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A good drenching
9 June 2026 07:25 pmEverything has benefited from the rain after days on end of unseasonable and unbearable heat -- even the Christmas-present amaryllis that was busy having a 'holiday' out of doors ( Read more... )
The rudbeckias, marigolds and corn-marigolds all have flower buds on. Interestingly, one of the self-sown not-tomato seedlings has turned out not just to be a cornflower, but to be a pink cornflower -- presumably descended from the 'purple mix' of last year! I did save some of that seed, but haven't planted it myself as we seemed to have rather a lot of cornflowers already :-p
( Mesembryanthemums and orange poppy )
The beetroot and kale are also trying to flower, and I should probably be thinking about sowing replacements. Unfortunately I really don't have room!
( Rocket and lettuce )
The towel-tomatoes are producing plenty of little green fruits, and the one Roma tomato has put out its first flowers.
( Dwarf peas and sweet peas )
The rudbeckias, marigolds and corn-marigolds all have flower buds on. Interestingly, one of the self-sown not-tomato seedlings has turned out not just to be a cornflower, but to be a pink cornflower -- presumably descended from the 'purple mix' of last year! I did save some of that seed, but haven't planted it myself as we seemed to have rather a lot of cornflowers already :-p
( Mesembryanthemums and orange poppy )
The beetroot and kale are also trying to flower, and I should probably be thinking about sowing replacements. Unfortunately I really don't have room!
( Rocket and lettuce )
The towel-tomatoes are producing plenty of little green fruits, and the one Roma tomato has put out its first flowers.
( Dwarf peas and sweet peas )