Pumpkin plants
Pumpkin plants
After some fettle-ing, the seedling on the left has emerged, and hopefully it’s real leaves will appear.
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Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 31 May 2019
Friday, May 31st, 2019Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 29 May 2019
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
Pumpkin Day 3
Pumpkin Day 3
I’ve had to “fettle” with one of the seedlings carefully because it’s leaves were stuck in the tissue paper.
I’ve moved the seedlings into to the greenhouse this morning, because the glass porch gets too hot (45 degrees C) and burns the seedlings.
The greenhouse is also more humid, so better for the emergence of the first leaves.
Pumpkin Day 4
Pumpkin Day 4
Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 28 May 2019
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019I normally try and grow two pumpkins to carve on Halloween. But this year I’ve challenged myself to see if I can grow a Giant Pumpkin!
The seeds were obtained from a Championship pumpkin in the UK (Douglas Smith – 217kg)
Giant Pumpkin
It has taken me four weeks to get the giant pumpkin seeds to germinate… and after trying with 7 seeds, I’ve managed to get two to germinate!
After transplanting into compost, (the germination method is a secret!) here are photos of Day 1 and Day 2.
Pumpkin Day 1
Pumpkin Day 2
OH @!#?@!
Monday, May 27th, 2019Here is a little video from the CCTV system which caught me trip on Friday evening.
I tripped and fell through the glass porch window head first. I suffered a cut thumb and forefinger, cuts to hand, chest, head and bruises.
But I’m sore and bruised but okay.
I now need to find a glazier!
Andy
“Patchway Peony” Spring/Summer 2019
Friday, May 24th, 2019This Peony plant originally came from my Poppy’s and Grandma’s back garden in Patchway, Bristol. I remember it in my youth when I used to visit my Poppy and Grandma and ate their rock cakes (drop scones) in the 70s and early 80s.
They later moved to Gloucester and took the plant with them, when my Poppy passed away, my Grandma relocated to South Wales and it was planted in her back garden. When she passed on, the plant was split into three, my parents had one, my grandfather had one, and I had one.
It has taken it’s time to establish itself in our garden now, and this year is the best it’s looked in 13 years. These plants must be planted in full sun for their best. This year we have 5 flowers, and 7 more flower buds.
A reminder that once I was a Bristolian! and reminds me of my Poppy and Grandma.
"Patchway Peony"
"Patchway Peony"
Credit: to Lindsey for weeding around the Peony, cutting the hedge and making more bright sunlight available for the plant.
The greenhouse is like a chilli farm!
Thursday, April 25th, 2019I’ve been catching up on planting out, tomatoes, chilli peppers (sweet and hot) in the greenhouse, this year has been so warm I’m weeks ahead (flowers already on my tomatoes!), the problem is, we can get frosts up until the second week of June, in these parts!
But the plants are growing so fast, that they really need to be moved on into their final pots. The greenhouse is like a chilli farm, so many chillis germinated this year.
So I now watching the weather for any frosty nights, the greenhouse is heated with a 2kW propane heater, and it’s also insulated with bubble wrap – but this is just there to keep the temperature above 3 degrees C – to avoid jack frost!
I’ve got a remote thermometer in the greenhouse beaming back live temperatures to the house!
Greenhouse chili peppers and tomatoes
Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
Lindsey designs our new gates!
Monday, September 18th, 2017They’ve been installed for a few months now, Lindsey wanted some gates fitting at the end of the drive, so she designed them and approached a local fabricator to get them made and installed.
Lindsey's Design
The Gates
I’ve just got to remember coming home now driving into the drive, to remember the gates maybe closed!
Day 4 – Game of Thorns Part 4
Sunday, August 20th, 2017Day 4. – Game of Thorns Part 4
Hopefully today, will be the final day, and I will be able to just run the hedger through the remainder of the hedge. So not as labour intensive, and we can finish early.
The hedge is CUT, just a little tidy up todo around my greenhouse!
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