One of my potatoe plants mullered by the slugs!
on the sole remaining cabbages - not mullered by caterpillars
big & little - both delicious
3 beans heinz
still flowering & tasty runners
truss of Gardeners Delights
big and beefy going redder by the way
time for a pea anyone!
5 pumpkins - please swell
Butternut squash - gonna on i dare ya to growWell good old August never let us down did it, rain, rain & guess what, rain!!!! Well a bit of sad news, my sis left to go to New Zealand on 23rd August, but the good news is I am talking her into a greenhouse as veg is so expensive out there, so heres hoping!
Well what a month, I pulled up the onions and they are drying now on the greenhouse floor and seem to be doing really well, i need to string them up soon!
Ok the brussels, cabbages and caulis have taken a beating from the caterpillars, but i made a garlic & chilli fire spray and it stinks, but so far the cabbage white butterflies are staying away, but it needs to be reapplied especially after rain, but i learnt the hard way and needed gloves.
I have sown some carrots in pots again, some speedy seeds, which i am gonna place in the greenhouse to grow on and i have sown some all year round caulis, to see if i can beat the pillars!! I have also sown some pak choi in troughs, 2 in the greenhouse and 2 in the garden, but I want them all to grow as this is one of my fav veg, oh and dont forget two planters of speedy seed beetroot, i am so loving the beetroot.
Well yesterday, i realised i had Powder Mildrew on my pumpkins & squash and had to strip the affected leaves, but hoping that they still survive as i so want pumpkins for halloween, i will be keeping an eye on them, but have learnt that the weather doesnt help, if it is damp, so need to water in the mornings and not the evenings as this doesnt help!
I think that could be about it for now - oh no i forgot the gorgeous toms in the greenhouse, they are all ripening up and all taste gorgeous and i will defo be growing Gardeners Delight again, as cant get enough of them!
Just forget - my potatoes, i have added more compost and staked them, because i think the slugs have got to them and i so want them for Christmas, so please keep growing or i will be so upset on xmas day!!!!
Lets hope that september brings some sunshine!
1 comment:
Hello Groves..
I a here.. and checking out your special garden.. i need to find Karen now not sure of her blog name or how to search.. i am sure I will figure it out... Wow the pumpkins are coming along.. i reckon 5 is quite good. how many did you hope to get.. ?? god if you get anything out of your garden in this weather you will be lucky.... Jeanne has just got as bag to grow potatoes for xmas.. It will be interesting when i get my blog going to see the different stuff.... I keep buying veg at the shop which is just before its going mouldy stage. and then i cut it up and freeze it.. i use loads of peppers in curry and spag boll and stuff so its working well.
love ya x
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