Gardens, plants etc 2020

Dear tvman

 Yes we do think alike, we are gardeners.  Onions and lettuce are a good combo- is that oak leaf lettuce I see? Its one of my favorites.

This is my first attempt with hydroponics and frankly, I am amazed.

I had to raise the lights on the AG hydroponics yesterday since the lettuce leaves were 6+ inches in the indoor hydroponic garden inside and

less than 1 inch in the outside garden. Both are heirloom loose leaf lettuce with 50 days to harvest being 50 days. I will eat my first salad

at day 17 with the hydroponic lettuce. What is your outside  temperature? Today we go from a high of 85 oF day to  a low of 53 oF tonight.  I look forward to following our outdoor garden progress.

Cheers to all,

Millie

Hi Millie 

Yes, some of the lettuce look like oak leaf lettuce, there's a mixture growing, they are from a packet labelled as pick and come again/looseleaf. They're quicker to mature than butterhead or iceberg lettuce, both of which I am growing elsewhere. Our outside temperature is from 68°f to 50°f. In the UK we have been dealing with °C for around 40 years since we joined the EU. Now that we're leaving it I read somewhere that we're going back to "old money"!). Some of us have only got to grips with kilos, km and 100p in a £ lol. We still measure distances in miles although when we travel into the Republic of Ireland (100 miles away), distances and speed are measured in kilometers and km/hr. 

One of our major flower shows in the UK, the Chelsea Flower Show was, as many many events have been, cancelled this year. As part of a loosely labelled bucket list, 4 years ago my wife and I went to the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time and there was a phenomenal show of 5000 red poppies. 

I can't say that I've heard of any major US flower shows Are there any Millie?

Have a happy gardening day everyone. 

Tvman xx

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Hi fellow gardeners (and other friends of course)

I wish we could transmit odours because this rose is not just beautiful and abundant, it has a wonderful bouquet, like an expensive perfume. 

I've grown it to cover the oil tank and it's certainly living up to the task. Once deadheaded, it sends up more flowers and will do so until October/November.

Keep gardening in this beautiful weather.

Tvman xx 

Hi fellow gardeners (and other friends of course)

Here's a photo of thousands of knitted/crocheted poppies taken at Chelsea Flower Show taken four years ago when as part of my short bucket list my wife and I went there because I thought I was going to die before I was 60! I was 57 when I was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. I'm 62 now and still smiling/growing strong.

Tvman xx

Beautiful 

I remember seeing this on TV, it was stunning!

Now does anyone think we could knit a beautiful garden! Just imagine, the colour would last all year long!! Lol!

Hi all

Got some of my peas transplanted today. What a scorcher, I looked out of the bedroom window at 5.45 this morning, the sun was shining and it's now after 8pm and still the sun shines! I'm going to sit down in a deckchair now and see what time the sun stops shining. I'm up in my plot (where else) which is in an elevated position and I'm going to lie back and relax.

Tvman xx

Hi all

I forgot to add a photo of the aforementioned peas

Tvman xx

Hi!

I have some exciting gardening news. Two items actually. The first is that some seeds I had saved from my agapanthus last year have germinated. There’s something rather special about nurturing a plant into flowering, saving the seeds and then seeing them germinate. I dutifully put two seeds into each of the three pots I planted and all six have sprouted. These are destined to be very special plants for my best people. I wonder how long it will be before they flower and what colour they will be? 

The other is that I now have a front garden gate after my friend spent his Sunday fixing one for me. It means I can now open the front door without fear of Noodle running into the road, I can enjoy the garden and sitting on the bench strategically positioned to catch evening sunlight. Now that’s what I call quality of life