First proper day out in the #garden and I can honestly say, it's tits and tats weather (tat suitably slathered in SPF30).
Moved the #tomatoes and #chillis outside for planting next weekend. Gratuitous shot of our front "lawn" filled with #bluebells. And a long shot of the back garden with an incomplete summer house (need to make the runners to hang the doors and fit one window) and part planted raised beds.
Romanesco 🐚😵💫🌀
Such a gorgeous veg! All of the brassicas were supposed to come out last week to make room for the tomatoes but this guy decided he wanted to do his thing after all. Way too handsome to pull, so even though brassicas can inhibit root growth in tomatoes I’m going to wait and see what happens.
“The extreme conditions will follow the driest March in 20 years in some areas which has increased growing concerns about the nation's water reserves and officially placed Spain into long-term #Drought.
I kept looking for that angle in the reporting about the lack of the vegetables in the UK. But I haven't seen it. It's presented as a side effect of Brexit and/or a political issue. They mention that there's a drought in Spain, but then it switches immediately to why do other European countries get some of the rare vegetables and we don't, and the fact that something is very wrong where the vegetables are coming from which is why the are fewer and more expensive this year is slightly overlooked.
I will also not back down from the idea that it is not necessary to eat cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers in winter, but apparently that is a very controversial thought. Might also be easier to decide not to eat them while you could, and not be deprived against your will, I can understand that.
Because I was still on the mailing list for some reason, let me remind you to NOT BUY from #BakerCreekSeeds because of their blatant support of right wing ideologies and white supremacy.