having just spent 15 minutes trying to add a pic, i have given up. so i will sort that out another time. i havent posted lately, not felt very well. my ankle appears to be trying to grow to be a football. lol took mum out on wednesday and had hairs done, i am more of a polish these days lol. apart from that, not a lot of interest has happened. today,we have had the worse winds i can ever remember having in june, played havoc with my hanging baskets, a lot of the petunias and fuschias have snapped off. all part of the joys of gardening.
i grow a lot of soft fruit, raspberries,redcurrants,blackcurrants,gooseberries, plums,pears, and an old apple tree that last year produced more apples than was good for it, still got several bags of frozen apple slices in freezer. i usually fill one freezer with fruit, i also have a few strawberry plants in a trough,used to have a huge strawberry patch but i dug them up, had got old. so soon be busy picking them hey?? wrongggggg firstly, gooseberries. although i did spray against it,they have all got mildew bad. so bad there won't be any worth picking, also bloody gooseberry sawfly have eaten most of the leaves. rather think i shall be cutting the bushes back hard very soon. need a good prune. redcurrants. one large bush and was full of fruit. WAS. we have a lot of woodpigeons around here and this year for the first time ever they have stripped the redcurrants green not even fit yet the lot gone. and i put a net over the bush. that is bad enough but all 3 blackcurrant bushes have suffered the same fate, stripped bare. why the pigeons are attacking them this year i have no idea. plum tree is bare, very few fruit set and those that did have also been eaten, i got 7 pears on 2 trees, lol and the apple tree didnt hardly set any apples at all. the only fruit i have got coming are raspberries, and i have netted them over. thrush still gets under for a few lol. but i dont mind that. so my freezer empty luckily a friend has bought us a load of strawberries and i have frozen them for jam. yes i do make my own lol and have found that i prefer using frozen fruit, i just pop a bag in the pan and leave to thaw out naturally. the fruit is starting to already break down, and no water is needed result is 3 nice jars of homemade strawberry jam on thursday. with a lot more to come.
so,just in case anyone thought i never get problems in my garden, and that everything is always so perfect, this puts things in perspective lol. yes,my flowers are doing well, shame about the rest of it.
just add that i asked mums visitor not to come this past thursday, she was very tired after having hair done, and i had an upset stomach. which i didn't want her to catch. mum really has had awful pain again with toe and arthritis in knees maybe if we get some decent weather she will feel better. as we all will. take care all
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Hello Mort...... a whole freezer full of fruit - wow!!! What a shame its not going to be the same this year eh ? Your strawberry jam sounds delicious - my favourite :o) think of me when you tuck into it ....lol......you know i can't eat it, cos i am on a diet ....lol......
The wind here has been awful and broken some of my plants too. Hope your ankle gets better soon, you need to rest it, keep it elevated when you are sitting, Sorry to hear Mum not feeling good...... we all need sunshine eh ?
Big Love, Jaynee X
Homemade jam?? OMG I'd be in HEAVEN!! I am sorry the birds are eating all of your fruit. Shows how good it all is, huh? I wish they'd leave it alone. You go through all that to plant it and don't get any. Not fair.
Sorry you and your Mum aren't feeling well. I hope you both feel better this upcoming week. Weather is HOT here...so enjoy it if your weather is cooler.
Have a good day sweetie...
Love ya, Pam xoxox
Get that ankle looked at Mort and get some treatment. Sorry to hear about all the troubles with your fruit. All you grow sounds lovely. We only have one plum tree these days and in the Spring it was absolutely smothered in blossom but on inspecting it a couple of days ago, about three small fruits - nothing at all, I think the frost did for them all. The winds have been horrendous here today as well, they even slammed our windows shut. Lovely and warm and bright sun but the winds were gale force. Hope your Mum feels better soon. Lol, at the hair - polish. Mike is the same.
You need to get that ankle looked it's getting worse not better, can't the Doc. give you some diretucs for it,. Love summer fruits not so good at making jam, I just stand at the bush and eat them lol. Regards to Mum and hope she feels better soon and you of course.
Take care
Yasmin
xx
i`m going to the same as the previous people.............get your ankle looked at....
or else we`ll all gang up on you .... :P
seriously though please get it looked at.....
sue xx
All that fruit. Jam sounds wonderful. Better get your ankle tended to so you can keep up your hobbies Mort.
Hugs, Joyce
What a shame Mort..but as you say..that's the pleasure????? of gardening. my garden is very tiny so don't have any fruit at all however my Brother in law has a couple of allotments which fortunately are just an extension of his own garden and he has qite alot of fruits etc. will have to ask him how tey are doing. We had that really gale force winds over the weekend. It was the open Gardens weekend in the village about 12 gardens were open I think Saturday mostly rain ! but yesterday was nice and fine so hopefully some people came and enjoyed themselves. Unfortunately most garden here are set on hillsides so not suitable for Mary and I to visit and less they supply a chair lift and I havn't heard of any as yet !! Hope this week will be a better ne for both you and Mum Love Sybil xx
I hope your garden does better our growing season is just starting I think , first time gardner here lol
hugs
Sherry
I cannot believe you aired your garden deficiences ;-0. That was me, the one thinking you were perfect Garden Man!
I hope you & your Mother are feeling better now. ~Mary
I would be so lucky to be half the gardner you are dear friend. Keeping you and your mom in my prayers on the smoke your both feeling better soon. I noticed there are not a lot of crab apples in the trees this year myself. The deer tend to love eating them. I might have to find something else to put out for them close to fall. On the other hand my flower garden is taking off with all the recent rain we've had here in NY. Your in my thoughts dear friend! (Hugs) Indigo
Oh sweetie pie, I hate It when you are not well. My fav other man should be swinging from the chandeliers....or nearly! lol. Pretty flaming awful about the garden. I love strawberry jam. might need to pop In for a wee peice! lol. Hope your mum and you both get some relief from all this flippin pain. Give me a shout If you get stuck adding the pics and If I can't do it I will ask another! lol. Stay well and happy my lamb. Love Pam xx
so very sorry you and mum having a hard time with pain. you both so brave.
your fruit sounds lovely. it is hard work and then theres the bugs. i keep saying i will attempt to grow some you mentioned. having a stuggle with my plants i do have. th e wax begonias wer e damaged badly by the last storm but the greenery is a joy to my heart lol so glad to hear from you again! best wishes and tons of love to you and MUM june
Hey Mort, I didn't know you posted. Sorry about all that fruit. What a waste except for the goosberries. My mom and Iused to go pick wild goosberries. They are so sour and the vines so stickery. And then the big disappointment, that pie was the sourest pie I could ever imagine and I watched her put lots of sugar in it. That was crossed off my list of good pie. Lucy
I think any friend of Pam's must be a nice person so I popped in to say hello! I love to garden and I am sorry about your fruit- I have ground squirrels that eat any thing not put in containers! I am growing my tomatoes in a bathtub this year. So far so good. Any berries usually go to the birds because I encourage them to visit. One thing I have noticed, in the circle of j-landers I enjoy, is an underlying llness or pain and yet a love for people, pets and plants. I hope to continue reading Caring and Sharing. Thank you and be well. Dannelle (from the mountains of Southern California)
Sorry to hear your mum is suffering and that your not very well xx That's terrible what's happening in the garden but at least the raspberries are surviving :o) I love raspberries me ;) So raspberry jam for me Morton. Thanks mate x I'm just being cheeky aren't i lol
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Wow the wind must be terrible. Also sounds like you are fighting a good battle but losing on the fruit. Great of a friend to give bring the strawberries. You still appear to have a lot of pep with all the problems. Hope Mum lights up soon, and the gout eases.
Take care over there.
Jack
Hi Mort,
Strawberry jam sounds wonderful. A friend of mine used to make it and it was delicious. I have problems with our peach tree also. This year I am going to try a netting. Hope your ankle feels better soon.
Kelly
Mort I'm so sorry that you and your Mom are in so much pain. You were making me hungry talking about all that fruit. How sad that you aren't going to be able to fill your freezer. I have some strawberries in the freezer I need to make jam out of. Take care.
Debbie
I hope by now you and your Mum are feeling lots better ~ like you we have had some very strong winds knocking the apples off the trees ~ sorry it is causing havoc in your garden ~ Ally x
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