I am neglecting the blog again. It’s been a busy month. I’m still working hard on my garden and starting to see the results. All that ‘organic matter’ seems to have worked it’s magic and the poppies are spectacular this year. Unfortunately the puppy considers any lump of horse poo still visible as a tasty treat. I’ve given up telling him to ‘drop it’ as he just goes back for more and it doesn’t seem to do him any harm. I draw a line at him bringing any into the house though. At present he is asleep while guarding the chew I’ve given him to stop him biting my ankles - he’s teething and likes to chew everything including us. His chew is a called a bull’s pizzle, a euphemism for the particular part of the bull’s anatomy which is dried and sold at an extortionate price as a doggy delicacy. Yuck!
I have now added a fan trained Morello Cherry Tree to the north facing wall on the patio so I’m reading up on how to tie in the shoots to help it keep its shape. There’s also been a lot of watering to do recently as, after nonstop rain in May, June has been very dry in Chester, with no rain at all for weeks. It’s been bucketing down south but not here so I’m pleased that a thunderstorm and heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow to fill up my newly installed water butts.
Other news since my last post is that I’m back teaching again. I’m tutoring an online adult course for the WEA in Creative Non-Fiction. I’m enjoying it despite some initial reservations about the technology. The students are from all over the country and are a more diverse group than the one I used to teach face to face. Everybody seems to have responded well so far and they are working well as a group.
That’s it for now though may add some more garden photos later.
Here we go!
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| Peas are doing well this year. Broad too though noticed today that black fly have moved in, |
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| Bought a new pot for the canna lily and it is thriving. |
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| Tomatoes are enjoying the sun we’ve had recently |
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| There are flowers on the courgettes which I grew from seed for the first time. |
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| Self-planted foxgloves |
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| This is a weedI think but left it as it looks nice. Anyone know what it is? |
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| First flower on Eustacia Vye Rose |
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