On a rather warm Sunday morning, I got my gardening done fairly early before it got too warm. We have had a warm week in general, but not one that has been too hot and one that has been dry too-we only had one millimetre of rain this week. Our high was 30.5 degrees Celsius while our low was 10.3 degrees Celsius.
Last week, I went and ordered some dahlia plants for my garden. I did plant three tubers a while ago, but I have failed with two of those tubers-they have failed to grow anything. The one dahlia plant I have is growing really well-I just wish the other two had grown two! This is why I ordered two new dahlia plants, which are:
- Dahlia ‘Carlos Watermelon’
- Dahlia ‘Florelie Raspberry Cheesecake’
Both of these plants are now potted up and looking happier after coming out of the box they were posted to me in!
I did sow three different types of seeds this morning. I chose some loofah seeds as I was going to try growing them again this year after failing with them last year. I’m also trying again with some blue see holly seeds-my previously sown seeds have done nothing, so I’m having another go. It’s the same with my sunflower seeds-I have failed with these several times too.
From the seeds I sowed last week, only my brassicas have germinated so far, but they are usually pretty quick. Most of my brassicas sown previously seem to have been eaten by the snails-no matter how many times I remove the ones I find, more appear and start nibbling!
My potatoes, tomatoes, beetroot, sweetcorn, onions and flower seedlings that have survived are all growing well. Some tomato plants have flower buds on them, which I am really excited about. I love my tomatoes, so I’m looking forward to the resulting crop.
That’s all for my gardening this week, apart from the fact that I have been out watering as required to keep everything ticking over nicely. If I get chance over the next week or so I’m going to start getting a plan together for what I want to grow as we come into summer and then over autumn. I don’t want to have an empty garden after all my current plants have finished for the summer!
- Dahlia photos from http://www.diggers.com.au
- All other photos are my own
2 responses to “Sunday gardening in November”
The description of the loofah seeds sounds so fun! Apparently, it’s also possible to grow them in the UK, so I may give that a try at some point.
That’s why I want to grow them-they seem like a fun plant to try! Good luck if you try growing a loofah in the future.