Garden notes take 2

Crikey! Lost a whole page of notes just now. Not sure if I can re-channel my inner Monty Don and reproduce it. I probably should take some more documentary photos, at least before cold weather sets in for good. There’s … Continue reading

Bamboo and two (Sept. 25th, 2016)

As continued fallout from the greenhouse collapse of 2016 I end up with interesting pot partners like this bamboo which is sharing a pot with a couple of avocados. And in my pot of mint there’s the last flowering plant in … Continue reading

messed with the wrong plant

You know I’ve had a heck of a time with slugs and snails in my garden. I’ve got plants up on gravel, on plant stands, hanging from the walls and under protective tarps. Snails still seem to get there. And … Continue reading

Garden notes from August

  I managed to get one or two cucamelons to grow from seed, this one climbing along the wall of my shed has little fruits on it. Everything is growing so slowly this year though it’ll be october before I … Continue reading