Showing posts with label Aster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aster. Show all posts

Monday, 18 May 2009

What a greeting!


Checked on all my babies this morning to find that my Primula and Aster are poking through. Hurrah! After the dodgy furry business that appeared on my compost, I thought my freshly planted seeds might have been doomed. Turns out, they're right little fighters.... Either that or furring on compost is nothing to be worried about?


In the actual garden space itself, the greenhouse is taking shape and a good battering from the rain. It's still not finished, but I'm waiting for a few sunny hours so the plastic dries out and I can seal all the edges with tape to make it water tight. Ah and the door needs fixing properly, which could be quite tricky on my own.

I'll give it my best shot though!

Thursday, 14 May 2009

Whats the story, Morning Glory?

Wow, they certainly speak for themselves this morning, don't they?


Elsewhere in the garden space (or should I say - the windowsill space) the Lobelia has shot up!


The Radish is certainly loving the view from my living room!

And believe it or not, I have new leaves from the Auricula plant that I received from the Garden Swap Shop site the other day. The outer leaves look like they're dying away a little. But they look no different to when I received it. Fingers crossed it likes it's new home!


I've spent the early part of this morning (I know it's still early) pinching the new runners from my strawberries. Apparently that's what you're meant to be doing around this time of year. Found a few slugs in the pot... Must remember to add some kind of slug repellent, any recommendations? Strawberries must love their sunny location though, as the fruit is starting to form (only really small) and turning red. Doesn't look like we'll get healthy size strawberries this year.


List of things to do today:

Plant some Agapanthus White African Lily seeds
Re-pot Peppers & Chilli Peppers
Re-pot lavender
and possibly re-pot the Morning Glory (but might wait a few days longer)

P.S: The postie has just delivered a lovely parcel from Dobies. Ooh it's like Christmas!
I've got: Aster, Candytuft, Agastache & Sage *big grin* - Now.... where to stash them?