Cabbage attack

The latest addition to the garden is a tub of one cabbage, 2 broccoli and 2 leeks. These few veggies are all I could manage to grow this year. Not too bad for a first attempt. I have added marigolds between each plant to stop greenfly attacking. However, this morning I found a neatly deposited bunch of cabbage white eggs on a cabbage left. I scrapped them off with my finger and saved the cabbage from caterpillar destruction but it shows how carefully I need to watch over my plants.

All these new plants are a long way off maturity (and eating) as are the tomatoes. Just as well the potatoes and peppers are doing so well, otherwise I would be starving!

Day lily's in bloom

The 1st of July brought the first day lily of the year. This year the day lily's have put on alot more growth and produced a huge amount of what will become flowering stalks. I had originally bought 4 plants, which produced a flowering stalk each. From each stalk you might get about 3 or 4 flowers. This year I have counted at least 20 stalks. Although the flowers only last a day (as the name suggests) I should get a long show.

As you can see from the photo, there are lots of buds ready to bloom.