Monday was a wash-out where the weather was concerned so I had a lazy day at home just pottering inside. Tuesday was much better and so I spent a few hours tidying up the garden, there were a few plants weighed down by all the rain and even one of the bird boxes had come off the tree, although that might have been one of the squirrels.
It took a good couple of hours to get it all tidy again and It looked lovely, for a day at least. It's raining again today so on the next dry day I'll do it all over again.
Clearing leaves is a bit of a thankless task this time of year, but as I've said before, we have far too many to leave and oak leaves can take up to two years to break down, so It's really something that has to be kept on top of. Once they have stopped falling, towards the end of November, I can take a breather.
I planted more Rudbeckia around the garden this year, It does make the garden look more cheery, even on a dull day
Love how the Chameleon changes colour in the Autumn
I popped to the allotment in the afternoon, there wasn't anything to do there but I wanted a lettuce, there was broccoli ready too, as rain is forecast for the rest of the week I picked what was ready. I'm so chuffed with what we have been able to grow in such a short time, I came home with four heads of broccoli and two lettuce. I shared some of the bounty with my sister and have put some of the broccoli in the freezer. I think there will be some beetroot ready very soon, we are going to have a go at pickling that, no idea how to go about it but I'm sure we can call on google and you tube for some advice.
I was still in the mood for knitting socks after finishing my Autumn ones so at the weekend I cast on another pair with the yarn I'd picked out for October.
The yarn is an Opal from their Beauty collection and has extract of Edelweiss and vitamin E in the yarn. It's so soft and lovely to knit with; and the orange, purple and green colours makes it perfect for October / Halloween.
Last Wednesday in the month is stitching group. I had planned on going but it's still raining and now I'm settled i don't think I want to venture out again so I'm going to make myself a cuppa and see if there is anything worth watching, if not I'll have an early night.
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6 comments:
You're right! Clearing leaves is a bit of a thankless task this time of year but has to be done!
I like the colours in the socks you are currently knitting.
All the best Jan
We are having our Magnolia loped soon, so loads of leaves will be shredded, the rest I pick up, they are so huge. You have some super colour in your garden. I do love the colours on your socks, I do love knitting socks, but have too many pairs.
Your Rudbeckia looks so pretty, Maggie--I really need to add some to our garden. And I love the cosmos! We neglected to plant any this year for some reason and I've really missed them.That's great looking produce you grew! And your new socks are such fun colors. Hope your rain lets up--please send some our way. We need it desperately!
Pickling beets is really easy and even though it is not my favourite of pickles most of the people I know just love them.
God bless.
Cosmos are great plants for the garden and they go on flowering for ages. I always grow them from seed and they never fail me. I might try some new colours next year. I have Rudbeckia in my front garden but more of them would be nice.
It's definitely cosy sock season now and your latest knits look very pretty. Enjoy your knitting and also being outside when it's not too wet.
There's always plenty of tidying and clearing to do in the garden at this time of year and lots to be getting on with on an allotment too. You've done so well with your plot this year, you seem to have had a good harvest. I love pickled beetroot but I love roast or boiled beetroot too.
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