Good afternoon fellow Hive gardeners!
This is my July update on all of the remarkable progress that has been occurring in my garden...before the UK started to melt that is! Due to this current heatwave, the garden is struggling, and many of my plants may be unable to cope. So here it is beforehand, we'll see in a couple of weeks how much of it can survive.
Ladybirds and other beneficial insects have made their way in to the garden, this will definitely help to fend off the aphids!
Keeping the soil from drying out is tough at the time of year but my propagators help, they also keep the pesky birds from pulling up all of my seedlings.
A beautiful Borage flower. Bees go absolutely crazy for this plant so I try to let if flourish in as many places as possible. The flowers are great in cocktails and salads too!
Every time I head out in to the garden I can't help but eat a few of these Alpine Strawberries. They are small but pack a very sweet punch!
I've been glad to see my Kale plants doing really well. I have around 11 in total meaning we should be able to freeze a lot to use over the cold winter months!
This well established Lavender patch gives off a lovely calming smell that fills this side of the garden.
A first for me this year has been to grow my own tomatoes. I somehow managed to forget to plant any seedlings this spring, however luckily my step daughter noticed that someone in the neighbourhood had an excess and was giving them away. I replanted them into large pots and eventually transplanted them on into my raised beds. While my forgetfulness means I only have two plants, I'm happy to say that they are doing well and have started to fruit. Can't wait to see how big they get and give them the all important taste test! 😀
This Little Gem Lettuce has been hiding underneath a giant Rainbow Chard plant. While I was a little annoyed at myself for not giving it enough space it has turned out that it is surviving the heat wave better than the others. A valuable lesson that crowding is not always a bad thing!
That's all from me today. I'll hopefully be back soon to celebrate the survivors of this ridiculous heat wave. +35 degrees celsius is definitely not what we're used to here in the North-East of England! 😰🌞 As always thank you so much for stopping by any sharing my growing season with me, as well as all of the support you all show!
Good luck, stay hydrated and happy harvesting!
