Ziggys' Home Plot

Thought you'd like that :D I know I did


Oh, Oh, Rhubarb flower coming.



Now is that good, bad or indifferent ?

Does it need a partner to get fertile seed ?

 

Why is it that everyones garden looks far more ahead of mine? My rhubarb is only just showing about an inch (2 inch at most). Camelias are far from flowering, Daffodils yet to flower...

Im in the midlands, not the highlands!

By the looks of information on the web, It looks as if they go to seed quite easily, and will readily produce seedlings.

Though I must admit, Ive never seen rhubarb in flower. :DOH:

 

We've had a lucky break in the weather that you haven't Luke, still time for it to pick up. A bit of sunshine will make all the difference

 

To be fair, we have had a couple of days in the past week which have been lovely and sunny, so hopefully this will have triggered things to kickstart. I'm sure that things will catch up.

So are you planning on trying to propagate some rhubarb from seed if you get any? Am I correct in thinking that your looking at a 2 year wait until you get some edible stems? I guess if you already have the crowns, your still getting some stems while your waiting for some new stock.

Only thing I can think that rhubarb going to seed is that it will likely sap the life out of it. If forcing it in darkness weakens the plant, Im guessing letting it go to seed would be just as stressful, if not more so.

 

4ft high...I wonder if Zig will make a walking stick from the flower stem?

Steve...

 

Now theres a thought :D

Cheers for the thoughts Lads. Having just divided up one of the West Bay clumps, forcing another in the pill box and Choppers gift plant still in its pot, i'd better cut the flower off to enable puddings this summer.

 

Decided the North wind was doing the plot no good, so splashed out on a bit of fencing.



One of the Chilli plants I had on the roadside stall fell off onto the garden last year. Went to pick it up & it didn't budge. Its been under the snow & decided to root itself in, showing signs of new growth.

 

Yes Ziggy, Its looking remarkably healthy. Not just speaking about the growth of your plants... but all those cabbages will put hairs on your chest (well thats what my grandad always told me )

 

Cheers guys & gals

It was breadcrusts with my Dad

Not done bad seeing it was a building site this time last year. All the old lime mortar from the foundations has gone into the soil, plus horse poo from the stables and homemade compost.

I think the village used to hold flower pot & glass smashing competitions there from what i've been digging up:DOH: Also dug an entire sack of coal up

 

Everything looks great, Zig........but what is that church i see in the background in pic #1??

 

Hi Penny,

Blimey, never noticed that before.

St James the Less, Hambridge. Built in 1843 so practically new build in my book. I've got a Half Farthing minted in the same year.

There is a Medieval Church I can see from my bedroom window that I have conserved the top of the tower, Kingsbury Episcopi, the next village East of here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Martin,_Kingsbury_Episcopi

That'll be the one, also raised the flagpole on the top by 6 inches.

They have a lovely may day fair here, which we have been coming to since Willow was a toddler.

 

Believe me....i noticed (LOL)!!!

Thanks for the link.....its so pretty!