Flowers in the garden

The chives are always very reliable on producing flowers this time of year. I have 2 clumps at the moment, one in the garden in open soil and these in a pot. Flowers and edible. you cant beat it.

This is my blue berry bush and boy is it small sat in a 5inch red plastic pot but with this amount of flowers I might eventually get some blueberries. I have layered a stem in to another pot just to the left on the picture, I layered it back end of last year and intend to leave it this year in the hope it will root. This variety is called goldtraube and is self fertile. It is planted in ericaceous compost (acidic compost) which blueberries love. I have a second blueberry plant variety bluecrop which is also self fertile. Although they are both self fertile blueberries fruit better when 2 varieties are present.

The last flower today is a blue iris, well not quite in flower but nearly there. I have just potted this in to a larger planter and it is situated next to the half barrel pond. It looks natural in my opinion.

the weather is Wakefield today is warm and sunny

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Buzzy bees every where

Planted the Achocha Fat Baby next to the fence and it looks fantastic, I am very happy with it. I have 5 others in 1litre pots though and I dont know what I am going to do with them

When I planted the achocha in its "usual" spot, I noticed all the self seeds from last year produce that didnt get picked. Not to big but they are growing and growing very well. I will monitor to see how they do

Lots of the Bees in the garden this evening, spotted maybe 9 or 10 seperate bees. They were on the raspberries "Jonkheer van tets", the chives and the Catmint "Nepeta Racemosa"

Pulled a radish "Oriental Rosa 2" tonight. It tasted well like a radish... superb and peppery, this one was grown in a tub, pulled out as a smooth as a hot knife through butter and a quick wash from the hose and it was ready

Weather report - sunny day, Wakefield, England, lots of bees in the garden tonight. Dont know which type of bees but not honey bees.

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Fat Babies and Chives

The chives and looking great and have come in to flower nicely. So far this year depsite having 3 clumps, I have hardly had any fresh chives at all

The lemon balm is growing well too and so far no sign of rust. I will keep watching as it always seems to appear. Maybe the very cold winter has got rid of the rust

This is one of Achocha plants "fat baby" is the variety and it is coming along nicely. I am very happy with it. Once it goes against the fence it will go bonkers. Just like normal

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Flowers, buds and fruit

A quick snap shot of what is flower in the garden...


Apple -Malus Jonagold

Ajuga Reptans

Chard Flower

Chives

Grape Flower

Passiflora flower

Victoria Plums

Raspberry - Glen Ample flower

Sorrel Flower

Alpine Strawberry

I look in to the garden and do not see many flowesr, but on closer inspection they are there all around. Which is great.

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Redcurrants - Jonkheer Van Tets, Chives and Cherries

The Redcurrants are coming on nicely and I am very impressed with them. I would have liked more on the bush but it is in a15litre bucket. So I will see if the crop improves next year.

Some of the chives in pots are already in flower too. I have 3 spots with Chives, so I will let these flower but I should nip them out and the others I will nip out

Lastly, I have a cherry tree here, grown from a stone last year. it is coming along nicely although I am not sure where it will go or what I will do with it. I will have a ponder about that one. This is one of two.

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Free Plants

Really happy this evening from a plant point of view. I have acquired a gourd plant and a pumpkin plant from Freegle. Which is great. Not sure which is which! and I have never grown gourd before, so it should be fun to see what I end up with. I love growing new plants

My Chives have started to blossom too. I have 3 groupings. I will let 1 blossom for the bees but the other two I will nip for flowers out

My chard has weathered well through the winter too and it looks like I might be having some chard to eat soon. This plant is growing at the base of my Denistons superb plum tree in a pot

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