3: Gardening Diaries ...

[Upsy Daisy]

Good morning @alp and all who look in

The trees are stirring a bit ,so at least a slight breeze to help cool the temperature a bit.......says she hopefully

Oh dear @alp your hand sounds really painful, thankfully my blood isn't sweet enough for the mossies so they leave me alone Definitely a repellent sounds like the best remedy.

My garden is proving to be a very stressful and depressing ' hobby' this year.......all the time and effort on raising plants from seed, going out in the winter chill to fleece them all up etc. ....only to see them wilt and fry, despite all watering attempts .Hate to even go out into and to discover more casualties

Enjoy the day

 

[alp]

Nachtvlinder or Greggii Ultra Violet from a cutting

Tree lily

Spirea

Dahlia

Hydrangeas are doing very nicely. First proper year I have them

Echinacea purpurea

See how swollen my hand is. Hard to stretch the fingers.

Keep safe and use insect repellent please.

Same here. @Upsy Daisy . I had a Dyson's Joy cutting in flowers. I don't even know what has happened to it. All dry and wilting. Normally, baby hellebores will start underneath the leaves, This year, the older leaves fall sideway and the sun is now scorching the dirt!

Oh, crumbs! My hand is soooo itchy!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Just been for a walk to the local cafe with my sister and her little grandson......melting now!!

Where my hubs family live its 5:30pm and now cooling down to 39c!!

@alp you have so many blooms ,daren't take pics of my desert !!

 

[alp]

I actually took pics of my swollen hands, such is the dire lack of flower pics. These are both my hands and the bite happened yesterday morning before 7am.

The top one is still totally swollen - it's no laughing matter. When you go out gardening, be very careful of mossies. I think the fact that my neighbour has a pond of Koi doesn't help. Mossies like to breed and I, as a heat generator, become a magnet for vampires!

If I had no more pics of flowers, I will post pics of my legs!

Yes, how we moan, @Upsy Daisy ! Imagine how the Indians coping with their sort of heat and the quality of their air.

Today the breeze is a bit cooling, but yesterday, it's like dragon breathing fires!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

.....Oucher's!!!!That looks so painful @alp!!

Do you normally react to mossie bites like this??? If not then perhaps you should get it checked out

 

[alp]

@Upsy Daisy I have an appointment to see the doctor next Monday to sort out an X-ray for my knee cap which has settled down a bit after some exercises. The hand is not painful, but clumsy as if it didn't belong to me and I have difficulty bending the fingers. But I can still type, as you can see.

It's OK. I feel very guilty watering my plants. Ireland has a hose ban. Fancy that! You'd think it's called Emerald Isle for the rain.

 

[DirtMechanic]

I actually took pics of my swollen hands, such is the dire lack of flower pics. These are both my hands and the bite happened yesterday morning before 7am.View attachment 39909 View attachment 39910

The top one is still totally swollen - it's no laughing matter. When you go out gardening, be very careful of mossies. I think the fact that my neighbour has a pond of Koi doesn't help. Mossies like to breed and I, as a heat generator, become a magnet for vampires!

If I had no more pics of flowers, I will post pics of my legs!

Yes, how we moan, @Upsy Daisy ! Imagine how the Indians coping with their sort of heat and the quality of their air.

Today the breeze is a bit cooling, but yesterday, it's like dragon breathing fires!

What in blue blazes is a mossie?

Here is fried okra from the garden.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Mosquito @DirtMechanic .....pesky devils!

 

[alp]

Good morning and good night to @DirtMechanic ! That certainly looks delicious! I'd love to master tempura frying and last time, ex wasn't impressed and I ended up throwing away a saucepan!

Been watering for an hour! Shock horror! When I came in the mercury in the kitchen actually registered 17c, not the 23 to 25c I had been having in the morning. But the damage is done. The hellebore leaves are drooping and more dirt has been exposed.

A scarlet day lily has now flowered and the yellow gallardia which I paid 50 for is showing the zesty lemony colour! Joy is to be had if we are willing to look for it. May you have a nice day of COLOURS!

 

[alp]

Britain screams for WATER! UK battles double crisis as taps run dry forcing schools to shut while raging fires devastate countryside amid searing heatwave

• No water for some homes and schools in Guildford due to 'technical issue' on Thames Water network
• Bottles handed out in Derbyshire where families are facing interrupted supply from Severn Trent
• Moorland fires around Bolton and Saddleworth continue to burn, with 100 firefighters at each incident
• Millions of gallons of extra water are being pumped to homes across Britain as heatwave continues
  
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...K-battles-water-crisis-amid-85F-heatwave.html

The worrying trend contiinues ..

 

[alp]

Echinacea Purpureus has come to its own

Yellow Tanz is a bit shorter. I think I have lost the red.

Oleander

Achillea Cerise Queen

Aren't they lovely, achilleas?!

July the 4th seems to be day of the liles

My day lily which suddenly pops open today! What joy to behold!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Gorgeous blooms @alp.....all your watering efforts have definitely paid off

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Believe it or not I do have buds.......they are just not blooming!!,

 

[alp]

Believe it or not I do have buds.......they are just not blooming!!,

Are they dying or late though, Upsy? I have lots of buds, but they are a bit shy or I am too impatient.

 

[alp]

Forgot to celebrate THE HANDS OF JORD!



Not a sun reader, but I think JORD does deserve his recognition

HAND OF JORD
World Cup 2018: Jordan Pickford produces incredible penalty save in England win over Colombia – days after ‘too small’ jibe

source https://www.thesun.co.uk/world-cup-...and-colombia-world-cup-2018-thibaut-courtois/