Summer’s almost here

There was steady rain most of Tuesday which was much needed and welcome.  The temperture looks set to rise to the low 20’s C/72 F over the weekend before falling to the high teens C/66 F into next week.

On Monday I sowed the sweet corn seeds Sundance and a second double short row of carrots Royal Chantenay.   Apart from sowing some more dwarf French beans and carrots later next month I’ve now just about finished planting and sowing for this season.

Yesterday I carefully hoed round the potatoes and onions, all of which are growing well and look okay.  I’ll now switch back to the flower patches which certainly need some attention, mostly weeding.  As well as the pot marigolds there are some self-seeded blue and white love-in-a-mist flowering (the picture below is from June 2010).

The annual plot flowers like these are a sure indication that summer’s almost here. 

Have a good weekend, and take care!

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Author: Flighty

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10 thoughts on “Summer’s almost here”

  1. Glad to hear you got some welcome rain. I tend a garden in a park near my home (in Kentucky) and Nigella (love in a mist) is in bloom and looks just like the photo in your blog!

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  2. The rain this week was most welcome.

    I see in todays news that in the North West England they have declared a drought!

    Enjoy your weekend and early good wishes for a happy new month of June 🙂

    All the best Jan

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    1. Nikki they are lovely flowers. I started with a packet of the variety ‘Persian Jewels’ years ago which |I left to self-seed and they re-appear every year.

      Thanks, me too. xx

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