This weekend has been a complete emotional roller coaster on the gardening front- who'd have thought this gentle hobby, usually associated with pensioners could be full of such high-drama?!
Steve went down to the allotment this morning only to find that those blinking rabbits (or maybe roe deer?) have indeed chomped their way through our plug plants, just as I had predicted. All the broccoli and nearly all the caulis are gone. We nipped back up to the garden centre to buy some more, only to find they had sold out. I am completely gutted, as I was dreaming of home grown cauliflower cheese. I have bought some cauli seeds and lots of nylon netting to cover the kale and cabbages that are left, but I still feel like a little piece of my heart is broken.
After sulking for most of the afternoon about losing our veg, I was suddenly filled with excitement again, when I managed to secure three cold frames on Freecycle. These little beauties will keep the frost off and hopefully keep us in veg all winter. What a stroke of luck!
Further cheer was to be found in discovering the tomato plants have a covering of tiny fruits, and with all the sunshine we've been having I'm hopeful that they will ripen nicely. I'm just praying that the dreaded tomato blight doesn't come our way.
What flower could lift one's mood more than the humble sunflower- just look at how they're coming along. Such a contrast from when they were planted out just five weeks ago.
And most joyous of all, after all the disappointment with the flat elderflower champagne earlier in the week, I am thrilled to report the bubbles are back!
Further cheer was to be found in discovering the tomato plants have a covering of tiny fruits, and with all the sunshine we've been having I'm hopeful that they will ripen nicely. I'm just praying that the dreaded tomato blight doesn't come our way.
What flower could lift one's mood more than the humble sunflower- just look at how they're coming along. Such a contrast from when they were planted out just five weeks ago.
And most joyous of all, after all the disappointment with the flat elderflower champagne earlier in the week, I am thrilled to report the bubbles are back!
Aaargh, a rollercoster indeed! I'm so sorry about the loss of your veg but glad it was balanced with the free cold frames, excellent find btw x x
ReplyDeleteOh dear... not good news on the veggie front... but it is a learning experience and you'll know better for next year... you are so cool to have an allotment... I keep hearing about this "freecycle" I must check it out... I have plenty of stuff to put on it too! lol
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I feel your pain! My purple sprouting have been completely eaten by pigeons and my runner beans and dwarf french beans been had by rabbits! But cant be too glum when I look round and see the sweet peas and the spuds doing marvellously.... it's a learning curve I keep telling myself! x
ReplyDeleteTHE BUBBLES ARE BACK!! Hooray!
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