Back in March I got two packets of these bulbs for the back of the square bed, which should have given me 18 plants, sadly I can only see one bulb growing, it's a common issue in my garden, I plant bulbs and they never appear, some of it will be to do with the clay soil, it does rot bulbs.
On the plus side I found a sprouting walnut in my raised veg bed, I potted it on in hope it would grow, it's really looking healthy, I will keep it in a pot for as long as I can, then I will pass it on locally, I do love free plants.
This is my first time growing butternut squash, I only have one fruit, there were two but one shrivelled and died. It's growing in a big pot, so probably not enough nutrients to grow loads.
These are my first asters from my grown to cut bag along with a few zinnias, both are growing well, I have loads in my flowerbeds which I don't cut.
My tomatoes in the greenhouse have really failed, I do believe it is the compost primarily, but the heat has not helped, my cucumbers got to set a couple of flowers and died as well. My carrots are slow, and a couple cauliflowers have gone to seed. Having the blueberry tub in with the raspberry bed is just too crowded, I already have a spot to move the tub to.
One of the biggest wins this year are soft fruits, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are huge and juicy. My rhubarb has given us loads, I stopped pulling it early July. My new gooseberry bush is filling out, so I will let the fruit form next year.
Every year there are mixed results in the garden, our changeable weather is always the biggest issue, so every year there are winners and losers, luckily I get enough wins to keep me happy. What are your results.
Autumn King carrots 🥕 give good results and no problems with carrot fly. The cabbage white caterpillars have made my Brussel sprouts look like lace. They have small sprouts forming. I am hoping the leaves grow back. Veg growing can be a mixed bag of fortune.
ReplyDeleteI don't like sprouts, and hubby won't eat enough to grow any, I am growing those carrots in hope of a later crop.
DeleteDo you have squirrels? Planting bulbs that don't grow, and finding a walnut tree growing in your raised bed, sounds like the issues I had with squirrels in my town garden. They'd bury nuts off the trees, and loved bulbs, especially tulips. I started planting bulbs with a piece of hardware cloth over them, then filling in the soil. The bulbs would grow up through the wires and the squirrels couldn't dig down to the bulbs.
ReplyDeleteLovely to have so much fruit. I am in competition with the birds and critters here, to harvest the wild soft fruit. They always seem to know exactly when it is ready.
Squirrels are a problem here, most of my spring bulbs are in pots with a layer of small stones to stop them digging, I had not thought to protect them in the ground, thank you for the tip.
DeleteYour asters are beautiful. We don't grow vegetables, just chillies, which usually do really well, and herbs. We have had a bumper crop of Victoria plums - a colander full every other day. It's been a funny year.
ReplyDeleteI would love a fruit tree, sadly no room, my asters and zinnas are having a second good year, I will grow them again.
DeleteOur greenhouse tomatoes have not performed as well as expected, yet the Passandra cucumbers have been amazing. 16 so far and more to come.
ReplyDeleteAt the allotment, the sprouts have failed (club root) but the butternut squash has about 10 enormous fruit which are just starting to ripen. Yours looks good. I never quite know when to cut them though....
Angie
I will have to read up on how you decide a butternut squash is ready to pick.
DeleteYour asters do look lovely, what a fabulous colour they are.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I am really loving them.
DeleteI planted those same bulbs and only got two plants the first year, the next year I had three and this year 4. I almost wonder if I planted them too deeply. They are growing nicely now though and are filling in an area of the perennial bed to perfection.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
So I can still hope.
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