The problem with memory prices falling for digital cameras, is you end up with pictures all over the place, I’ve now successfully collated all the pictures of the cats from the two digital cameras we have, as they are no longer kittens anymore and uploaded them all to the web. I’ve uploaded approximately 300 new pictures, at approx 500MegaBytes!
They are located here:-
A little warmth, and lots of rain, and the border comes to life.
We’ve planted a few more plants to fill the border.
There are three different Heuchera Plants, that have grown very well in our alkaline soil.
Proof!!! It does snow where we live!!! Weather is crazy at present!!! The Magnolia tree and the daffs in the garden have had a shock with this recently cold weather!
The daffs have come up earlier this year.
this is the daffs second year in bloom. They were freshly planted when we moved in in 2006.
Magnolia just in flower.
this was the new border created last year in 2007. It looks empty!
Garlic Bread? Garlic… bread? Garlic? And bread? Am I hearing you right? Garlic bread? – Peter Kay
A friend visited the Isle of Wight last year, and brought me back some Garlic for planting from the The Garlic Farm. Many Thanks – Paul.
I love garlic, and it should do well, in our heavy clay soil, dug from the garden, I didn’t think it was growing, but since these frosty snaps, it’s come on very well.
I think I’ve planted Solent Wight and Purple Heritage. I’m sure I’ll be corrected, if this is wrong!
Keeps the vampires at bay!
Solent Wight and Purple Heritage Garlic in 18″ pots = heavy!
Time for a quick blog. Tomatos from 2007 were a disaster, all of them made Green Tomato chutney, very few ripened, because we didn’t have the hot weather, it was very late, when the sun arrived, in September/October 2007. In preparation for this Summer, I’ve been planting my seeds earlier, Chilli Plants are in courtesy of Kew Gardens and today I planted the first of the Tomato seeds, I’ve stuck with some successful seeds and plants, I’ve had good results in the past Gardener’s Delight and Money Maker Tomato. Moneymaker is a very heavy cropper, and Gardener’s delight is a cherry variety (not many of these make it to the table, I eat them off the vine in the greenhouse!). All the others selected are an experiment. I planted the first 120 seeds, but my compost was frozen solid, so I’ll have to wait until it defrosts in the greenhouse, for use next weekend.
Here are the variety’s I’m planting this year….if you want to trade just let me know….send me your trades…!
Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato
Gardener’s Delight Tomato
Golden Sunrise Tomato
Red Pear Tomato
San Marzano 2 Tomato
Tigerella Tomato
Chilli Fruits, I don’t know what these chilli plants they came off, other than there were at Kew Gardens! At the Chilli Festival 2007!
I woke up this morning and it was a white-out, snow was only forecast for the end of the week!
Will not be driving the car to work today!
Here are the latest pictures of the new garden border in the front garden, now fully planted. I just need to spread some more bark/mulch around the plants.
The lounge is almost complete, blind fitted to rear window, and in discussion with local design company to fit and forge custom steel curtain rail pole and curtains for bay window.
Under wraps soak testing in the garden are the final three fish tanks for the fish house, three 250l (approx) 48x18x18 inch 10mm glass fish tanks on a very heavy cast iron stand. These will be used to primarily grow on young fish in the fish house. I wanted to soak test the tanks were watertight before moving and filling in the fish house, but I must get on and move them in the fish house before the temperature drops below zero, and the frost comes. They are wrapped because I wanted to keep the worst of the weather off them before moving into the fish house.
Three (3) 48x18x18 inch tanks, 10mm glass.
Lindsey’s says this is much better! Don’t you think! Umm..!
Needs double digging and soil improver adding, and the planting and mulching.
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