Gardening: Hints and Help!

Not that much to report, other than all raised beds are now in place, each one 10’ x 4’. Plants (cabbage, sprouts, beetroot etc) are all growing well, and broad beans are emerging (sown using root trainers). I’m now relying on Wickes to fulfill my order for timber, which is to be used as a basis for bug exclusion (Enviromesh netting). Sowed some runner beans and French beans today.

My summer favourites are broad beans, French beans and peas..so OH has started some off from some from my seed orders. Usually I do a lot of the seed sowing in the greenhouse but I've stepped back this year as I don't have to grow for our local plant sale so it's nice to have a break. Got a few flowers on the go, I always like a few night scented stock, reminds me of home when young. Lovely evening scent. 

I love broad beans, by far my favourites, and fresh beetroot. OH usually grows a few things, but I leave the eating stuff to him. If anyone is thinking potatoes, I can highly recommend Pink Fir Apple. Small, knobbly but utterly delicious....

Loads of blossom on fruit trees👍

I grew PFA, some years ago, the crop was massive. It’s recommended that they’re boiled in their skins. Taking the skins of after though was a bit troublesome. Yes, the skins peel away, but trying to handle hot potatoes...

We never skinned them, scrubbed before cooking, that did enough for us👍 They are delicious cut, drizzled with lemon oil, tossed in herbs of choice and then roasted, skins on😋 My Sister has two packs of PFA seed tattles chitting at the moment.... I shall be trading stuff with her later in year!

I've been outside since breakfast, cutting down "snap dragons" and penstemons to make them more bushy and then I've been potting up cuttings from them. Next thing to do  is a bed of ******** because OH and I always forget what they are called and I've forgotten again as I type this! We grow a patch of them in the veg plot just to cut for flowers, so I'll leave you with my mystery plants till I remember them once again...!! They are in shades of pink with wallflower like leaves....

My brain is outside gardening, but my body is revving up for a death run for some milk, mushrooms, carrots and whatever else I can dredge of the shelves......

pits not Phlox is it? We grew Phlox amidst veg on allotment. Might be too big.....

Went outside and took a photo then from the depth of my brain Sweet Williams appeared. 

Here's a pic of them and first roses out, veg plot and seeds. 🌱

Love Sweet Williams. We have some just starting to get first flowers on.

Couple of daffodil photos, to my shame, I cannot recall what they are. Peach ones I bought from a Rare Plants Fair, the other, double one, I think the bulbs are Cornish.

It's been a good year for all the Daffs. nice and dry so they haven't got battered and bruised. I think, due to being at home, I've noticed every single flower this year. Going to miss all the rhododendrons coming out in parks and gardens, we have a few planted, just coming out now.