Sunday, 31-May-2015

Yard

• The hellebore I planted in January shriveled and died, the fate of many hellebores I've planted.

Pots

• Since it never got really cold last winter, we left most of the potted plants out on the terrace. My little lemon tree had a bit of a hard time of it and its pot cracked. I potted it up into a bigger pot, hoping to see some regrowth. I was about ready to recycle the pot, when it suddenly started sprouting from the base. I a week or so, we'll choose the most vigorous and cut the others off.
• Barbara's orange tree is doing well, blooming, as is the mock orange in the yard.

Salad garden

• Planted four cherry tomatoes. Counter clockwise from the rosemary corner, there's Gold, Primo, Red Pear, and Red. 

Monday, 25-May-2015 - the potager

Potager

• Last week we put in three Beefsteak and three Coeur de Boeuf tomato plants on the curly supports. They're looking fine still.
• Today, on the last three curly supports (by the fraises des bois), Haricot Fin de Bagnols. Found a frog (or toad?) hiding at one of the poles.

There are still two of the supports, between the B and the CdB free.

• Yesterday we bought an aubergine Rotunda Bianca plant at a marché des producteurs and planted it at the head of the next row. (Round, white with purple streaks.)
• Today next to that I planted two lots of seeds for aubergine Toulouse. (Long, purple.)
• Then a hill of courgette Verte de Milan Black Beauty.
• Then a hill of winter squash Green Hokaïdo (sometimes Hokkaïdo). (Roundish, green outside, yellow inside, 1-2kg. Might be similarish to acorn squash.)
• Then two lots of fêves Agaudulce à Très Longue Cosse.
• Then two lots of fêves Séville à Longue Cosse.

We'll see how it all goes.