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[littleminnie]

Some plants in tubs took a battering today with all the wind. 
Need to empty a couple of pots, they are past there best.  Autumn is approaching 

[Jane50]

I love autumn. I love the softer light and beautiful colours. Yes I agree, a lot of my pots are also past their best. Might be ruthless tomorrow with the lobelia and cosmos. Some of the bright annuals look wrong somehow in the autumn.

[CLKD]

The fuchsia pots blew over but I can't see any broken branches.  I have found a tiny white flower which I haven't idenfied yet :-).  Another heavy shower last night but it seems calmer now.

DH has picked several tomatoes from self-set plants: I put lots of uneaten toms into the compost last year and they have gone through the process and germinated.  Like tryfids 

[Two hoots]

We have tomato blight on ours outside  the weather has been so damp, but in the greenhouse they are ok 

[Jane50]

I've had opposite problem with my tommies. Blossom end rot on ones in greenhouse but ones outside are OK. No doubt it's something I'm doing as Alan Titchmarsh I am not!

[Two hoots]

Ohh I think its to do with watering, did Monty have the same problem with his tomatoes. His new dog Pattie was on lots last night 

[CLKD]

  apparently those tomatoes with end rot can be eaten  - due to not watering often enough.  Patty was sleeping in the shade, lifted her head then went back to sleep without opening her eyes  .  Who ever thought Monty would have a Yorkie ........ maybe he's babysitting!

[Jane50]

Ew I wouldn't fancy eating them, they look grim! 😂 I'll pass off Aldi's as my own I think 😁

[CLKD]

I suppose if the ugly portion is cut off into the compost?  Once fried, who would know ;-)

[Jane50]

That's very true. At least the courgettes  and peppers look and taste edible. Two out of three ain't bad 😊

[CLKD]

Cyclamen - to be put round various parts of our garden to brighten up dark corners 

[CLKD]

I bought Spring bulbs on Monday.  I was preparing the area in which to plant them: 12 ft long, 5 foot wide : and getting on well removing creeping ivy and weeds: when it began to drizzle.  Hard  .  DH was sawing wood.  Now we are both inside ...........

[littleminnie]

All the winter pansies, cyclamen, hebes and bulbs are in.

[Foxylady]

Did some planting a week last Monday on the public holiday, garden looks much better for it some cyclamen, hebe's, white hydreanga etc. Still got lots of bees and butterflies about. x

[C.C.]

I have two potted tropical hibiscus that I have to bring in the house soon.  One is a bush, the other is a standard about 3 ft tall. The temps are starting to get consistanly cooler and soon (hopefully not too soon!) we'll be getting frost in the mornings.  I have never had hibiscus before and they need to be repotted before I bring them in for the winter. Do I need to prune them now or do I wait til they go back out in the spring?  I bought insecticidal soap to spritz on them before they come in, don't want bugs in the house.