Something for nothing

I am trying something new in a bid to stop using the blue slug pellets

These have been spread over the cottage garden bed, 

they stank of sheep, just hope they work

I am using copper tape around my pots.

 Loads of flowers on my melon plant
last year I grew just one melon.

 Kiwi seedlings

I put a slice of Kiwi on top of soil, hoping to get further than last year, 

these should grow well in this small pot, 

so I won't have to move them until they are much larger. 

 Orange pip, again hoping for more sucess than last time

 Melon seeds, just for fun

 This followed me home on Saturday

hubby was not sure about the colour, 

but already I have 3 cuttings hoping for new plants

 Latest flower in the garden, 1st Dahlia to bloom

A bit more sewing last night, 

I love stitching these boxes, hope to get July finished by the weekend. 

I spent an hour in Win's garden after work, just a bit of weeding and a few late plants gone into her front garden.  Plus 30 mins in the greenhouse, as you can see from above I have loads of seeds and pips coming along. My Orchids are back inside, the leaves were being bleached white, which does not look good, so I have them on trays behind my sofa, there is really nowhere to put them in this house.
My garden is looking well, the cottage garden is filling up, in a few weeks it will look beautiful. Almost every thing is now out, just a few English Marigolds and another Fuchsia to go into a pot.
We are eating cucumbers, strawberries and raspberries, I have salad leaves ready for cutting.
I have herbs I will pick over next weekend ready for drying.
So all is well in our little plot, off now to read my book, life is good.