Summer is not over yet but the signs are there that it is slowly coming to an end.
The days are shorter, and the veges in the garden have slowed down. This weekend we got our first decent rain in 2 weeks.
Though the fridge is still over flowing with zucchini's, cucumbers and beans, and the fruit bowl is full of tomatoes.
The lettuce are starting to go to seed- even the ones sown late in the season-probably due to the relentless heat and lack of water. The amaranth are looking glorious as their flower heads mature and the Chinese cabbage are heading up nicely.
The early apples have made way for the mid season apples. The green grapes have all but finished but the purple grapes are in the process of ripening. The last wave of peaches-Black Boy and Golden Queen are ripening as are the figs. I ate the first of the kiwi fruit that fell on the ground though the rest have a ways to go before ripening.
Most of my flowers seem to have given up though the cosmos that were planted late are starting to flower as are the marigolds and Japanese anemones.
The flowers that are really coming into their own, add great colour in the garden and make great cut flowers are the zinnias and naked lady lilies.
The days are shorter, and the veges in the garden have slowed down. This weekend we got our first decent rain in 2 weeks.
Though the fridge is still over flowing with zucchini's, cucumbers and beans, and the fruit bowl is full of tomatoes.
The lettuce are starting to go to seed- even the ones sown late in the season-probably due to the relentless heat and lack of water. The amaranth are looking glorious as their flower heads mature and the Chinese cabbage are heading up nicely.
The early apples have made way for the mid season apples. The green grapes have all but finished but the purple grapes are in the process of ripening. The last wave of peaches-Black Boy and Golden Queen are ripening as are the figs. I ate the first of the kiwi fruit that fell on the ground though the rest have a ways to go before ripening.
Most of my flowers seem to have given up though the cosmos that were planted late are starting to flower as are the marigolds and Japanese anemones.
The flowers that are really coming into their own, add great colour in the garden and make great cut flowers are the zinnias and naked lady lilies.
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