The Potting Shed

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First pick of Piments d'Espelette, from 3 plants, almost 750g. The 3 runts came from a 12" plant in a 3" pot.

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Cut back the Kiwi so that I can (almost) get into the shed. Only about 100 fruits this year, but that's plenty. Plucked the rhubarb. Mowed the lawn. Compost bin now full to overflowing.

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Been a bad year.  Hardly any carrots germinated

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Begining of last month I found a Strawberry plant growing amongst my flowers in the garden. It's 2 maybe 3 years since I grew Strawberries & they were in a tub.
Anyway I put it into a pot not thinking it would do anything really.
Here it is, poor thing desperately trying to turn red 

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A couple of mine are trying to ripen fruits too. And soooo many runners this year.

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Chillies and other stuff were ripe to pick

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Pruned the blackberries, one is going to be killed off to make space for a Passion Flower or several. I'll have to replace the training wires, but that can wait until Spring.

Rosemary and Campanula in flower already, and some rhubarb has sprouted! Hellebores in flower too, but that's only a a few weeks early for them.

I still have loads of chillies to harvest, despite the plants still producing flowers and pods. To cut them back now would seriously reduce their chances of surviving the winter. 

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Garden hose drained and put away, outside tap isolated and insulated, both water butts drained and their taps left open.

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Picked the last of the bigger ripe chilies for drying or freezing, the little ones can be left for ages yet.

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Grape Hyacinth are in flower

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Grape Hyacinth are in flower

Bonkers isn't it? A yellow Cosmos and chrysanthemum are still flowering here too.

Crocuses and Bluebells are up.... and loads of daffs and tulips have their noses up wondering where winter went.

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Picked the last of the chillies in the greenhouse, I lost count at around 240 on the one plant.... Prairie Fire.

Just the ones in the chilliarium to pick now.