my Sikkimensis clump have been outside for four years now - didnt do anything last year as it was cold & windy pretty much all year here, but this...
Theres some interesting stuff in my local GC this year (its a wyevale) - lots of choice for chillis - Lemon drop on sale last time I was there,...
... and ground elder.. ban it I say ! not that it would listen...
not working nearly as hard as shiney, but starting on getting things sorted this year. Noticed that the woodpecker has decorated my...
pulled all the overwintering plants out of the greenhouse so I could fumigate it - looking good, I dont think Ive lost anything this winter: [IMG]...
I have a rather nice unusual variegated mint that grows 50/50 green / white - assuming it comes back this year I will probably take some cuttings...
I moved 6 or 7 of the early plants out to the greenhouse a couple of weeks ago - they dont seem to have noticed that is been frosty outside (they...
inbetween the Sun and the Hail - Ive potted up the patio cherry tree that was a present for my birthday (48 this year - where does the time go ?):...
Never had much luck with the blowaways - you can use ground anchors ->...
Been away for a week or two & so just catching up - have today sown seed for five types of cherry toms: Black Cherry Sungold Rapunzel Minibelle...
Ive been starting the various chillies since the start of the year, doing a couple each weekend & its starting to look like spring.. [IMG] -- Ive...
Me too - but I am going to try growing on some of the suckers this year to see if theres any advantage to that over starting a succession of...
Well annoyingly it didnt quite set so its more an orange-chilli-dip this year...
Not too bad a year here, despite the late start with all the cold nights & LOTS of aphids & redspider (grrr) - heres the last harvest which have...
Not been a great year for my bananas - cold nights early on + strong winds have restricted growth. Just putting them away for the winter with a...
Cracking weather out here in New Zealand - Lovely walk thru the Abel Tasman national park yesterday: [IMG] -- Sadly flying back to the UK...
A few more things from the local market - Silver Mint "saucy" - a variegated form of the English lamb mint Blackcurrant Sage Twisted shell flower...
Ipomeaea Lobata has come into flower - at least thats what I think it is - I dont remember planting it & its been quietly taking over the pile of...
So started clearing out the greenhouses for the end of the season - harvested the last of the Giant Belgium toms, a Giant Gherkin that had hidden...
I think some of my "Big Jims" get to that sort of size in a good year (which this has not been for me) so Im thinking you got lucky in the "DIY...
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