The temperature has dropped rapidly overnight - much too cold for me (a fairweather gardener). So I did the next best thing I pottered in the greenhouse. A bit of harvesting, tidying up plants with dead leaves and getting rid of container plants that have finished.
The sun came out and it was quite pleasant in there, although my feet were still cold. Above is a batch of tomatoes that have ripened, there are still quite a few small cherry tomatoes that are green, not sure if they will come to anything though.
I picked the last of the dwarf beans, the container can now be emptied, not sure what I will plant in it - maybe some oriental leaves.
The peas that I sowed a couple of weeks ago are now pushing through
and the pot of carrots will soon be ready for picking as baby carrots
I will be thinning these chard plants and using the thinnings in a mixed salad.
Salad leaves are coming along nicely, I'm hoping to sow a couple more pots shortly to keep the supply coming.
The greenhouse is also sheltering some of my tender geraniums
I am going to be taking cuttings of these for next year's supply of plants
and a late sowing of Nasturtiums are still flowering bravely giving a bright welcoming spot of colour.
No one can accuse me of not using my greenhouse to full advantage, and it makes me feel that I can still do a bit of gardening even when it is too bloomin' cold outside.
The sun came out and it was quite pleasant in there, although my feet were still cold. Above is a batch of tomatoes that have ripened, there are still quite a few small cherry tomatoes that are green, not sure if they will come to anything though.
I picked the last of the dwarf beans, the container can now be emptied, not sure what I will plant in it - maybe some oriental leaves.
The peas that I sowed a couple of weeks ago are now pushing through
and the pot of carrots will soon be ready for picking as baby carrots
I will be thinning these chard plants and using the thinnings in a mixed salad.
Salad leaves are coming along nicely, I'm hoping to sow a couple more pots shortly to keep the supply coming.
The greenhouse is also sheltering some of my tender geraniums
I am going to be taking cuttings of these for next year's supply of plants
and a late sowing of Nasturtiums are still flowering bravely giving a bright welcoming spot of colour.
No one can accuse me of not using my greenhouse to full advantage, and it makes me feel that I can still do a bit of gardening even when it is too bloomin' cold outside.