This is my mantra of the day.
I was getting a little bit into panic mode. After a weekend away, during which my brother watered the greenhouses for us (thank goodness) a lot of our bedding plants are now in stress mode. That is .... desperate to go in the ground and drooping after days of sunshine.
Today we have managed to get in 19 trays.
Sunflowers, cornflowers, cerinthe, calendula, helichrysum, ipomea, borlotti beans, runner beans, leeks.
As I chant my mantra, I can feel pride in all the plants we have raised with loving care. In my panic mode I can look at the 26 trays left and wonder where the heck it going to go ..... and that doesn`t include dahlias!
The back seats were down today for all the plants that went to the garden, And we got them all in. Sometimes all our time there is spent planting in May, but today I had time to weed the sweetpeas and spray the fruit with Neem oil.
I watered the row and fed it with comfrey mix diluted in water.
Outside the polytunnel is a stunning white foxglove. I must remember to save the seeds.
I made a large patch of soil ready for helichrysum plants. Last year I had soooo much trouble getting any plants and ended up with 6. This year I have had 5 trays with 24 in each so no shortage of straw flowers this year. I just have to keep them free from slugs, snails and rabbits.
Jan and Julie have given us 4 metal bakers trays which are ideal to keep rabbits off new plantings. Later I will use them, lined with net curtains, to dry the flowers.
Flowers looking good at the moment......
When I reassessed my greenhouse patio at home earlier this evening, everything was indeed, alright.
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