Checking over the Hostas today at our Milverton site before the wind and rain has come in. They are settling down for Winter.
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5th October 2020 Checking Milverton site after the wet and windy weekend.
Went to check our Milverton site today after all the rain and Wind over the weekend. Nothing serious to report just a little bit of tidying. Many of the Hostas are feeling the effects of Autumn, but on the whole ok. I also came across an interesting site in the cordoned off area!
2nd October 2020 Latest update at Milverton site.
Here is the latest update on the Hosta enclosures at our Milverton site. To recap we are currently replacing, upgrading, adding and increasing the number of enclosures at our Milverton site. We originally had 4 enclosures and 1 small enclosure at this site, all based on the ground. Due to Covid and caring issues we …
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23rd September Definitely Autumn
Well there we have it, officially Autumn. Some of the Hostas had been showing Autumn leafs for a while, but we still have some performing well.Went out this morning and took a few snaps to see if we could find something interesting.
21st September 2020
Busy weekend, spent the Saturday taking my eldest back to University, busy on the M5 and in Cardiff. Took about an hour to off load her stuff and then quick dash out.Spent the Sunday upgrading enclosures and checking the 200 plus Hostas that was in the old enclosure. I should comment that I didn’t do …
September 17th Beginning of Autumn
Well things are starting to feel like Autumn now. Several of the Hostas are showing signs the Captain Kirks, Praying Hands, Whirlwinds, and a lot of the Elegans’ are getting ready. The leafs of our trees at our Milverton site are starting to drop and our Apples are about 2 to 3 weeks earlier than …
September 16th Found something special in the propagator!
I went to check something in the propagator, and thought I would look at the tiny fragment of the Patriot. Here is what it looks like, a perfectly formed mini Patriot plant, with leafs and root.
September 16th What’s in the Propagator
An update on what will be our last rotation in the propagator for this season:18 Patriots (Plus 1 really tiny one which seems to be doing well)7 Mrs Minky ( I reckon 3 may not come to much but giving them a chance)1 Krossa Regal (Very small just building up)1 Geisha1 Blue Mouse Ears (Small …
September 14th Hosta Leafs in Dew
It has been a misty foggy morning this morning and an Autumn dew was on the Hosta leafs, so I thought I would take a few snaps to capture some of the fine beauty.
September 14th Update on the Patriots
Thought I would give an update on the small Patriots that came out of the Propagator at the beginning of August.So the first one was of them as they came out of the propagator, and the remaining ones are of them and how they have developed in their pots since then.