3: Gardening Diaries ...

[alp]

Just finished watching Gardeners' World. Love that Secret valley in Manchester. What a lovely watery garden. I so want a stream cutting through my new house.

 

[alp]

Apparently, heavens don't want to frighten me with weather warning - flash rains .. I am not in the fun, AGAIN! I wouldn't mind 5 minutes' of intense rain..

As the Met Office is often wrong, let's hope it's wrong again. Rain reigns today for everyone else, I hope! We could all do with a bit of that!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning!!!
Very cloudy out there today and...I can hardly contain my excitement...we are suppose to have RAIN...all afternoon!!!!



Must fly ,running late, have a day of housework duties waiting for me over at my Dad's today.

Catch up later....might even have some rain pics to share with you all....yay!!!!!

 

[alp]

Have a good day, @Upsy Daisy and hope the day ends with a bit of rain!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

I hope so...it looks promising

If I could then I would share half our quota with you

Have a lovely day too @alp

 

[alp]

 

[Leeski]

Good morning
We had a little rain in the night couldn’t have been much as water butt still bone dry looks like the heavens are about to open now mind .
Just stuck some micro mesh of my beans as second batch are in full flower lost a whole crop 2 years ago to heavy rain and hail I was not a happy bunny !

 

[alp]

I wish I were in Wirral! ! We are bone dry and worse still, the sun is in full force. No letting up for the wicked! Yesterday, I worked out in the garden till 11.10, but no today. Glad that I planted out another 4 hellebores.

Glad that your heavens are about to open. Vive the rain! Vive la pluie!

 

[Perki]

It rained two nights on the trot now, its just stopped about 10 min ago. No watering last night expect for GH plants. I am wanting to go to the GCentre, I've fell out with some plants so need some more ideas.

 

[Leeski]

I’m off to g centre to see what I can get to sort my lawn out might just end up digging it up I scarified it few months back and it was 75% moss

 

[alp]

@Perki You've been quiet with your liquid gold. Didn't want to share with your screaming droughty forumers! You deserve some spanking!

What plants have you fallen out with? Can they fall into my lap please? You know I never say no to a freebie unless it needs moisture which I can never give in Essex.

@Leeski Please wait for a bit of rain and they will recover. Just use a rake to get rid of the moss. That piece of lawn fits so well with your scheme of things. I am sure an hour of torrential rain will do the trick.

Not a drop of rain for me! And no weather warning either.

 

[Leeski]

I have just been given two sacks of spent grain and hops any ideas can I use as mulch ?

 

[Leeski]

It’s coming be so nice not to have to water tonight

 

[alp]

If you see my photo, you will know why you can see waaaa, waaaa, wahhhhh!

The big teaser! Midnight Star

Lobelia

Day lily - what a little perfection!

Night moth

Lobelia salmon pink

Amazing as I didn't see this last year.

Incidentally, @Leeski It might be a good idea to compost the spent grain and hop first before applying them to any plant or border.

 

[Leeski]

Thanks would I count grain and hops as my green part of my compost or brown ?