Some updates on the garden...
In the raised bed, the rows of Mixed Rocket, Red Frill Mustard and Spinach are really flourishing. Most days I snip off a few leaves for our salads. There was half a row of 'space' between Rocket and Spinach, so I thinned out some of the plants into that gap. They don't seem to have benefitted!
With determination and optimism, having watched Monty Don, I bought a bag of Téte-a-Téte narcissus bulbs and a container. Then found two empty plastic bins in the garage. I drilled drainage holes, and planted them up as per MD's instructions. Roll on Spring! The seeds are still forming on my sunflower heads [when should I expect to harvest them?] I'm still excited to be able to pick things I have grown myself. In the picture below, you can just see my red trough of herbs [mint, thyme, coriander and parsley] all of which seem to be thriving.
Bob donned his PPE and cut down a slab for the last section of the front path, which is slanted. Now I am waiting for a fine day and some time, to flatten the slabs and finally concrete them in place [yes, I know they are still uneven in this shot!] I am glad my jigsaw has worked out.
Your raised bed is doing so well and I'm sure your herbs are growing well, too! That path looks great! I hope your bulbs grow well and reward you with lots of flowers in the spring. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Bless, I continue to be inspired by the pictures you post of your garden and crops!
ReplyDeleteYou will be so excited to see the first little Tete a Tete shoots! When they have finished you can plant them in the garden and they will go on for years.
ReplyDeleteThat's good advice! Thank you
DeleteOur courtyard is looking a bit sad at the moment. Covered in leaves and unloved. One day I might feel motivated to get out there. But not now.
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Glad you're no longer anon!
DeleteYou're really getting into this gardening lark! I'm going to stick my oar in here and say that you don't need to buy 'special' bulb fibre to put your bulbs into, nor that alpine grit (telling you this purely to help you save the pennies). Bulbs will grow quite happily in normal compost (peat free, if possible) and as long as your pot has plenty of drainage holes, they'll happily survive what the weather has to offer from now until Spring. You see daffies and narcissi grow on the roadside quite happily, no special bulb fibre or alpine grit involved!Also, when your flowers are finished in the Spring, lift the bulbs and transplant them in your garden, they will magically multiply for next year. Good weekend to you and Bob.x
ReplyDeleteThanks for all these tips. I didn't have any regular compost and the bulb stuff was on offer. I guess the grit is just for appearance. I'm pleased to realise that the bulbs can go into the ground afterwards. I have a chosen spot for them, but it's currently inaccessible. And yes, any penny-pinching garden tips are gratefully accepted!!
DeleteThat's great that your front path is almost finished and it looks attractive. You are really getting well settled into your retirement home, with your gardening and indoor improvements. It must feel good now.
ReplyDeleteWe had a frost last night and gardening is reduced to tidying what is out there. Often I leave old seed heads as they look pretty in the snow for months on end!
Things are beginning to look straighter now (there's still a dragon in the back garden though)
DeleteSo impressed by your neat raised bed!!! That's proper stuff there!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kezzie
DeleteThose salad leaves look really good.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Such a comment from a professional is lovely!
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