Gardening

[Mick]

I don't think they appreciated being zapped wi the hosepipe .....

just found out cats are the same

 

[Stevie R]

Final picture of the Sunflowers, they are fully grown now.

 

[shillelagh]

mine are still growing .. .but one has come out ...

 

[DaveinGermany]

and the midges are out and biting ... theyre all watered ...

Send 'em back up to Jockland! Och weel, they'll no be happy aboot tha, all they watta & ney Whisky!

 

[shillelagh]

so what do I do with this pumpkin that's growing .. its flowered .. one website says take the flower off .. a couple of others don't mention it at all .. what do I do? any ideas ..

 

[Retlaw]

so what do I do with this pumpkin that's growing .. its flowered .. one website says take the flower off .. a couple of others don't mention it at all .. what do I do? any ideas ..

Its natural for a plant to grow flowers, they are the germination process for next years seeds, what would have happened if you'd have been on holiday. Do you take the flowers off other plants, like your tomato's etc.

 

[DaveinGermany]

so what do I do with this pumpkin that's growing ..

Your local fairy Godmother should be able to help you there Shill!

 

[Less]

Your local fairy Godmother should be able to help you there Shill!

She's have more chance with her fairy godfather, how is Rindy these days?

 

[shillelagh]

Rindy is doing fine less ... i'll tell him you were asking about him ..

heres the pumpkins ..... its grown ... its now resting on another pot that the bulbs I planted didn't come up ... , second photo is the 2nd flower dying off and the pumpkin to be underneath, third photo is the 1st pumpkin I think the birds have been at it .. theres a nick in the stem and a nick on the pumpkin .. which I don't think its going to grow anymore, fourth is another flower .. I don't know how many more are going to bloom, and the fifth photo is the pumpkin I planted that was eaten and grew again ..

 

[shillelagh]

the sunflowers ... ive used my nephew as a height guide .. he says hes 5ft 7in ...

 

[shillelagh]

I found the tape measure .... the other end was under my foot ...

 

[Mick]

Here is my first Sunflower more on the way
and some other growing stuff

By the way the raspberry's are not there now yum yum

 

[shillelagh]

my sunflowers .... ive had to tie em to the fence .. they've outgrown the canes

 

[shillelagh]

the pumpkin is growing ..... long .. its 4ft long

 

[Turtle]

my sunflowers .... ive had to tie em to the fence .. they've outgrown the canes

Happy bee in No. 5!

 

[shillelagh]

they've grown a bit more since the last time I had the tape measure out ...

 

[Stevie R]

they've grown a bit more since the last time I had the tape measure out ...

Really..

 

[shillelagh]

Really..

they have .. I had to get the nephew to reach up ... while I took the photo .. I couldn't reach up enough and take the photo ...

 

[shillelagh]

they've grown a bit more since as well .. even the nephew couldn't reach the top of the sunflower .. luckily the wind blew it a bit forward ....

 

[DaveinGermany]

I've been casually following the goings-on on here but haven't attempted to plant anything myself. Reason being is that if I did, I'd probably use some seed like the neighbour used, so putting all yours to shame.