We knew we should be cutting back the sedum at this time of year but couldn't bear it. But saint Monty of Don did it on the BBC so we copied. We also hope to get a few cuttings from it. Stupidly I had no pots around when I snipped, so casually used a somewhat shallow spare pot tray. This was pointed out to not be a long term solution, so they are now in proper pots.
The spuds are doing well, and I've bought more. Compost so they can be piled higher.
Amazing growing conditions today with showers and Sun combining to make warm wet soil. I took this opportunity to plant out the corn. (This is the second batch with fresh seed, only one of the first batch germinated.)
I'm guessing we'll struggle to get full cobs as we were late planting, but I remain optimistic!
The story of this year is the complete lack of rain. I've been told that before today we've had 10mm in three months, and the parched earth has made the Today programme.
Today, we finally got rain. A big thunderstorm threw about 20mm down. The garden looks wet for the first time in ages.
How long will it last?
We've not had great success with our seeds, but some are on their way. We have a cunning plan of growing squash on vines where the jasmine used to live. Large pots have been bought and squash transplanted (with a courgette for luck). Once the vines are long enough, we'll pop the pots behind the hedge and hope to get a hanging garden effect. I thought the pots would allow our plastic cloches to sit inside but they are a couple of cm too big. Elephant tape has since been deployed. We've also planted some ancient sweet peas where the jasmine lived in the hope of some one-off Summer colour.
The root was pretty easy to get out in the end. 10 minutes of carefully cutting round and through with my pick axe.
