The frustrating July garden
It is all growing beautifully, but except for the courgettes, nothing is ready to eat. Won’t be back for quite a while, so hopefully the neighbours will enjoy…
The tomatoes, of which the three types I put in have all done well…
And the pumpkin vine is rampant…
… and showing real signs of productivity (last year I got two huge ones, this year a number of smaller ones would be preferable!
The chilli pepper and the aubergine have done less well – suspect they need more warmth than they are getting at 650m.
Our local traffic hazard
Everyone slows down, or stops, to see how the baby donkey is doing today..







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