We had a picnic and a dander around the plots together, praising this and despairing at that (so many abandoned plots!). Then it was back to work. We weeded like there was no tomorrow and Andrew managed to stake the Broad Beans and prepare the broccoli bed.
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| Me and Maggie chilling after our picnic |
This morning it was the postman that made me get up (at 11am!!!) and now I am sitting here typing and half asleep. So I guess Monday and Tuesday, though big leaps forward for me have somewhat taken it out of me too. I need a wee nap....
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Oooops - 5.15pm now... *blush* but I couldn't help it!!
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| Rhubarb!!! |
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| all harvested now |
Purple Sprouting Broccoli ~ eating and freezing,
Garlic ~ stored from last year, it just never ends!
Rhubarb ~ eating it in compote form and giving loads away
Oh but the amount of blossom on every single fruit bush and tree, the spuds growing so fast and all the seeds that are germinating! It craziness, the whole place it turning wonderful shades of chartreuse, lime, dark green, yellow-green, pale green, blue-green, dead grass yellow (yes!!) and white and ooohhhhhh, it's fab! Too fab in fact - I'm going to have to show you photos over two days. Tomorrow will be cute baby plants - today? how the lottie is colouring up :D
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| plum blossom |
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| Cherry blossom |
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| my huge Echinacea coming through - bees love this |
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| so many new raspberry canes |
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| anyone want these - I hate them |
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| my Primula survived it's move :) |
If the hated plants are globe artichokes, keep them and let them just flower - the bees absolutely adore the flowers. Ours has now died off but when it was alive and well the large purple flowers were crawling with bees. They dived right inside the flowers. We still have cardoons which produce smaller version of artichoke flowers which the bees also love.
ReplyDeleteI love that good feeling of tired from hard work, time well spent, something achieved. Then to sink into deep and peaceful sleep. And awake restored, ready for the next round. Going good, Carrie!
ReplyDeleteSue ~ that's exactly what I do do, every year :) Hahaha, they're expensive to buy and some people adore them but I always like them go to flower. They are lovely - in France they use them as decorations in huge pots - lovely!
ReplyDeleteDiana ~ thank you, it feels much better xxxxx
Wow, those look like pretty healthy stalks of rhubarb! And heaps of blooms everywhere. Maggie must be proud.
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ReplyDeleteNikki - Maggie is indeed a very proud lottie dog :) hahaha
ReplyDeleteMartin and Amy - m (a mysterious comment if ever there was one!) :)
Lovely photos (as always). You've got to love rhubarb, neglected and forgotten for most of the year it sill gives by the bag full!
ReplyDeleteLove your artichokes - mine are only just growing. Can't believe you don't like them. They are good for the liver!!
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