Share the gardening blogs you frequent!

All summer when Ive had no time to go out into the garden, Ive loved reading Mark's Veg Plot.
He's based in Hampshire and obviously loves his garden.

He is a real foodie. He takes real pleasure in cooking the produce he grows. venison casserole with onion polenta

He grows wonderful tomatoes and chillies. And he must have grown 20 types of lettuce!



He takes a wonderful photo too.


I also regularly check out Gillian Carsson's blog My Tiny Plot. Her raspberry posts inspired me to order some.

 

I think this town garden in Wandsworth (lots of things in pots) is wonderful.




Blog is Victoria's backyard

It's nicely written, if a bit 'my absolutely super and lovely London life'. The daughter is in a close harmony group which is currently polishing up Monteverdi. A kid could get hurt for that sort of thing in Medway.

I came upon the next blog by sheer chance. The Urban Gardener -another town garden - this time in Mumbai! Photos sometimes a bit blurry, but still fascinating. Here's a fantastic example:-





The Urban Gardener

 

Claralou - any idea what tree it is in your picture on the left, with bushes of descending leaves?

 

Hi Miraflores

It's Pinus montezumae, the Montezuma pine. It can grow to 90ft, but the one in the picture is grown in a pot, which restricts its size. It is gorgeous, isn't it?

 

You can read more about it here:-

Victoria's backyard: Why do we love to hate conifers?

 

I took down my own beans yesterday and they had very large tubers.
Actually I was going to post here about it.

But I didnt need to because waiting for me this morning on Mark's Veg Plot...

Runner Beans reach the Finishing Line



Is it worth rescuing those tubers from the compost and over wintering them?

 

Only if you're interested in seed saving and fussy about preserving genetic purity. Runner beans can be cross-pollinated by bees, so if you're growing the likes of heirlooms, re-selecting for the longest runner bean class, etc., you need to save roots from the best plants and re-plant them the following year in isolated conditions and save seeds from those plants.

 

Only if you're interested in seed saving and preserving genetic purity. Runner beans can be cross-pollinated by bees, so if you're growing the likes of heirlooms, re-selecting for the longest runner bean class, etc., you need to save roots from the best plants and re-plant them the following year in isolated conditions (unless of course your original crop were all grown in an isolation cage into which pollinating insects were introduced).