What a difference a day makes!

Yesterday we had the first rain for weeks and it was monsoon style.

I went out into the garden a little while ago and the birds were singing merrily compared to the feeble chirping they had been making during the heat. Green woodpeckers were flying backwards and forwards (didn't know they had reverse gear) calling to each other and the bees seemed to be buzzing much louder than before.

Yesterday I picked just over a pound of runner beans whereas I have just come in with over eight pounds today.

It has started really warming up now but I hope this hot dry spell doesn't last so long.

Happy gardening
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shiney

 

Hi wildflower

No we don't freeze them anymore. We eat lots of them, give some to friends and sell the rest. Each year we pick a local charity and open our garden in May to raise money for it. We don't charge an entry fee but ask for donations and Mrs shiney does loads of cuttings and grows plants and sells them. We then sell surplus veg and fruit throughout the year and give the money to the charity.

The rhubarb was very good this year and we sold about �£50 worth. The other produce we usually end up selling are courgettes, tomatoes, plums, apples and pears. We are getting close to having raised �£500 so far this year.
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shiney