The 2013 Gardening Thread......

What you are growing?

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Its a lovely day so ive been happily pottering about in the garden ...............until DH started to dig some compost into the raised bed & its STINKS ..phew!!!    there isnt a smilie for holding ya nose  😄


 


Now indoors with a  medicinal  tea & biscuits 😛 

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Just caught up on this thread.


 


Merc, I'm glad that you like my avatar.  Must ring Grace's mum up this week.  Of course, I'll have to have a chat with the little lady as well.


 


We seem to get more snails than slugs.  We had the same last year.  I think that it's due to the wet weather.  We've no rain here at the moment but it's looking very ominous.  Whilst I was dead heading a rose earlier, there was a snail near to the top of the rose bush and it's over 4 feet high.  They're a nuisance.  What we've started doing is putting broken egg shells down because they only like going over smooth surfaces.

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chris, when we lived in Southport, there were millions of snails there, when it rained they would come out of the walls around each garden, big and small ones, they looked so cute! you just couldn't keep them down though:-(


there's not many of them here as the soil is clay and too hard for them.


 


tomorrow we aim to dig up the last of the iris and replace them with a shrub that has grown too big for it's place, providing the weather is OK that is....

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We've got rain at the moment and I'm sorry CB, but they've forecast it for you for tomorrow. 😞

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nuts:-(

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The grandchildren picked the strawberries today.  I was surprised at how many great big ripe ones there were.  More than enough for the four of us for after tea, but we managed to force them all down!:^O


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I have strawberries & free cream coming with my Tesco order on Tuesday! lol I have been picking loads of radishes, have baby cucumbers & have flowers on the toms.:-)

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the strawberry's are lovely at the moment Maggie, English ones, that's a good offer at the mo isn't it? I've been picking enough of it to know:^O

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I usually have Asda but Tesco sent me £15 off a .com shop so they got my order instead.:-)

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I just went for a little walk and took some pics.  Prepare to be bored.


 


A tiny tiny rose and some lovely big peonies.


 



 



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And some more.


 


More miniature roses.  And just for captain bovine my FIRST sweet pea!!


 



 


 



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Wake up at the back!!!


 


Strawberries with broad beans behind then perpetual spinach. What?:O    :_|


 


 



 


 


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Whoops, I pressed post by mistake.


 


so, spinach and now we've got room for a pic of the spuds.


 



 



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And the last two, the well.


 



 



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That looks a loooooong way down! Lovely flowers & great crops. My spinach didn't do anything this year.:-( 

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It's 30ft Maggie.  My son went down recently to check the pump!! 😮


 


I forgot the Yucca, I thought it only had two buds but I see now it's got four!  It's a beautiful evening.


 



 


 



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Lovely pics CG, it all  looks so peaceful .


 


....has anyone heard of or got a 'shy ' plant think its proper name is minosa something ?

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Mimosa pudica 


 


 


Try that one pcc.:-D


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Thats the one thanks CG 😄

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