Great growing weather with the warmth and the little rain from time to time through the week. How fortunate we are to have had that down pour yesterday, I was out in the rain with the fertiliser for the gardens and lawns.
When it gets dry again soak hoses are great for deep soaking, they drip away continuously there is no water waste, the water goes where it is needed.
This week has been another cutting back time for me, late spring and early summer perennials and annuals that are past their best. Once they have been cut back I am left with gaps which I have been topping up with, yes you guessed it, sifted soil! . The plants which I have cut back are already starting to bush up again with fresh new growth and will soon fill out, enjoy the new soil and cover the unsightly gaps.
My delphiniums have grown so tall and strong this year they pushed over the supports I put around them, its hard to stand them up again with out breaking them and ending up with them looking a bit wonkey. I have been just cutting them back to the point where they have broken and I guess they will put out the smaller flower heads they send up once the main bloom has been taken. A dressing of blood & bone or slow release fertiliser and a good soaking will help them last longer looking good.
Well it is count down time now for Christmas and the end of another busy year for most.The garden I am sure will be taking a back seat for everyone. If you are going away pop all your pot plants in the bath with a little water to keep them going and baskets and manageable pots around the to the shady side of the house until your return.
Dead head as many roses as you can so they can get going on their second flowering, deep water and mulch if you have the time. Then let the garden look after it's self while you have a well deserved break.
Vegetable garden:
So much is ready for picking in the veg garden right now, cover the black current and rasberry bushes from the birds if you are heading off for a few days and give away from your garden what you cannot use. How wonderful it would be to receive a basket full of fresh produce just before Christmas.
I would like to thank the Lady who kindly rung to alert us about seeing sheep in our garden as she drove past, (she did not leave her name), we managed to get them back where they belonged and thanks to you there was no damage done.
Thats it from me for this year, our tree is ready and waiting for the pitter- patter of many tiny feet on Christmas morning and not one of them will need to hunt for Nana in the garden.
I wish everyone a very happy Christmas and all the very best for 2011.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment