Hope the aubergines grow at least large enough to use. I tried growing them once but wasn't successful.
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9456 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 25 9:23 am Post subject:
I think Aubergines need to be sown earlier....and certainly have better weather than the West of Scotland has had this year....but I shall keep on trying...and the flowers are so beautiful ❤️
Have a plethora of spring bulbs trying to jump out of the packets and a million and two marigolds/phacelia/sunflowers/nasturtiums still showing plenty of colour.
My neighbour saw a tray of leeks to plant out for £1.25 last week and was most surprised when I told her how to do it and added the rider that it should have been done last June. She wanted to know why garden centre was still selling leeks then (last 2 trays0. Cos they didn't look dead and the garden centre assumption was that some silly person with no gardening knowledge would buy them. Success there then.
Sadly some garden centres do that. If it is a mild winter she may get away with them growing over winter and getting something out of them, but will have to get them before they bolt, so probably not very big.
I managed to get some autumn onion sets the other day, so if the weather is all right on Sunday, and I feel able, I will dig the rest of the potatoes to clear the bed, and put them in. Courgettes still going strong, and have been pulling leeks for a few weeks now. Grapes are still doing all right too, so cutting them when I need them.
the first ten aquadeluce have given 7 plants in the used bucket planters
my thought was spring beans and the nitrogen fixing nodules are there for the next crops that will go in the earth in april
the giant russian garlic has about 8 out of 12 growing well
i have not been able to harvest the last 5 big cucumbers and 10 little gerkin size ones yet
once they go the tubs will get a bean and 3 autumn plant onions added to them
garden like you will live for ever
the big boy tomatoes were "difficult" on the plants this year, the ones on the window ledge seem to be ripening far better, the first one was edible
I grew some mangetout peas in the greenhouse last year to add nitrogen, but didn't grow anything there this year. Thought I would give it a rest. I might put tomatoes in again next year as they don't do well here outside.
Don't grow broad beans as we don't like them.
I have to clear one potato bed to put the onion sets in, but will leave the courgette at one end as it is still going strong and producing well.
The flowers are still bonny in a lot of places in small home garden so are being left. Wind has made it look a bit scruffy but not so bad as to clear out fully. It'll look ever so bare when it does happen mind.
Lot of bulbs filling up tubs ready for spring. Bought too many so sent some to family.
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9456 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 25 6:44 pm Post subject:
I thinned the tomato plants down to anything that had fruit on it..they are still all ripening steadily, as are the small capsicums in pots.
I found a crown prince type squash .....just one small to medium size
Still working through the cylindra beetroot.
Work done today... planted garlic cloves , and broad beans straight from the pods (if these don't work there are more) and potted up CavoloNero small plants. I had left the old plants to flower and seed for insects and birds and dropped seed germinated...
Finally managed to get down the garden again today. There was one courgette which was quite large, and I got another bunch of grapes. Some of them have split and gone mouldy, and those ended up on the compost heap, but the remainder of the bunch have a beautiful flavour. The leeks are doing well and I see I have at least one sprig of autumn purple sprouters, so will use that at the weekend.
.....just one small to medium size 
View Latest Posts