Saturday 16 July 2011

Mid July garden- part II- edible

 The tomatoes are growing rather nicely with first crop of cherry tomatoes ( red and yellow), tiger toms, plum tomatoes and Hungarian hearts. Also courgettes green and yellow, cucumbers and plenty of lettuce and herbs.




  Raised `salad bar` table  with slug protection  ( BTW, with a pair of ducks running free  and one  hard working coastal mole, no sign of slugs this year!!!!!



  Herbal table : here thyme, lemon thyme, basil, dill, mint and winter savoury, plus two baskets full of oregano

woodwork table /potting table with some decorative plant display, also pepper and chilly plants,  mint, tomato plant ( tumbling Tom) , chinese gooseberry plant, stevia, cans with flat leaf parsley and chocolate mint.



 Strawbale garden is thriving too ( courgettes ( green and yellow), a pumpkin, a marrow plant,  a sunflower plant, some runner beans and lamb lettuce germinating and doing nicely.
  To the right: Ollie`s patch with exceptionally tall Jerusalem artichokes, a nicotinum, some asters, sweetcorn plants and many more



                  Mini- garden next to the caravan, red rose, verbena plant,  ornamental grass ( in making),
                                          hollyhocks, curry plant, nasturtium and gazanias




greenhouse cherry vine  toms



                                                              mustard leaves, rocket and dill
 

                      Brazilian stevia plant ( sewn last year- I didn`t realize, it`s a perennial ! )


                                                                     more tiger toms

nice crop of mini cucumbers on  a single climbing plant


                                                           and today`s special!!!!!



                                                                  ` laizy Maisy`

                                                              Parents and children


                                                        Isobel `Izzy`

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