Our gardening diaries - from latest toys, flowers to wildlife .. Please upload pics

[alp]

I'm going to have some passionfruits this morning too. The chill factor makes them especially delicious.

 

[Logan]

That's yummy.

 

[Logan]

The elderberries are starting to ripen in the hedges. I don't do anything with them.

 

[alp]

passionflower fruits for breakfast.

Some more photos from my outing

Really love this photo, so have it in full image here

Some indoor colius

Cobea scanden .. a lovely purple one

Sissinghurst

Lovely previously hob making units

It seems to me we went there too late and the rooms comme gardens were in jungle state and a mess overgrown and uncared for.

Don't know what these dainties are. Don't mind having them. Really lovely. Any idea? - love the colour

Thalictrum

Anybody knows what this is .. Love it.. Like ammi visnaga, but with red florets .. Love it.

 

[Logan]

@alp yummy passion fruit. Don't know about the flowers.

 

[alp]

@Logan son refuses to eat them!

Never a big fan of Snapdragon but this one is really pretty. The yellow is so zesty and citrusy

Today is dahlia day

Speckled

hard to capture this pompon, except that it is really very pretty

Dinner plate could be called Emory Paul

 

[Logan]

@alp Oh dear. I like snapdragons and dahlias are pretty. Been tydying the garden a bit. Planted 2 aquelligia and a hardy geranium that i divided into 4,Collected some foxglove seeds.

 

[alp]

Oh, yes! Thank you for reminding me, @Logan - I should seed my chocolate foxgloves and collected my foxglove seeds.. Or I should wait till next year. Wonder if my wilko have started to reduce the price of their seeds. Will definitely have a look.

 

[BigC]

Just made a little greenhouse heater....now working on a 100 hour candle....almost done

 

[alp]

@BigC Love your artwork! Make sure it is not going to catch fire. Is it enough to warm up the greenhouse? You're so hilarious! Haha!

 

[BigC]

@BigC Love your artwork! Make sure it is not going to catch fire. Is it enough to warm up the greenhouse? You're so hilarious! Haha!

It sure gets hot and its pretty much contained...I didn't want electric to the greenhouse and I had my fill of Paraffin type heaters, I thought I'd give this a go...the problem lies in the tea light candles not burning for long enough (4 hrs max) but as I say I'm making a 100 hour DIY candle/s so we shall see how that pans out.....sustained heat.....and yes I'm renowned for madcap ideas....Hahahaha.....let you know how this goes.....

 

[alp]

So do you have to make sure the pots are of a special quality that won't crack under the heat or sudden drops in temperature? I must say it is a brilliant and economical way to keep your plants from frozen..

 

[BigC]

So do you have to make sure the pots are of a special quality that won't crack under the heat or sudden drops in temperature? I must say it is a brilliant and economical way to keep your plants from frozen..

They get quite warn..they will warm the greenhouse... well at least enough to stave off a chill....I made a smaller one last year (being the curious type) with no issues with the pots, so that said I cannot foresee any problems wth these larger ones...The main problem was sustaining the heat which I hope to overcome with the 100 hr candle...The outcome of which remains to be seen...check back soon to see the (even more hilarious) pictorial methodology on the making of this long burning candle (poor mans version) for very little outlay (should be right up your street @alp) hahahahaha

 

[alp]

Crikey .. didn't know you knew me so well! Hahaha! I will you if I can light a candle to warm my lean-to, I would LOVE to find out how! I can easily go to a bootsale to get tons of tealights for next to nothing.!

 

[BigC]

Crikey .. didn't know you knew me so well! Hahaha! I will you if I can light a candle to warm my lean-to, I would LOVE to find out how! I can easily go to a bootsale to get tons of tealights for next to nothing.!

yeah tealights are fine if your only looking a room warmer for a few hours...and the heater works well for this...but I need something that will burn longer... cheaply....I think I've found the solution so will test and upload the pics