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Post by Cherry on May 21, 2024 6:46:53 GMT
My beans are in. This is a worthwhile crop. The tomatoes will probably be expensive to grow outside in pots but they will be tasty. The lettuces are coping with the slugs and this year I am trying a cucumber I remember from my youth which was called apple cucumber.
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Post by Cherry on May 21, 2024 6:34:19 GMT
Good morning everyone.
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Post by Cherry on May 21, 2024 6:32:35 GMT
It is cold and not really like summer.
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Post by Cherry on May 20, 2024 9:28:15 GMT
I used to grow Corydalis but like you SueA, it disappeared. It is very delicate.
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Post by Cherry on May 20, 2024 9:19:36 GMT
Good morning everyone.
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Post by Cherry on May 20, 2024 9:16:28 GMT
The sun is coming out now, but is not up to yesterday’s heat.
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Post by Cherry on May 18, 2024 10:57:03 GMT
Good morning everyone.
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Post by Cherry on May 18, 2024 10:56:15 GMT
Cold and cloudy here, but the sun is forecast to come out and bring some warmth.
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Post by Cherry on May 16, 2024 10:37:37 GMT
I haven’t measured, but my raised beds have mixed planting with herbs soft fruit and flowers. I can then use shade for lettuces, and strong sunshine for beans and zucchini. The zucchini hang over the edge. The Crown Prince pumpkins which were planted in the raised bed last year ran along the gravel at the base where there was even more heat. This year I am growing Crystal Lemon cucumber to do the same thing as this is one I remember from Australia. When I was a child, I thought it was a wild cucumber and it was called Apple Cucumber there. The point of this is that my vegetable areas could be likened to Square Foot Gardening, and because it is mixed, I do not need to use pest killers. My old Chives have flowers which are far prettier than the blousy Alliums.
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Post by Cherry on May 16, 2024 10:13:40 GMT
Good morning everyone.
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Post by Cherry on May 16, 2024 10:11:14 GMT
Persistent rain which has not stopped all morning, and does not look like stopping soon.
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Post by Cherry on May 16, 2024 10:09:27 GMT
geumgrower I thought mare’s tail was resistant to weed killer. There is a person in my Art Appreciation group who has a lot of bother with mare’s tail. In fact, her lawn and garden are awash with it and now her gardener cannot come any more because of his bad back. Do you know a weed killer for this persistent weed? Mowing the lawn cuts off oxygen to the weeds growing there, but it is coming up in the gravelled area too.
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Post by Cherry on May 15, 2024 11:07:19 GMT
Hope all went well for your birthday Bridie. .
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Post by Cherry on May 15, 2024 11:03:51 GMT
I am not buying any more veg plug plants from Suttons. I did this last year because I have no greenhouse and they did not fare well in the post. I talked my son into taking me to Dobbies and selected a few plants to go along with the ones I planted from free seed. This is much more satisfactory and only cost his lunch.
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Post by Cherry on May 15, 2024 10:55:02 GMT
Good morning everyone.
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