Early Summer Bits and Bobs.

[robo]

Red hot here today, we have rain forecast for tomorrow which is about right as I am out fishing on the mersey till late evening its a hard life

[Ricard with an H]

Look at my cabbages, bursting out of their enclosure. I didn't expect them to grow this fast and you can't give away this time of year. I did put them close together because I had read somewhere that you get more outer leaves but this is a surprise, I doubt they are going to make any hearts at all.

Oh-well, I learnt a little more and another surprise was that the ground they are growing in isn't what I would call nice soil, I mixed sand in and a handful of chicken poo every metre.

[retropants]

they look fabulous Richard!

I am doing a craft fair tomorrow, so it its bound to rain

[Ricard with an H]

Clear skies until 10:00 hrs, rain by 13:00 hrs at Pinnar. Well....... rain with sunshine for the remaining day.

Please let me know how wrong I got it and can I send you some cabbage ?

We used to have sausage-meat wrapped in cabbage leaves but you can't buy good-clean large cabbage leaves so that was my personal remit. I'm now very happy that I can grow large-clean leaves.

Tasty, par-boiled then sauteed with olive oil, chilli and a grating of cheese with some nice garlic.

[retropants]

being veggie, my husband was never fond of vegetables (I think his parents used to overcook everything). On Sunday he said how delicious the cabbage was (homegrown) shredded and stir-fried with garlic (last year's Picardy Wight is still viable thank goodness) a little salt and lots of black pepper. I nearly fainted with shock!

[Geoff]

They told us to grow poppies this year - thought I would share my Ladybirds.

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[Cider Boys]

Great picture Geoff.

Barney

[Diane]

Your picture is so beautiful.

[Ricard with an H]

The poppies are lovely Geoff, I grew some chosen by Mo. They open then fall apart within a day. Along with the Cosmos they were a Sara Raven marketed seed.

Rp's Seems like you treat your cabbage in a similar way to me, some cabbage seems to respond to being fried almost crispy at the edges but I don't remember the type. Certainly not the one I'm currently growing.

Some flowers for you, I'm going to use one bed for flowers every year and I wish I could have added a sound track to the photo. The noise of the insects is very rewarding.

[WestHamRon]

I did put them close together because I had read somewhere that you get more outer leaves but this is a surprise, I doubt they are going to make any hearts at all.
We used to have sausage-meat wrapped in cabbage leaves but you can't buy good-clean large cabbage leaves so that was my personal remit. I'm now very happy that I can grow large-clean leaves.
That's what a Psychologist calls "Positive Re-framing.

[Monika]

Lovely poppies. Geoff! I decided earlier this year to use one long border on the allotment for flowers only (it's the bit with the worst soil), so this spring I random sowed lots of annuals as well as red clover and phacelia. They are all coming into flower now and are awash with insects - just what I wanted. When they have died down in autumn, I shall just dig it all in and hope they have shed their seeds for a display next year.

[retropants]

Lovely flower pics everyone! I have just renovated my main flower bed at home, so it is looking a wee bit sparse! I have chosen perennials loved by bees, so here's hoping

[Shallot Man]

Geoff. Mine were a complete flop.

[Cider Boys]

Some excellent flowers Ricard with an h. I do like seeing pictures of gardens and the like. I may post some pictures of my weeds they all seem to be doing very well.

Barney

[Ricard with an H]

That's what a Psychologist calls "Positive Re-framing.

I'm afraid I'll need help working that one out.