A Round-Up
Nov. 6th, 2025 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hobby_gardeningIt has been some time since I wrote here. This is mainly because I have done little in the garden, partly due to weather but also poor health. I had done a lot of work in earlier months so the garden is tidy apart from a resurgence of weeds which will be easily dealt with when the soil dries. I also still need to plant out my apple tree.
I plan to sow Ladies Bedstraw seed in the spring as I think the autumn window has closed. We bought a strawberry barrel which will have to be assembled, filled with compost and planted once the frosts have passed. There's a relatively new strawberry plant called Rhapsody which was developed in Scotland, is very hardy, is a generous cropper and has good flavour. That is very tempting and I will certainly get at least some plants of that variety, but it might be best if I try a mixture to see what works best in our conditions.
I have an old cold frame to disassemble and dispose of, which will clear space exactly where I need it for the strawberry barrel, on a south facing wall. That may be rather a task!
I don't plan to make many other changes. The petunias have been a great success but I thought of replacing them with perennials - maybe Chinese Asters.
I plan to sow Ladies Bedstraw seed in the spring as I think the autumn window has closed. We bought a strawberry barrel which will have to be assembled, filled with compost and planted once the frosts have passed. There's a relatively new strawberry plant called Rhapsody which was developed in Scotland, is very hardy, is a generous cropper and has good flavour. That is very tempting and I will certainly get at least some plants of that variety, but it might be best if I try a mixture to see what works best in our conditions.
I have an old cold frame to disassemble and dispose of, which will clear space exactly where I need it for the strawberry barrel, on a south facing wall. That may be rather a task!
I don't plan to make many other changes. The petunias have been a great success but I thought of replacing them with perennials - maybe Chinese Asters.
