First of all: I made a typo last week, sorry. It was blogpost 2025/22 (and not 12). And I have uploaded a new blogpost to my website Renée Grashoff Schrijft
And here we are: it has started raining - finally!
I woke up to the sound of rain lashing my bedroom window on Friday, and I rejoiced. No other word for it. My plants were very happy as well, I could tell. The only thing is, it not only started raining, but the temperature plummeted as well. Going from 26 to 10° degrees C during the morning, was a bit of a shock to my system. And I bet to the system of my tomatoes as well, poor things. Suddenly I was back into sweaters and wearing a mac.
And then disaster struck. I hurt my left knee. Again. My arteries in that leg are bad, it's a family thing...Not that that knowledge helps.
Anyway... going gardening has had to be postponed for a few days. So the photo above was my balcony on Sunday. And the rest of the photos below are as well.
But hey, my frog pond is saved, it was on the brink of having dried up completely. So I am not complaining!
Still, last week I told you I am thinking hard about my plants. If this Spring drought is going to be a yearly given, it makes sense to take out the ones most affected by the dry spell.
I did a round in the pouring rain Friday morning to see which plants looked drab, and which had done well despite getting no water at all for three months.
It is about 50/50.
Which have done worst? My veg. Such a waste of money and above all: time.
Still, I did get two meals out of my two sugarsnap plants. And the curly endive did well, as well as the lettuce.
But the cabbage? Disaster!
So now I am waiting for the berries: strawberry, yellow raspberry and red currant all have survived.
I wish I could show you the lilies and roses in Hunky Dory though...they are all looking absolutely wonderful!
Hopefully next week.
Have a good time, wherever you are.
Renée Grashoff
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