garden – Page 8 – Hybrid Thoughts

And still the garden grows

I’ve been really happy with my Malvas this summer. Started back in February I have three really good sized plants now. Their blooms seemed to diminish in the hottest part of the summer but they kept putting off flowers and now that the rains and cooler days are upon us they seem to really be…

Nature

The apples, some not all, are picked and applesauce is in the freezer! Our apples are sweet and average size – they were a bit later ripening this year. It takes quite a bit of work to get these but it is sure delicious! Much of the garden is producing it’s fruit as I blogged…

Harvest time

There are quite few big tomatoes in the garden that are starting to turn colour – soon ripe for picking! It’s that time of year. It amazes me that these plants – some 6 feet tall – produce from such a tiny seed these beautiful fruits. Yes, I know it is a fruit. I’m stuggling…