Hello Friends!
It is a glorious afternoon in the Shire, maybe at times a tad muggy, but then the wind freshens and whips it all away for a few minutes, and it is such
beautiful sunshine to lift my flagging spirits after several days of murk.
Over the past few weeks you’ve seen photographs of my
free mint plant. Well, not exactly free, in the middle of winter, when there
was no mint in my garden, I bought one of those growing herb pots for £1.00 and
when I had used it, I put the pot outside to be dealt with later when the
weather improved. In the meantime, the
root kept on growing and a few weeks ago I noticed lovely, small green shoots in
the pot, so I potted it up into a bigger container with some fresh compost and
look at it now! A few weeks of moderately warm days, a few days of rain, as
well as regular watering when it is dry and I’ve got a lovely, big, healthy
mint plant. I’m not certain, it may be
Moroccan Mint, but it has that deliciously fresh minty taste to it, and which
is perfect for fresh mint tea {which I love}
These photos are taken over several weeks, in
chronological order ~~~
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| 7th April |
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| 20th April |
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| 28th April |
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| 13th May |
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| 24th May |
Then, I did the same thing with some basil {which I never have much success growing from seed} I bought a pot, used some of it, then planted up the twenty or so stems, which are invidual plants, into a bigger pot and I now have fresh basil for a few weeks longer ~~~
I've also found an early~ish lone foxglove in my hedge ~~~ I love foxgloves dearly and am privileged that the simple, pink native has chosen to make a home in my garden ~~~
It's nearly June and things are moving along in the garden now ~~~
Until next time ~~~
~~~Deborah xo
