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Thursday, 06 September 2007
Harvest For The Fridge
l'm drowning under a sea of cherry tomatoes !
What started as a modest and easily useable handful of fruits (or is it vegetables?) each day has steadily progressed into whole punnets. Not that l'm complaining because they've been very tasty and it's nice to know that no chemical of any kind has been in contact with them, and they are as fresh as it is possible for them to be.
But next year l'm growing fewer plants, and trying a different variety. Earlier in the year l bought some supermarket tomatoes which had a beautiful flavour and l saved some of the seeds from them so l hope they will germinate next spring. The variety was called 'Aranta'.
l quite enjoy the end of the Summer season as it blends into Autumn because it gives me the chance to clear the borders, dispose of annual plants, dig in some soil conditioner and generally get things into some order before Winter makes an appearence. And l like to plot and plan for next year.
l've bought some pink double tulips - ' Angelique' (above) and have potted them up ready for Spring. These will be used for added colour in the garden and can be placed where they are needed most. Unlike bulbs planted directly into the ground though, they do need watering during the Winter when there is a dry spell.
Also new for the Summer will be some dramatic purple Aliums - a type of ornamental onion. l've never grown them before so it will be something to look forward to.
My Echinaceas are at the large seedling stage. l'd hope they would be a little more advanced by now as they need to be bigger before they can be planted out into the garden ready for flowering next June. But that's gardening for you, things grow at their own pace.
The blue glazed urn, once home to my now sadly deceased Japanese maple 'Orange Dream', has been re-vamped and used for a display of velvety purple pansies with a bright yellow blotch in the centre, and a golden ornamental grass for height and contrast. lt gives a very pleasing effect and a nice splash of colour in the enclosed section of the back garden where they can be seen every day.
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