It's been the most glorious day for gardening! The greenhouse is now on final phase with 2 growbags of cherry tomatoes and 10! pots of plum tomatoes - last year we did 6 plum and we've now run out of tomato pasta sauce so need more this year, though there is a concern that in a couple of months we may not actually be able to get inside the greenhouse for tomato plants! especially as I've set up the extremely 'green' watering system from the water butt with 'worm juice' included'!
I think now everything is planted with some getting ready to plant out when we can be certain of the weather - lovely though it is, it is only April and I remember the year the potatoes were really quite big when they were hit by frost! Ooooh the heartache that year after weeks of lovingly chitting and then digging channels and nurtering to see leaves turn brown! The sweet peas went out today as they were trying to climb out of their pots - but they seem to be a bit tougher! the Rhubarb is going like crazy and I now realise is in a really awkward place to get round the back of the greenhouse, but I don't like to upset it by moving it when it's growing so well so I'll just keep carefully climbing over it!
The new border we dug out a couple of weeks ago (more lawn reclaimed from the lawn mad husband!) is looking very empty despite spending an alarming amount at several garden centres recently! although Bob the bunny seems to like bouncing around in it?!
Here are some tulips that have survived - when we moved in there was a mass of spring bulbs but nothing else at all and we had to move a lot to put the patio and path in, but these lovely bulbs have congregated behind the strawberry pot where Paul really can't say they're in the way, and they've been glorious today!
On a final note, here's the penguin jumper I knitted as modelled by little Ted! apparently they've been inundated with them so we've been instructed to hang on to them until they are needed again, it's very funny at knitting group to see the variety - especially the dayglo pink ones!
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It certainly was a great day for gardening!! I was back at the "garden in distress" and where once there was a greenhouse it is no more! Just a little more removal and tidying and we may be able to see soil!
Sweetpeas are my favourites! I hope they grow well!!
And Ted looks nice in his penguin jumper!
Posted by Di | April 15, 2007 10:43 PM
Posted on April 15, 2007 22:43
Hi Sal,
Thanks for coming over to visit! Sounds like you're farily getting on in your garden, we're a bit behind, still got some veggie seeds to sow, but all flower seeds are in. Hasn't the weather been fab, although a bit chillier today? Whereabouts in Scotland are you?
Lisa x
Posted by Lisa | April 16, 2007 10:09 PM
Posted on April 16, 2007 22:09
You sound very busy in the garden. We've got the tomato plants in the greenhouse and one pepper. I was interested to read about the penguin jumper as I tried everywhere on the net to find a pattern, prompted by a news item on GMTV (they did not respond to my email). Could you please let me know where you found out about this as I would like to help in the future. Thanks.
Posted by Zoe | April 19, 2007 8:51 PM
Posted on April 19, 2007 20:51