The Beans are running up the sticks....
Allotment tales 2009
Sweetcorn on the left, lettuce to the right...
The first courgette!
Cauliflowers and cabbages....
A surprise Sunflower in with the carrots. Hope it's a King Kong Sunflower coz this baby's mine.... LoL!
Onions...
Pointed cabbage and Broccoli
Lettuce..
Victorian peas and Sweet peas around the wigwam, Strawbs and chives...
I put down bark chippings on the front paths....
Hot bed!
The lawn edges need doing .. tut tut terri!
cool bed!
pastel shades ish!!!
Have a great day everyone, bye for now!
Wow terri, that looks great! I love the bark chip path. Everything looks so lush and colourful.
As for your neighbour, her mind must be as small as that gap! Why would you even bother about, what? 6 inches?
That last pic is fabulous!
The lotties ARE looking a bit sticky! he he. If they were green sticks they wouldn't be so noticeable. Or, to make them a feature, you could put little silk flags in bright colours at the top of each one, and they'd flutter in the breeze, keeping the birds away......maybe not! he he.
Sue
Oh, I feel as though I am sitting right there by your side in the den chuckling about that silly neighbor. You know Dianne is right they are hardly noticeable and even though you can see them if you look, I have seen a lot worse looking compost bins, for instance ours LOL! So least it is not something hideous.
If I were there I would paint them with some parrots and lovely vines and they would fit right in!
I love the cuppa sitting there as a centerpiece. The whole lottie is just wonderful, you must be so proud. I know we are proud of what you have done there.
Ahhh what great mates you are, Thank you! I'm glad I started the lottie thread, it's helped me having your encouragement to get the plot organised.
Next time I go to the lottie I will take pics of the other plots and start a new thread with the tour!
Yikes !! it's past my bedtime, gotta go! Thanks again.
Goodnight friend!
Morning!!! wakey wakey rise and shine! Jobs to do, places to go.
Tha 'gap' is still bugging me ... lol.
It is the only unresolved area!!!! what shall I do?????
Sue suggested plant pots around the den ages ago, but now I don't have many plants left to pot up only Begonias and they won't get very tall! The Morning glories would have been perfect there! I was a bit hasty moving them, I should have planted them through the fabric along the edge.instead and moved the frame forward. oh heck!!!
Need to think of something else, which doesn't involve alot of cash!
Cucumbers!
First one ever whoo hoo!
Courgettes, getting more everyday.....
Bravo!
Onions getting bigger.
Thanks Candee, I've no idea on the cucumbers! don't know if it's ready / ripe yet?
can't wait for the sweetcorns, no corn yet.. lol.
Keith did the lawn edges!
Pleased the flower beds are looking colourful this end!
View from the den!
Edging looks beautiful and those zinnias need to be dug up and brought over here. If the cuc is firm and big it is likely ready for picking. Do you make pickles?
Thanks, I'll pass on the compliment to the lawn edging man!
I haven't made any pickles before!. I will have to check if it's firm next time. Hope I get lettuce toms and cucumber ready all at the same time.... lol. lookng forward to fresh salads.
It was seeing your Zinnas last year, thought they were lovely. This is the first time I have grown them, so Thanks!
I think this happened at the weekend, don't know when we will hear the results....... LoL!
Well you are definitely in the running this year! How many lotties are there?
There are 40 lotties. They have 1st 2nd 3rd and the ' most improved plot '.
We shall see , I'm not counting any chickens yet LOL!
LOL, I put all my eggs in one basket just the other day. I was making breakfast on the grill and put my last 4 in the basket to take out to cook.
Garden is looking great Terri - both the veggies and flowers. Good luck on the contest - yours look like a winner to me. Your vegetables are so far ahead of mine. I planted two cucumber plants too, but no sign at ALL of any fruit. Cucumbers are normally picked at the size to the liking of the picker - some like smaller cucumbers, others like them bigger. Just don't wait too long or it gets seedy.
Candee - I made pickles about 20 years ago. Never got enough cucumbers again, but I got all the pickling spices still in my cabinet LoL. It was a lot of work, as I recalled. Fresh eggs on the grill - that is some delicious breakfast.
Hi Dianne, righty hoe! think I'd better pick it then, so exciting LOL! Thanks I don't want seedy do I? lol even then I'll eat it.
I did something with the problem area! Rolled back some of the fabric to make a new bed, went to the supermarket and bought loads of herb plants! Filled the box planters with hebs and Begonias
Basil,Thyme,Corriander,Parsley,Mint,Sage,Oregano new herb bed in the den, nice and fragrant!!
I transplanted some Gallardia, white Nicotiana and put some tomatoes in there too. Think it looks better than it did before.
I'm NOT weeding the Gap ..... LoL!
Looking fabulous Tez! I'm so glad Keith is getting involved too. Don't let him take all the credit though! Bill tells everyone "look at the garden WE made" and he might have dug 1 hole out of 100! MEN
The herb idea is a good one, and the gap is not even noticeable. Maybe next year you can put up a trellis and put the sweetpeas there? Or beans or something climby. But it does look good now!
Congratulations on the cucumber. It looks ready. I've grown them a few times, but like Dianne, the first year I had waaaay to many, and the next, not one! I might try them again one day.
Our lettuce here are doing well, but whats the point? Its winter and who wants to eat salad? The brocolli are just starting to show some buds, but the leaves were a bit chewed by some late cabbage butterflies. We're in for more rain apparently....groan!
Gee Terri, you must be saving some money by growing your own food? In my eyes, you've already one the best and most improved lottie! Congratulations.
Sue
lol - I have a lovely lettuce that is going to waste because it is winter & the thought of salad holds no appeal.
Hopefully the two other ones will be ok for spring.
And as cold as you get just be glad you don't have to contend with this...
Hi Sue and dalfyre.
I know what you mean Sue, he's already trying to take over LOL! just have to laugh when I hear him chatting to the other plot holders walking by, he's done this and that! then sees me looking over and says but... Terri's done most of it LOL!
I will put a trellis or something up next year for sure.
I'm not saving much money yet Sue, still buying potatoes and everything! hope ours will be ready soon.
We have loads of lettuce , looks like you have Iceburg lettuce there dalfyre lol.
Scary thunderstorms here today, I'm staying indoors!
