#garden2025 — Public Fediverse posts

That's our apple harvest in.
4 reasonable sized fruits and if these are as sweet and crisp as the 1st I will be really happy.

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Slowing down for #Garden2025 🌱
Got a handful of purple sprouting broccoli and I've planted 20 garlic cloves in what was the squash bed.

A very productive day
In addition to putting a cabinet together with my daughter I had time in the garden.

Pruned back the curry plant and artemisia as they were taking over.

My roses are still flowering!

The squash and carrot harvest

And now cooking down crab apples for pectin

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Time to collect up the last tomatoes and cucumber.
Think I'll make a tiny batch of green tomato chutney
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Time for the inaugural grape harvest.

Not too shabby seeing we have no idea what we're doing.
AND we're in Glasgow which is not renowned for its sunny climes.

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Attacking the couch grass this month.
More cardboard down, LOTS of roots lifted and sometimes just a burn it all attitude

My husband has been a star doing the heavy digging, lifting & burning. There's no way I would have this much done without him

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Small but perfectly formed. Our first bunch of grapes. Not bad considering their growing outside in Glasgow

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Late start but a productive afternoon
I set up my potato harvesting station , the potato plants had almost all died back at this point so we emptied all the bags.
Then David did his Hulk impersonation and lifted all the remaining path stabilisers.

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These are figleaf gourds, many thanks to the crochet student who gave me the seeds

Loads of flowers and baby gourds growing. It's a prolific plant.

They're so pretty I'm loathe to cook them
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I can't sleep so up at 6 and in the garden at 7. Still staying in the shade as I can feel the heat.
Quick weed in the front garden, focus there is getting the tubs watered.
Then planting up some leeks while David puts together 2 more raised beds.

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2nd morning in the garden this week.
On Tuesday I reorganised the greenhouse and set up a moat system for the cucumbers.
Today I did a lot of weeding, putting down cardboard and moved the 1st earlies to be more accessible.
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Strawberry production has increased.

Best year we've ever had 🍓🌱

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I've never been a fan of hydrangea but our neighbour's Hydrangea petiolaris is stunning and the bees love it.

As I've lifted the raspberries we'll get to see it in its full glory this year.

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That should keep us in salad for a few days

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12 days after the first potato plant broke through the soil it's time to top up the compost.

All 22 plants growing 🙌🏼
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And suddenly the #Garden2025 🌱 is full of flowers

A later start than I'd hoped for today thanks to the rain (but at least I won't need to water tonight)
We got more compost for the potatoes so there's now 22 each snuggled up in its own bag.
The extra compost was used to pot up the tomatoes and cucumber.
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Work continues in the garden.
Almost all my seed potatoes in. The bags aren't pretty but they stopped the wireworm last year.
L2R Desiree, Charlotte &Pentland Javelin
And a spontaneous purchase of a kiwi potted up and added to our mini orchard
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Yesterday my husband built a raised bed stacking our 4 smallest pallet beds.

So today I filled it with cardboard, 2 bags of last year's hedge cuttings, home compost & their original filling.
I expect it to drop but any excess will go to the next bed 🌱

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As ever, my ambition has gotten the best of me. This year is going to be special... and a lot of work. #gardening #lizcultivates #garden2025

http://lizcultivates.com/2025/02/28/liz-cultivates-garden-2025-planning/

As ever, my ambition has gotten the best of me. This year is going to be special... and a lot of work. #gardening #lizcultivates #garden2025

http://lizcultivates.com/2025/02/28/liz-cultivates-garden-2025-planning/

As ever, my ambition has gotten the best of me. This year is going to be special... and a lot of work. #gardening #lizcultivates #garden2025

http://lizcultivates.com/2025/02/28/liz-cultivates-garden-2025-planning/

As ever, my ambition has gotten the best of me. This year is going to be special... and a lot of work. #gardening #lizcultivates #garden2025

http://lizcultivates.com/2025/02/28/liz-cultivates-garden-2025-planning/

As ever, my ambition has gotten the best of me. This year is going to be special... and a lot of work. #gardening #lizcultivates #garden2025

http://lizcultivates.com/2025/02/28/liz-cultivates-garden-2025-planning/

A delayed picture of my 1st crocus of the year, taken Wednesday morning as I left the house
And my first 2 tomato seedlings through, sown last Sunday

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I started my seedlings this week and I’m happy to report some of them are popping up like crazy! #gardening #seedlings #garden2025
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Time to start the #Garden2025 posts 🌱

My Hellebore is flowering its little heart out and it's time to chit the seed potatoes as they're already starting to sprout.

Pentland Javelin, 1st early
Charlotte, salad
Desiree, main crop