Garden News for June

In my Garden...June

Well I don't know about flaming June, I have had my thermals and fleeces within easy reach for most of it ...never mind wellies and waterproofs!
But the garden still needs attention whatever the weather. With all the wet most plants have grown very quickly but without the sun and insects I'm not so sure that the plants that rely on these for pollination etc. will do so well... we shall see!
Broad beans have done well and I am eating them already

There are a few peas appearing and they are lovely raw in Salads

The runner beans are flowering, but no signs of beans yet

In this jungle are courgettes, squash and vegetable spaghetti, I shall have to wait for some fruit before I can tell which is which!  And there are going to be plenty of male flowers which I can fill with feta cheese and deep fry.  mmmmm!

The brassicas have got over the shock of being transplanted and are doing well...so are the weeds!

Apples and Raspberries are just starting to get going

Just a few flowers and shrubs to end with...and are such a joy to behold!

Thats all for now...Happy Gardening!

Garden News for May

Already into June! I have been back from Spain a week.In the two weeks I was away my garden had turned into a jungle of greenery! I am just beging to get it tamed.
Today I sowed more seeds both  in the greenhouse  and outside.
The seeds I sowed at begining of May to replace the plants that were killed by the frost were ready to plant out...so now I have all my runner and French  beans, peas and courgettes looking good....no more frosts please!

Runner beans

Peas

 I also planted out Squash and Vegetable Spaghetti.

Courgettes, squash and vegetable spaghetti

Salads

Tomorrow I have all the broccoli, sprouts and kale to plant out.

Broccoli and kale

 And a few more seeds to sow, then its just the leeks to put out, they are not quite big enough yet ... and then I should be able to get on with the flower borders.

While I was away my beautiful double red hawthorn came into flower.

Double red hawthorne

In the green house the tomatoes and cucumbers are doing well....so are the weeds!

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

 

 

......and the first strawberries!

Strawberries

And more outside......

Broad beans at last fattening up!

Globe artichokes

 

 

 

 

 

and herbs

Garden News

Frost damage
We had a 'white out' last night my poor plants didn't like it at all!

The runner beans are not going to recover, I have had to sow another lot in the green house.....

...and the french beans too!

The courgettes are looking sad..... luckily I only put two plants outside.

... and I think the artichokes will survive.
I just hope we don't get another one, May frosts seem to do the most damage.

Garden News for April

Planting out, potting up and other garden happenings.

Broad beans I planted out survived the rain and sleet

 In the green house the seeds I sowed have started to flourish, assorted sweet peas

Courgettes, vegetable spaghetti and squash

Runner beans

Sugar peas and french beans

Tomatoes and globe artichokes

Jerusalem artichokes ready to plant out

and in the greenhouse borders.... lettuce and

 Mizuma greens

and the strawberries have started flowering

 and outside

The last of the Purple sprouting broccoli

Lovage, delicious added to soups

and cat mint for my feline friends

apple blossom

and black currants

Unfortunately the damage from two winters ago is still showing up

..lots of pruning to do!