Thankfully, the water butt was filled up at the end of last week so if we have another dry spell, I should be fine. The rain also made weeding the buttercups a bit easier for which I was grateful although I still feel guilty about digging them up as they are so lovely.
All yellow...with a bit of green
Buttercup by Anne Williams
When is a weed not a weed...and the tomatoes are growing in Anne's garden...
Poppy by Anne Williams
The self-sown orange poppies are also showing well, although they definitely did not like the rain! We have always called them Welsh poppies as I think we got the original ones from my Welsh father-in-law.I also made a welcome discovery when I was weeding; I thought we had lost the thornless blackberry that Gwyn had given us but I found three separate vines coming up. No fruit this year but I am so looking forward to blackberry & apple pie next year.
Tomato plants by Anne Williams
I’ve never had a lot of success in growing tomatoes from seed so I generally get my plants at Malvern Spring Show from Pershore College’s stand but as there is no show this year (& I'm outside Pershore College's delivery area), I resorted to buying them from an organic, peat-free company and they are doing well even though they are in a mini-greenhouse that has lost its doors. In a few weeks I will plant them in larger outdoors pots and see what the results are. Salad days here we come!