Gardening/Allotmenting

[postman]

Mrs P threw Mr Wheelbarrow away.because he had a whole in his body and dribbled when he was rolling up the driveway.i had better be VERY CAREFUL THEN.

 

[PaulSB]

For years protecting my brassicas from cabbage white and pigeons has been a Heath Robinson affair. The last two seasons have been a complete write-off. I bit the bullet a few weeks ago and purchased a 3 × 1.5 x 1.5m vegetable cage. I'm very pleased with it.

Yes, utterly uneconomic, the cost would probably keep me in brassicas for ten years. But my allotment is for taste and pleasure, it's not about money. The other factor was two years of losing important, to me, crops was dispiriting and very demotivating. If there's one thing an allotment grower needs it's motivation.

 

[Elybazza61]

Bit of cutting back and dead eating today plus gave the Tomatoes and some pots a Comfrey feed.

 

[Jameshow]

And a couple from last month;

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The hoops were there to pop netting over mainly to stop the Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' (bottom left ) and Dryoproris wallichiana from wilting

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Ok I give up!!!

 

[Drago]

Toms of various varieties, cucumbers, herbs, lettuce and garlic 🧄 all doing nicely. Carrots also doing well just out of shot.

 

[biggs682]

Rear lawn and moss has been attacked by the lawn mower and rake.

Can't wait to see this rose when it opens

Red hot pokers and clematis

 

[Elybazza61]

Did some small jobs and more bamboo removal yesterday and took these pics;

Geranium Palmatum.

Catanache and Campanula 'Sarastro'

Kniphofia northiae (might be a clone rather than the real thing).

And the BH took this pic of a field grasshopper ;

 

[postman]

What a busy b i have been today,looking after F i l again on my own,but i got out and weeded next doors front garden easy a hoe and twenty mins.Then i went out for an afternoon walk.I just had to,so Aldi for two yes two sticky iced buns and a takeaway latte from a new local cafe,a sit in Meanwood Park,to unwind,he was safe at home fed and watered,but on my way in i noticed the garden of one of our neighbours had over hanging growth,so i knocked on her door,and offered to trim back,and back home for loppers and brown bin ,one hour later a full bin,and a promise of some beers,it pays to be a good neighbour.London tomorrow and the Thear hayter,Paddington the Musical.All is well in Postmanland,at the moment,Saturday is cycling day and Otley i am so excited to be going out,sadly not on my best bike son is riding that me i am on my Giant Rincon sort of mtb,good gears though,will be handy for the fifteen min ride up out of Otley.

 

[Elybazza61]

Some pics of some of the plants looking good yesterday;

Lysmachia barystachys "Huntingbrook"

Astrantia major "Shaggy"

Digitalis lutea

Arisaema candidissimum

Fuchsia 'Whiteknights Pearl' or maybe'Whiteknights Blush',certainly not 'Hawkshead' that it was labelled as.

Brunnera macrophylla "Alexander's great"

 

[T4tomo]

Toms of various varieties, cucumbers, herbs, lettuce and garlic 🧄 all doing nicely. Carrots also doing well just out of shot.

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Good solid planters there Drago

 

[Elybazza61]

And some more;

PUYA SPATHACEA RCB RA-S-2 (possibly!)

Teucrium lamifolium ,had never seen it before until browsing the Beth Chatto gardens lists

Allium sphaerocephalon

Digitalis parviflora

And some Scheffleras;

aff.enneaphylla FMWJ134SS or simply gracilis? should find out exactly what it is now from Crug garden plants (they found the seed in the wild) as the names are changing a lot and it's come close to setting seed.

And two Taiwanianas ; one died last year along with a Kalopanax in the heat but these two have coped so far.

Have a bit of a thing about Aralias so will try again with the Kalopanax and more Sheffys plus there's a nice thing called Dandropanax ;

https://panglobalplants.com/product/dendropanax-trifidus/

 

[Drago]

Good solid planters there Drago

Thanks, B&Q finest. Whenever theres a sale I grab a couple. Lined with plastic, with drain holes, to reduce their propensity to rot and extend their lifespan. Ill grab a few more soon to finish my new greenhouse.

 

[postman]

The shed arrived from Horsforth,Tiger sheds 8 x 6 ,the erectors will be here Thursday.

 

[postman]

Weeded the land today,just a hoe,and dappled sunshine through the trees.left five piles because our brown bin is full,also i have tried boiling water on my neighbours weed filled brick driveway,it looks like it could work.it might take a few kettles over a week or so,

 

[Drago]

Two of my 5 tomato plants are starting to bear fruit.