What’s been happen in the gardens this week

 

Wednesday

Grey skies this morning not sure what I am doing as yet

But will let you know when I do.

 

Well I have pinned the strawberry runners not sure what I will do if I get any more as I do not want to lose any this year unlike last year

 

Thursday

Well grey skies this morning and some wind I looked at my first trail using coke to see if the snails and slugs would take a dip doing this in conduction with Garden Organics

 

 

Here you can just about see snail and slug using coke

Here are some photos of garden pink poppies and beetroot and rhubarb seedlings  first year of growing rhubarb this is 2^nd sowing  of them

Friday and Saturday

We went to visit David parents and I brought a new shrub for ether the front or back garden well David paid along with some roses

Well I got some shrubs to tie up in the back garden one being the comfrey it leaning forwards again never mind will be taking a cutting of it soon so it can bounce back again

Not very warm today but might brighten up later

 

Brought some runner beans called Evorma Elite when I planted them I put a wallflower in the middle of my canes called Scarlet Bedder and some tomatoes as well

Brought a Purple Laurel have not planted it as yet may be tomorrow

 

Sunday

 

it’s been dully and damp today so not much gardening done but had watered the greenhouse with hose pipe as my water butt empty

did notice Zinnia called purple prince good for insects

Monday

Making labels for the Zinnia’s

Watered the plants in the green house

Tuesday

Having coffee and trying to work out what to do for tea to night plus what gardening jobs to do a bit stuck on that one house is so quite since David started work again

Don’t get me wrong it nice having him back at work as I can do things in my time  as I was becoming a couch person watching TV.

 

 

First time making from GREEK YOGURT turn it in to Greek cheese just strain all the whey out of it very yummy

 

Crackers with Greek cheese

Cleaned the garden up from the dogs

Just planted evergreen shrub CEANOTHUS REPENS

Lovely blue flowers and bees love it

 

Wednesday

Out this afternoon at a Master Composter work shop

 

First one I been to looking forward to it

Taking banana tea with me and just made up rhubarb juice which you make out of the leaves boil in saucepan or microwave jug and it good for getting rid of black fly just like washing up ligiid dose we had 17 come to our workshop I talked for a few minutes about my self and the fact you’re always learning something new in the world of composting

 

Thursday

Well not so hot today but plan to do pot on the zinnias today and I might have a go at trying to cut the hedge ?

beer trap week two

Tried using my shares but not sharp enough to do the hedge the back one never minds have to wait for the expert David to do it

 

Friday

 

just planted 2 chrysanthemum and 1 wallflower just now while my black coffee was cooling down

also sorting out some plants for Sunday for the flower show plant stall

 

Best Farmer’s Market Banana Bread

(Makes 2 loaves)

 

Ingredients:

3.5 cups flour

2.5 cups sugar

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

4 eggs

1 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups mashed banana

 

Combine all dry ingredients.  In a separate bowl, combine all wet ingredients.  Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until well combined. Pour into 2 bread pans sprayed with oil.

 

Bake at 325F for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enjoy your weekend  and have a blessed one