HIGHER MORWELL GARDEN DIARY
19th September 2016
Autumn sets in. Our swallow family left for warmer
climes on the 17th and we look forward to seeing
them back next April. We have friends visiting this
week so there has been some titivating and another
massive bonfire to try and reduce the number of
stumps as another leylandii has been removed.
The yew hedge bed is
ready to go when the
bare-root saplings
arrive sometime in
November. The
cotoneaster on the
right will be just this
side of the planned
wall going down the
slope. It is thriving in
its new position!
More learning in the polytunnel.
The runner beans didn’t have
enough space and are being cut
back, they haven’t produced many
edible beans. Taking my eye off the
rampant chillies I failed to notice a
major attack of greenfly to add to
the red spider mite misery.
However the middle bed is
producing radishes. beetroot and
lettuce and the cauliflowers at the
back are looking very good now
we’ve removed the caterpillars.
The courgettes on the right are still
out of control but very abundant
and tasty!
