I spotted these on ebay and thought I must have them. 


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174603181344?...Sw149gBzAY

I prefer small squash like these which can be served individually stuffed with whatever I fancy. I also like a bit of colour at the allotment.

So how many of you ladies would be happy if the other half came home and presented you with these gifts?

   

   

Second question what are they? Gentlemen you’re welcome to answer this one.

After thinking long and hard (no choice at my age), the winner is........................


Being announced later

Morning Folks

Does anyone know what is wrong with these leaves?

Background Info -  The tree is in a 50-60 litre container in my backyard, it's certainly had enough water these last few weeks! It was purchased last year in a patio set, other trees include cherry, apple, pear, and nectarine, none of which are showing similar issues.

TIA.....

       

I don't usually grow peas for podding - just mangetout - so I have a box full of old pea seeds.
In an attempt to clear out some of these oldies, I've sown:-

Lord Leicester (Real Seeds packed 2014)
Victorian Colossal (either Victoriana sow by 2012 or saved by Norfolk Grey 2014)
Telephone (Franchi, sow by 12/2015)
Ultra U (HSL 2012)
Ne Plus Ultra (HSL ?date)
Serpette Guillote (Real Seeds from Seed swap about 2012)

What are my chances of germination? I sowed them on May 5th.

The cottages I clean on a Saturday has a vase of fresh flowers every week. I’ve just brought home the old flowers 
Stocks, sweet William ( I think ) , roses and a yellow feathery thing ( no idea). I was going to try to take cuttings. What’s the chances?

   

It’s only the roses that are looking really sorry for them selves.

Please raise a glass with me today, to celebrate our first birthday

I have personally enjoyed every minute of our journey and whilst not the biggest, I think we would be hard pushed to find a happier place to talk about gardening and the trials and tribulations of life in general.

25000 posts and 3000 attachments and not once have we had to use Veggies pointy stick! Probably because she made most of them!!

Happy birthday  Garden and Gossip

We haven't played this for a while and, given that the seasons have moved on, let's do it again.
What can you see in your Garden/Plot beginning with A...........you know the game!! 
Starts tomorrow.

I'm guessing my hedge isn't thick enough or prickly enough to keep this pregnant doe out of the garden. She has just crossed a 2m wide by 1.5m deep ditch and then pushed through blackthorn, briar rose, bramble and bright blue binder twine!     

She is very fond of apple and pear leaves, fresh maple leaves but especially new rose shoots and aqualegia flowers. Very pretty but, like wild boar, roe numbers are rapidly increasing here and that isn't necessarily good for them; although we are surrounded by forest, it is dwindling which brings the deer and boar into more contact with people, traffic and loose dogs.

Saw this article - 18 Self seeding Flowers, herbs and veg https://www.ruralsprout.com/self-seeding...SLiZX2m25U

To save you reading it, they are:-
Morning Glory/Ipomea
Calendula
Field Poppy
Cosmos
Sweet Alyssum
Love in a Mist/Nigella
Giant larkspur
Honeywort/Cerinthe
Angelica
Violets
Parsley
Dill
Arugula/Rocket
Mountain Spinach Atriplex hortensis
Carrot
Lettuce
Coriander
Kale

Don't know about your experiences but some of those haven't seeded for me and there are a few that I've never grown!
Some have been very successful - Calendula, Alyssum, Nigella, Cerinthe (though think its gone now), violets, Parsley, Rocket, lettuce (in GH) Kale.
I'm minded to grow all of these and see how well they do - I like them all and would be happy to have them running riot here.