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If yellowing on the bottom leaves most likely to be natural aging just take them off at the stem, I wouldn’t take the tops off yet you’ll get a greater yield. I top mine late August early September.
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Cos tyres retain heat?
Thanks a lot for your advice Bettina. Funnily enough some of the flowers look as though they are about to “go to seed” now. So I think they must be reaching that dry point you mention.
Looks like I can collect them very soon. Thank you.
Its been hot enough to dry them out. If you pick one of the dried ones and rub it between you hands you should get a good dose of lavender scent…
Then they are ready for eating or making little
Sachets to put into the linen…
‘Leaks in the cellar’ need stopping, but red lights may not be the right solution! ![]()
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There doesn’t seem to be as many fruit as there were flowers but still quite a few. They are about the size of a strawberry
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What absolute beauties. I will always remember my 3 yr old grandaughter digging up her first shaw of spuds. She thought it was magical!
Slowly getting there, all my veg except butternut is planted I think! I know I’m running a little late but should be fine, it is still on my list of things to plant this week from my GrowVeg subscription! The first year I had a veg patch I didn’t get stuff planted until july as it wasn’t ready until then. We still had a decent crop, was just a bit later! I desperately need to get my flower cutting garden sorted out as all the plants are desperate to get in the ground and I’m struggling keeping them going in the heat! Sadly it’s been report card time, lots of marking, visitors, desperate push to get our downstairs bedroom finished etc so the garden has been left on the back burner a bit!
You haven’t seen my kitchen în February / March lol. Going to install a radiator in the cellar for next year to liberate the kitchen.
We grew some padron peppers this year, you know the ones that are like playing chilli roulette, mostly mild with the occasional hot one.
Well, we seem to have hit red on every one and my mouth is practically blistered. I don’t know if it’s the heat of the summer or the fact they barely survived as we were away so often but holy moley ![]()
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My first year having a pumpkin
patch mix with butternut squash and melons and the odd plant or two of potirons. I have a butternut patch but not photographed here
Happy with the result, ignore the mutt in the photo he’s in just for prospective, over 20 pumpkins and haven’t counted the squashes.
Just thought I’d post a link here since I’m actually quite please and surprised by my minuscle harvest of mini kiwis!
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Well done, mine was planted last year, no fruits but died this year despite being in an irrigated area!
Has anyone harvested their sweet potatoes yet?








