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On My Oasis – ’tis the season to be merry….for gardening!
It may be RHS Chelsea week, but like I’ve got time for that! Things are growing like mad here. It’s a welcome sight to see things going right for a change, and with sporadic rain and warmer weather comes flowers and a proliferation of vegetable growth. Of course, it also means a ridiculous pollen count and stuffy noses all round which hasn’t been enjoyable, but it’s easier to find a way through feeling like crap when there are plants to keep you happy.
The Market Garden
I’m happy to report that most things are doing well here. I’ve left my Bok Choi a little bit too long and as a result it’s bolted and flowered. So, gone are the nice compact little Asian greens; they still taste good though! However, the strange lack of blackfly continues, and as a result, the broad beans are looking marvellous. Carrots, onions, radishes, beets and kale are doing great, and I’m trying to remember to do repeat sowings of things. In addition, my second attempt of aubergine and pepper germination has worked this time and I’ve got lots (probably too many) of young plants that will soon be ready to pot on.
The kale continues to grow rapidly.
Carrot leaves really are beautiful. The second sowing is also beginning to appear.
Lettuces in the vertical garden are proving the system works!
A lack of blackfly this year is helping broad beans
The Ornamental Gardens
Meanwhile, life in the ornamental gardens finally gets underway. I love herbaceous plants, not by choice I add, but I seemingly gravitate towards them. It means, however, that the garden looks near-on empty for the winter months and it’s not until May that the borders really begin to fill out. I must get some more structural evergreens in the future to provide year-round interest. But, as with the kitchen garden, there’s lots of life appearing, with new growth and flowers appearing on a daily basis.
In love with these alpine asters. Need to take lots of cuttings and also attempt to grow from my own seed this year.
It’s almost allium time.
This perennial cornflower is a cutting of my mother’s from over a decade ago.
The Poultry Yard
Indeed, there is even more life expected on the poultry side of things. Gertrude the broody silkie is down on eight d’Anver eggs, and the six little Naked Neck and Ixworth chicks are growing fast. Also, very excitingly, I’m due for a hatch of coturnix quail…starting tomorrow! What the hell am I going to do with them all? And as soon as the incubator’s free, I’ve got another six d’Anver eggs to go in – this time a pure white show quality stock.
These coturnix quail (and four chinese painted quail) eggs are due to hatch starting tomorrow.
So, that’s life On My Oasis in a nutshell. I’m sure I’ll be watching A LOT of RHS Chelsea this week and getting inspired for the future. Happy gardening, and hope everything continues to thrive with you!
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