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Only my courgettes would like to know! They think that they are in with a chance, so there is a mad panic to flower and produce their fruit. All the while I am hanging around mostly looking hopeful and whispering words of encouragement.  But after that thunderstorm...... Lovely long green courgettes from that top one and smaller yellow courgettes from the second. And here we have one just about making it over the coldframe edge. Timing has been out this year. Who knew that Growing Veg was going to be something that I'd be doing? No I.......for certain! Lockdown started, compost had not been bought, seeds ditto........then hubby found Garden Magazines with seeds on the front. The rest is history & grubby hands. This? Well a little too late in the day celery seeds arrived. So they have been germinated, raised ( after confusing me by looking similar to coriander) and are now potted up for finishing in the greenhouse. Self blanching, so worth a try, . Having made the decision to bu...

So this is where I've been hanging out, with the plants and especially the calabrese whose germination rate has been amazing and whose leaves I am shamelessly in love with.  Plants just keep growing, irrespective of pandemic problems or society's pain. As long as they get some daylight and water + have their roots planted in something suitable, they are happy. Chard, Fordhook Giant to be precise. This will most certainly be grown again, whatever life throws at it this plant storms through. Stands there and takes it. One plant was eaten (don't plant them near shrubs....) but Still new leaves were being sent up every day! Amazing. Requires next to no attention while growing and tastes fab. It's been a while since I have planted peas, but these main crop are doing fine. No peas as yet, but the half that we crop for pea shoots are super crunchy. Most of the rest are planted up in the top corner of our garden, an area currently defended by an irate blue tit whos...

Early afternoon..... in early June. It has rained and blown all day. Have scampered across to the studio twice and nearly been blown over each time! Hopefully all the veg are OK? Certainly the size of our  kindling pile for this winter will be increasing, tomorrow maybe the weather will have blown itself out so I can pick my way around with a container and clear the garden a bit. For now though I am left with my thoughts, a large pile of assorted blue fabric pieces and plenty of time. Everything that can be machine sewn has Been machine sewn and all that  I am left with are numerous trailing ends to hand sew into place. The process of slowly ( oh sooo slowly at times!) clearing, sorting, relocating or repurposing has started again. Lockdown has meant that my shopping bag is abandoned and the afore mentioned sorting process has brought to light precious cushions made with the same fabric. Clearing a bedroom cupboard brought to light enough bits and pieces of...