3: Gardening Diaries ...

[Logan]

....Ummm, whose the biggest chatterbox....?????
Whose No.I notable member?????

Yes I wonder who that is.

 

[alp]

....Ummm, whose the biggest chatterbox....?????
Whose No.I notable member?????

Logan, of course! Queen of the forum!

Good morning to all chatterboxes .. including @MaryMary ... Civilisation has returned but the air quality has not improved..

Much grayer and much cooler. Yesterday was a lovely day though, with a bit of breeze. I sowed some runner beans, some courgettes, sugar snaps yesterday and did tons of camellia cuttings. Today, I am going to listen to @Silentrunning and plant out my acer palmatum dissectum seeds.

 

[BigC]

Good Morning all you chirping Birds
Dull Grey and Rain is the forecast with not much improvement over the week...Ah well I've most of the garden done now, the rest is purely cosmetic.
London Chelsea Harbour tomorrow with work...going to be a long day.
I never had much luck with Acer seeds @alp preferring instead to taking a few cuttings below is a few of my collection from which I've taken successful cuttings from..I will take some more this season. Out of 6 of each I usually end up with 3 or 4 good rooters.

 

[alp]

Good Morning all you chirping Birds
Dull Grey and Rain is the forecast with not much improvement over the week...Ah well I've most of the garden done now, the rest is purely cosmetic. Out of 6 of each I usually end up with 3 or 4 good rooters.

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You're very good with your cuttings and I think the moisture, rain and coolness of Irish weather must have helped you. No such luck in Essex where it is generally baking hot and dry.

I love the middle two acers. Used the Kracher on the chairs and now son said I short-circuited the machine ... as it gave out funny noise. Use it only twice after buying it for 10 years!

 

[Logan]

Logan, of course! Queen of the forum!

No it's you @alp

@BigC they're great.

 

[Logan]

What's looking good at the moment

This is the front of the house

This is round the front side of the house

This is a redcurrant bush at the front.

My parsnip seedlings are under these to protect them until they're bigger.

 

[alp]

Love it. The currants are loaded this year, AGAIN! Amazing! You've done a good job again. Sooooooooooooooooo many flowers.. Very impressive, Logan!

 

[Logan]

Thanks @alp the currents in the back needed a good pruning, so won't have so have so many. But i've got a lot from last year in the freezer.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning all, lovely pics everyone...... so love this time of the year, my favourite season

Off out to attend a session at my brother's with mental health team...........not looking forward to this at all as he is in denial.

Roll on tonight when this day will be over.


Hope you all have much nicer plans made for your day!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Your garden looks like mine @Logan........I wonder if the people here realise how hard it is to get the milk containers to germinate, you've managed well in getting a nice red grouping . ( keep my lids off to allow rain water in)

 

[Logan]

Thanks @Upsy Daisy yes it's very hard to get the milk containers to germinate. The neaghbours must wonder what i'me doing when i water the containersI hope everything goes alright with your brother.

 

[MaryMary]

Good morning, everyone!!

Beautiful pictures!!

 

[alp]

From now on, I must collect milk bottles. Don't think I have a flat surface. Went out to water my plants. Some of them died from the heat. So annoyed with myself. Today has been much cooler and the wind has been strong. My Mirabelle toppled 3 times.

Black Towers

A bit of wallflowers

 

[Logan]

from now on, I must collect milk bottles. Don't think I have a flat surface

Why do you need milk bottles?

Today has been much cooler and the wind has been strong.

The winds can dry them out as well.
Sorry about your plants.

You're getting to like wallflowers.
I like that fritillary

 

[MaryMary]

From now on, I must collect milk bottles. Don't think I have a flat surface.

@Logan and @Upsy Daisy, now you've done it!! alp wants to grow milk containers, too. She'll probably pick something fancy, like the pink, or blue ones.

alp, why do you need a flat surface?