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 that alone, Janet and Tegan dealt with the Hostas whilst I did the enclosure work. We have 2 enclosures left to upgrade and then the creation of 3 new enclosures for the additional stock we are hoping to bring in over this Autumn and winter, this should increase the space for Hostas at our Milverton site by between double and triple its previous amount.
Anyway whilst working this morning captured a few photographs for you to see with the dew.
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 normal.
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 Geisha
1 Blue Mouse Ears (Small and building up)
1 Little Wonder (Need a bit of support time – more roots and leafs)
1 Hush Puppie (A bit like the Little Wonder here)
Will do some pictures soon.
Mike
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.
September 14th Milverton Site Upgrades
As you know we have been working hard over the last few weeks upgrading the enclosures for the Hostas at our Milverton site. So I have attached some before and after pictures to give you some idea.
We originally had some enclosures on the ground with membrane on the ground and shade netting to protect the plants.
We have been creating pallet tables to lift them off the ground and doubling our capacity for Hostas ready for the new arrivals coming over the next few months.
An additional advantage of the tables is to allow the ducks to range underneath the Hostas looking for any tasty morcels that may snack on our plants.
September 6th Coconut and Custard
A Coconut and Custard Hosta originally split 2 weeks ago and just come out of the propagator and potted on.
September 2nd Patriots for the Propagator
A new small batch of Patriots for the propagator. Nothing to loose and it will be interesting to see how they develop over the next 2 weeks.
