Month: August 2018
Quite a while since I entered anything. Tomatoes are turning from green to red every day. I was at the Country Market on Friday and sold some Pelargoniums. I didn’t have enough tomatoes to sell but there was a big change yesterday. I have been picking about one pound of same each day. Most of them are in the greenhouse but some also outside. both the large ones, Alicante and the cherry type called Red Cherry. The Country Market is now closed for two weeks. I have been eating some and gave away one pound. What will I do in the meantime.
The Pelargoniums were very big and some months ago, I started taking cuttings, so between the plants in the greenhouse and in pots outside together with those planted on pots at the front of the house and those sold at the Country Market, I have surely 50 well rooted. Now Gerry tells us that this is the time to take cuttings or heels but I have found that it has worked since April, take the cuttings, leave them to dry for a day, pot them and no need to put plastic bags over them. I lifted a few Geraniums to day and potted them.
The lawn is beginning to turn green again but it will take some tome before it requires mowing again. We had some lovely warm and sunny days. Yesterday was great but I was inside to watch the games, in particular the hurling semifinal replay, Galway V Clare. I felt sorry for the Banner County that they failed to make it a draw again.