blog, so glad to see the pics, and all looking lovely in your garden.
Chooks have destroyed mine… nearly.
Starting to wonder when I should dig for potatoes and if I’ll ever get a pumpkin, rather than all these leaves. Beetroot, toms, carrot, beans all looking good, also added cabbage and sprouts. Birds/Chooks have eaten all the strawberries, Ive high hopes for the rasberries. Come see us soon? xx
Yes, I know what you mean about growing from seed. I feel as though I’m a cheat if I haven’t planted the seed myself.
This is the third year that I’ve tried to grow aubergines. The previous two years have been a disaster, the plants didn’t thrive at all. This year I have finally managed to get a flower on my plant. I’m hoping that this means I will be successful, but that remains to be seen!
Rachel! How ya didlin – hear you’re laid up agin with the back….DOH!!! Raspberries – yey!!!! I will see you soon, hugs me x
Hey Jo – Your sweetcorn are my aubergine! Hurrah for the flower! A good sign if ever I saw one! I have a habit of touching flowers when they arrive – “Ohhhhh, a flower, I’ll get a lovely tomato/pepper/aubergine” and then they promptly fall off!
Cat x