I’m a bit fed up with the garden and greenhouse at the moment. It’s probably the weather, but everything seems to have gone completely bonkers and I can barely keep up with it all.
Admittedly I’ve been away (again) for a few days and this time it was actually a short holiday! But I didn’t expect to come home to such chaos.
I left the greenhouse to its own devices. Rain was forecast anyway, so I didn’t think the plants would dry out too much and I was right. In fact they have survived perfectly well for four days on the self-watering trays installed around the greenhouse.
There are loads of fabulous tasting tomatoes in hues of red and orange, like bright light bulbs at a Christmas party, that all need picking.
Armfuls of herbs, though the caterpillars have had a feast on them all too.
The cucumbers are hanging off the vines like saucisson hanging in a French deli and the peppers and chillies are now all fattening up nicely but still a rich bottle green colour with no sign of going red.
I need to get out there and spend some time tidying it all up and harvesting, but for some reason I can’t get motivated, so it will have to wait.
