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Stroked the allotment cat, and stroked another cat, saw a fox, hope it isn't going to eat the cats.  Watered and then cycled home.  Ate three strawberries, I really, really hate Cornykev, but not really, my strawberries will be ready for Wimbledon finals day, his are much too early, so there.  Went to tennis and had strawberries (from Tescos) and champagne for £5, excess money goes to charity.  Watered my strawberries, which may be a mistake, but who cares.  Allotment next to me has beautiful strawberries and the birds don't eat them, and they are not netted.  Asked her if they were a special expensive variety and she said they came from Lidels (excuse spelling).

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Introduced grand-daughter Ella to the joys of pulling your own carrots(and wished I'd tied her hair back for the picture!)

ah sweeet picture, Gwen. I rather like the hair in the eyes look.

Almost passed out from the heat, but reassembled my tomato cover, weeded and potted some new plants. Gave a little garden tour to a three year old who liked picking the purple beans and trombone squash and eating them raw.

Quote from: GrannieAnnie on June 24, 2010, 03:55:42
Gave a little garden tour to a three year old who liked picking the purple beans and trombone squash and eating them raw.

They're best when they're young (veg and children!)

Transplanted cucumber and sweetcorn
Watered and picked some more strawberrys  :P
;D ;D ;D

harvested the garlic, great crop and sowed more carrots in its place, thinned and transplanted more parsnips, watered again!, thinned the apples, ate a few strawberries, thinking about picking the first peas  :D

I watered, watered and watered.  Picked some redcurrants to give away, still have some in the freezer and jelly from last year.  Picked some strawberries, gave some to next door, so there Cornykev.  ;D ;D ;D Watered them, but not sure if that is good or not as they love the sun, watered them after picking, haven't been watering them so perhaps that is why they are a bit slow (like me).  Got enough pots and spinach and a few peas for tonight.  Lovely sunny day today, and tomorrow Council compost is coming so that will be an early birthday present for me, I am so lucky.

cried  :( my sprouting broccoli has gone to seed, over night  :o boo hoooo

Picked blueberries and the last of the spring red raspberries, two toms and bush beans and purple pole beans.  Too hot to do much else.

Sat under a large red umbrella.

Harvest

Found a cauliflower on my cauliflowers!  I am a real gardener at last!

Quote from: smudger28 on June 26, 2010, 21:48:23
Harvest

Doesn't that picture just make you smile? Lovely spread Smudger.

Ninny

let off 2 paper lanterns into the night sky - bootiful it was  ;D

Umm....let see...I picked loads of elder flowers for cordial..got covered with pollen.. ::)...then I cut off some red currant branches,,with berries and gave those to my chucks..spent ages watching and laughing at their reactions for it.. ;D..what a fun... ;D sat down with a cup of coffee and listened birds singing and butterflies fluttering around...bees buzzing..dog snoring.. ::) ;D..lovely morning..but it is time for a action now....and get some work done..
...and GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF YOU TOO... ;D ;D (..in a style of 'good morning Vietnam')... ;D

I took a load of cuttings off my pinks last night, labelled them and put them in bags ready to put into pots this morning.  At least I can sit under the apple trees in the shade to do it.

I put my aubergines into their final pots yesterday and they are looking good.  I also did some hoeing but not for very long as it was too hot. 

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Quote from: smudger28 on June 26, 2010, 21:48:23
Harvest

Doesn't that picture just make you smile? Lovely spread Smudger.

Ninny

Thanks Ninny we are very pleased so far....

A lovely looking selection Smudger  :)

I've been tying up toms and pinching side shoots out before it got too hot  :)