Out of 2 pumpkin plants planted in the compost heap this was the only one that grew. The plant was about 20ft long in total and had lots of flowers. Next year I won't let the plant grow quite as big and hope for a BIGGER pumpkin.
Our front hedge is Viburnum tinus and the first shrub is Viburnum tinus 'Gwellian" which is variegated version. The hedge has been left to grow over the past few years and is out of shape so David and I tackled it this weekend. It will have to be done of the next year, but we stared by taking about 2ft off the height and then just lightly trimmed the sides and it looks good. Today I have just tidied up the borders, they are covered in Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) which I have been digging out when I see it, hopefully next year it will be less invasive and I can start filling the borders with flowers. A year on, and where has the time gone. Well I only have to look back at the blog to see how much we have accomplished. It's October and we still have a glut of tomatoes on the vine in the greenhouse, there are brussels sprouts, swede, celeriac and carrots still in the ground, not to mention the rhubarb that will be perfect next year.
In September I dug up all the strawberry plants and have potted on, ready to grow next year in raised beds to hopefully increase the strawberry yeald. September has also been an exciting time for me as I enrolled at Lackham college, where I am studying Horticulture and professional garden design and I LOVE IT!!! It does mean gardening has slowed down slightly but I also think this is due to the time of year. Today I have emptied the greenhouse and cleaned it out, sorted old empty pots and brought in the geraniums in for the winter. I have also pinched out the sweetpeas that I accidentally grew last month. |
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