Awful weather - typical Brits talk

twopenny

Another day of bright blue skies but with a goodly breeze blowing.

Not so hot so that's a blessing but I'm a UK er through and through and feel anxious without water pouring down regularly. Also all this good weather makes you feel you should be doing something purposeful and that's exhausting. No real excuse for a feet up day.

The garden is looking as tidy as I left it last week but with dying tomato plants despite watering. No Christmas tomatoes this year.

Today is Dom non plus some preserving or cooking if I don't get seduced by the sun and take myself off somewhere.

The rogue tomatoes growing by the yard from the herb pot are a largish plum and looking good. Nothing like I've bought so must be a cross or just not grown in water.

Yes Dusty, that was a money tree. Apparently it only works if you can give some away and nobody wants any which is why it's not working I suppose.

So being child free for a while will it be feet up or more digging?

Farway how lucky to have foxgloves! My plants are all crispy and shrivelled. Not sure if I'll have any next year because the heat struck before they seeded.

Farway

Cooler this morning, nay, it's blooming cold even. Chilly breeze but sun's out. Rain due Thursday so only a few more days of watering left. I was out there this morning doing a couple of pots, including the split toms in poo trough.

2p The rogue tomatoes growing by the yard from the herb pot are a largish plum and looking good. Nothing like I've bought so must be a cross or just not grown in water. Sounds similar heritage to my poo trough one, no idea of heritage but better than "proper ones" Will you try & save some seeds seeing as it likes your garden?

I thought I recognised the Money tree. I also have a non working one 😂If it's £20 for one I have fortune lingering in my conservatory.

Which brings me neatly to London Pride, just browsing for some and prices are frightening given they root easily & I remember as a lad chucking them away as they spread. No doubt I'll find some around to cling to my shoes sooner or later.

Seeing the Indian bean tree reminds me there is a fantastic one at Wisley, sits alone & majestic, they also have wonderful flowers in spring. One for Rottery Acres. I wonder how many Morries shoppers have picked some beans thinking of dinner?

Managed to make a start on cutting back the buddleia, much lighter near the back door now. I found one of the long lost purple climbing beans using a buddleia as support, no beans of course, but maybe now the light can get in, who knows?

I also found the Limelight hydrangea from Morries, that I was nurturing to plant out once I had a spot for it. Think I have a spot now, so I'll plant out maybe next month.

No gardening planned, I do have the scrapper coming later to collect the MOT failure car. looking at the not a log book, I've had it since Feb 2013 and it mostly has behaved itself and served me well.