July is here!

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In 10 days time we will have lived in our new home for 5 months! We are really enjoying this very quiet spot. It’s far more quiet than our old country home in Scotland as we no longer have a road in front of us. Only the little access for our neighbours. There are Red Kites to watch overhead and a Nightingale and Owls to enjoy in the evenings, as well as all the blackbirds, Robins etc. The dreaded slugs still haven’t found the Hostas, and I think when they do I’m going to put the dog hair from Willow around them and peg it down. I bet they won’t like that! And we certainly have plenty to spare!

So, here are some photos from this morning. I’m doing the weeding today, which isn’t too much of a chore, and breaking up the clay lumps as I go. It’s not heavy work, and a couple of hours is all I need. It’s not as cold as yesterday, but overcast and a bit grey. Hey ho. I can’t do anything about that.

I have one baby tomato so far and a few buds on the courgettes. A Persimmon tree which I bought in an online sale arrived bare root, very late in the spring and has been a stick in a pot since. But Halleluia, it is growing!

Anyway, thank you for looking in!

My first outdoor tomato!

Tiny courgette buds

I know…it two tiny buds. But Ai’m excited to be growing a Japanese Persimmon tree!

The Fig has begun its ‘fence training’

One of a pair of Lemon trees which I plan to grow indoors during the winter.

• 1 Jul, 2024
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