Something growing..this way comes!

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Well, there’s not a lot happening at the mo, but at least, something is. The weather is garbage so I can’t get out and do what I want, but I have just given my plants a foliar feed, hoping to perk a couple of them up a bit.

So what have I got? Well, first off, I sowed some seeds 5 days ago and the Broccoli and Sprouts have germinated.

The Red Curly lettuce has germinated too.

No sign of the tomatoes and peppers yet, but I wasn’t expecting them. Some of the herbs are doing OK too. Especially the Basil.

On the plant front, there seems to be a fair amount going on.
The Campanula is doing really well (I think). Having just had a foliar feed, one of the leaves hasn’t stood up yet.

The Knautia ‘Red Knight’ is showing good growth. I like the ‘basal rosette’ nature of this at the mo.

The Dahlias are showing too. This is my ‘Lilac Time’ and I’m really glad to see this.

There are a nice amount of buds showing on the roses, particularly on the Maigold.

The Clematis ‘Voluceau’ also seem to be doing well. But, I really must get out and put new trellis behind these..and quick. I forgot to do it. Doh!!!

My misery at the moment though is my Centaurea. It looks so very poorly and today a new shoot on the peony next to it came away in my hand.

But for all misery, there is joy. These are my joy today. My Eryngium that took very badly to being cut out of a friends garden, put in the post and then stuck in my poor soil (and moved twice) has decided, I think, that it wants to live. I can most definitely see new growth peeking out the middle and a shoot about an inch further down.

Now, my roses. Oh, my beloved roses of which half a dozen have given me some headaches over the last few weeks. Four of the five that I bought from Jersey have given up, methinks. They are still in pots being given a chance, but there are no signs of life. But…my Orange Perfume. That’s a different story. He wants to live and I’m so glad. He’s in the bed and although I doubt I’ll get a good show this year, he will survive. I found no less than 9 buds/shoots on it this morning. :o)

Finally, my David Austin ‘Gertrude Jekyll’. This too looked so sad the other week that I removed it from the bed and stuck it in a pot in a corner. I really didn’t think it would recover, but then it seemed to perk up. So, I gave it a good top dressing, moved the pot to a sunny site, fed it and talked lovingly to it. Today, it is rewarding me.

So there we go. Not a great deal happening. Some life and some possibly near death and for every plant I lose, a little piece of me goes with it, so I sincerely hope nothing dies as I’m not ready to go yet, lol. :-)

• 6 May, 2009
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