Chilly but dry day. Pasta dough in fridge, bread dough rising. Last of tomatoes picked (only a few small ones, but tasty). So Spag Bol for tea. And maybe tomorrow ‘Apple Charlotte”??
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE STUPID!
WILD GARDEN
I never know what to do with the soil from the tomatoes and cucumbers and chillies in the greenhouse at this time of year. So I have a plan. Mix the soil with wild seeds like yellow rattle and then just spread out onto of the grass – hopefully this will give the seeds enough of a chance to get started and compete with the grass.
AUTUMN – THINGS NOT TO DO!
REWILDING
Just to stay I have just bought ‘Rewild Your Garden’ by Francis Tophill. Love the way it is written; clear, concise and easy to access whatever elements you want.
APPLES
LISTS – Number 1. – Herbs
Chillies
I have lots of pretty red ones which are not hot at all. However I just had a quick bite off the end of a green one from a different plant. Eyes watering, half a pint of milk, lips numb! Wow!
INDOOR PLANTS
How many times/people have you heard say that they cannot keep / or kill indoor plants? Lots. Well its no big secret.
I have been growing 60/70 plants in my place for a couple of years or more – the number keeps increasing. My philosophy is to water a little and often. The bigger the leaves the more I water!That way I don’t forget to water them. If they don’t like this then they fo and die. Harsh but it does mean I am surrounded with lots of beautiful greenery.
Garden news
A rather pretentious title! Just picked 10 tomatoes, and thinned the leaves out on my yellow ones. Picked a dozen or so raspberries – they are big fat and sweet, Also cut of old flower stalks of the chicory – I think my favourite plant this year – for seeds to dry before storing for next year. I have nearly 300 bulbs coming later this week so the spring show in the garden could be good – maybe even better than the xmas lights that many people put up outside their houses for some reason!
My mallow has died, and along with the apricot. tree, that is 2 sad losses this year. And no mulberries either – they are testing my patience. I am beginning to plan more for next year – suggestions welcome.