The trials, tribulations and occasionally utter futility of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Can you guess what this is?
Monday, 27 June 2011
I've had enough of the rain now
So now I'm hoping for a dryer spell, it has been very warm over the last couple of days but is cooling down a bit this evening. 2011 really is shaping up to be the year of weather.
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Bempton Cliffs 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Finally! A bit of sunshine and a few flowers
On the plum tree issue, I failed to find my tree wound paint, so resorted to bandaging the damaged stump in strong packing tape from my office. That should keep the rain off and hopefully nasty bacteria out!
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Well, I did say it was windy...
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Summer approaches slowly, very slowly
Anyway, I hope to be sowing more seed tomorrow. I bought replacement coriander, parsley and leeks today as I do seem to have lost some in the monsoons of the last month. Let's hope the rain (and hail!) holds off for long enough tomorrow.
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Everyone else's rain
Finally, as I was writing this post I was watching soot and ash falling down the chimney into the grate. It had been happening since the morning, but was becoming an avalanche. At first I thought it was just that I hadn't had the chimney swept in a while, but as the torrent increased I suspected it might be a jackdaw chick which had fallen down the chimney. One last avalanche and I spied some grey "sticks", peeked up the chimney and saw a pair of legs standing on the ledge. I grabbed a towel, went for the bird but it anticipated me and flew out, straight into the window which I should have opened instead of the door, thinking about it. Anyway I gathered it up in the towel and took it outside, where it flew off to rejoin its parent on the rooftop, leaving behind a very bemused cat who can only dream of catching something like that! Now I don't need to get the chimney swept and I have loads of coal soot for my roses...
Saturday, 4 June 2011
...and back to summer again
So order of business for this week is to resow the losses and do final sowings for things like carrot and beetroot.
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