We’re properly into our second heatwave expertise of the summer season with the drought persevering with. For different components of the world these summer season temperatures are regular as is the dearth of rain, however England is normally cooler and wetter. I can let you know that there’s usually a cool damp spell within the first week of August, however not this 12 months. What continues to be surviving within the backyard?
First photograph is of a scorching pink Gladioli, sister to the purple one included in final week’s publish. Nonetheless, it wants admiring rapidly because the dry made it fade earlier than it was totally out.
Subsequent pink specimen is of this Echinacea Purpurea (cone flower), this was a introduced on from a mother or father plant bought final 12 months and separated to be nurtured to full progress. The mother or father plant has but to indicate indicators of flowering whereas this one has a number of buds.
Third photograph is of what I hope is proof of leaf cutter bees. A few of my roses have had small circles and semi-circles minimize from their leaves. I’ve been stalking the crops to identify the bees however haven’t seen any. I hope the holes are usually not from weevils as an alternative!🤔
Fourth photograph is of my King Edward potato harvest. I had simply 10 potato seeds, these are the produce of 6 of them as the opposite 3 I planted in a felt develop bag and I harvested them earlier. Not a foul haul from a couple of crops. The dry was pulling the soil away from the tops and exposing the highest ones to the sunshine making them inexperienced.
Fifth photograph is of my onions. I pulled these in order that I didn’t have a lot watering to do. There are a mixture of sizes in white or purple. They might have grown a bit bigger if we had had a wetter season.
Final photograph goes to the multi-headed hydra which is one in every of my sunflowers. It has now grown far above the fence. It has an enormous stem which I prop up towards the wind.
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Pleased gardening
Rosie
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