More wild flowers, almost all are from seeds I have sown or are self seeded from previous years
Ox eyed daisies
Welsh poppy
This could be a Corn marigold, but I am unsure
A view of my garden
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I love this time in the garden with the self sown flowers appearing to take over but the joy of seeing the splash of bright colour, particularly against grey skies is lovely! They don't seem to compete too badly with any of the veg crops either & I'm particularly enjoying the fact the poppies are attracting the black fly off the broad beans - not all, but doing their bit to pay their way & container themselves at the back! Soz in advance if you get neck ache, but haven't a clue which way to rotate - get it wrong every time!
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The view from the greenhouse door
5 varieties of tomato, 2 different chillies, sweetcorn, spring onions, cucumbers and a nectarine growing from a stone in a pot
5 varieties of tomato, 2 different chillies, sweetcorn, spring onions, cucumbers and a nectarine growing from a stone in a pot
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Lovely to see, Tigerburnie....really healthy looking plants.
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Thanks OH, here'\s some more shots
Butternut squash
and some mara des bois strawberries in the window boxes, I have put the ones in pots outside now, running out of room.
Butternut squash
and some mara des bois strawberries in the window boxes, I have put the ones in pots outside now, running out of room.
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Thanks Westi, I have to grow sweetcorn and butternut squash under glass, the weather is too un reliable not to.
Some of the chillies, this is Hungarian hot wax, not too hot, just nice bit of heat in a soup or curry, I also grow Cayenne. You can see some Alpine strawberries though the glass, my two young grandsons favourites
Some of the chillies, this is Hungarian hot wax, not too hot, just nice bit of heat in a soup or curry, I also grow Cayenne. You can see some Alpine strawberries though the glass, my two young grandsons favourites
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I have a few peppers & tomatoes (all cucumbers failed to germinate or grow) in the greenhouse at home but the tunnel I am still learning to master. My neighbour told me to shut one of the doors but it is well warm & I don't want to steam the veg & encourage disease so choose not to! And I have fruit on the toms finally & growing faster then the ones in the greenhouse & I think I have wee chilli forming & the sweet potatoes are growing vines, so getting there but not as advanced as your crops!
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The epiphytes are starting to flower again, this one's called Grenatum, the bud should be open tonight, at the moment it smells like talcum powder !!
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Now fully open, the scent at night is so strong, such an ugly plant with such fabulous flowers.
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20cm or 8 inches across, very impressive, we have a few different young plants most of which have flower buds this year, first time flowering on this plant.
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I grow my onions from seed these days as I have had a couple of poor results from sets in the past, I have just transplanted some Ailsa Craig into the raised bed, strong looking plants.
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