My small peace of heaven.

Good morning all. Three months passed since my las entry here. In my defense, February and March were unusually cold and windy, so I couldn't do much outside. Seedlings inside looking good, and two days ago I sown directly beetroot, courgettes, green beans, chard, lettuce, ocra, and for test watermelons. Also, ten days ago I repaired fence around smaller field, and must do the same around potato and onion fields. It's a lot to do, but luckily I'm on Easter break, and have ten days to work at cottage. Hope it will stay dry. Finally, yesterday I repotted pond plants. They became huge, and if someone needs Japanese irises, just say. At this moment, I can only offer you pictures from my front garden. Flowers are quite lovely this year.

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Your pictures are absolutely glorious @Ante1. Thank you so much for sharing them!

 

Thank you @Ante1. Your front garden is lovely.

 

Your front garden loooks lovely @Ante1.

 

Thank you @Ladybird4, @Busy-Lizzie and @Blue arbour. It's one part of my front garden, and here is the entrance to my house. Rain stopped and we had lovely sunny day.

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More lovely pictures Ante. Seeing your lovely sunny shots cheers me up as I look out at drizzly scenes front and back.

 

Hi @Ante1 hope you enjoy the holiday time . I have been planting my 2nd early and maincrop potatoes. I only grow about 20 tubers of each, so small compared to the quantity you grow, but more than enough for me. My first early spuds are up and I have Asparagus just starting to come through too. Appart from Rhubarb, nothing else to crop yet.

 

Wow, @Ante! That’s a beautiful front garden you have there. Borders and planting go really well together and love the path. Hope you have a good holiday from school. Rest when you can and plenty of walks with Max. Fingers crossed you get some nice weather too.

 

A Wow from me too Ante. Such a beautiful garden, love the pots nestled in the borders too. Pathway to your home is stunning, thank you for sharing. As Songbird says try and rest and enjoy the holidays too. Hope the weather stays nice for you.

 

Afternoon all. I recovered a bit from for day extensive work at cottage. I finished with all major jobs. It's raining today, so it's perfect for all my crops. I planted all my onions, sown corn, sunflowers, carrots, melons, parsnip, celery, and yesterday potatoes (70kg). Everything what I sown in mid April are already sprouted and looking good. Next week will plant tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and pumpkins. Now more flower pictures, and time I'll show you my crops.

First flower on water iris.



That in the middle isn't flower.


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Has anybody heard from Ante. I was wondering how he was getting on with this heatwave.

 

Yes @Tidemark, he was at his cottage yesterday harvesting courgettes. It has been very hot in Croatia.

 

Good morning all. @Tidemark thank you for asking, I'm still alive. Last few weeks are hot, and last few days extremely hot and humid. If someone offers my 30C for whole summer I'll accept it without any hesitation. I had a lot of work at cottage, trimming grass, weeding and now watering. Luckily I have enough water, but it's a hard work. 21st of May we had a huge storm and cold wave, which destroyed almost all my tomato, cucumber and squash plants. I replanted them again, but harvest will be much later. Very weird year so far.

This is my storage for tools and all bits and bobs at field.

Plenty of lettuce. Luckily I have friend with restaurant, and he needs a lot of lettuce.






Small corn and onion patch





One of potatoes field



First courgettes



And some apricots

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And now flowers, mostly from my front garden.

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I admire your energy, Ante. And persistence. If the weather had destroyed my plants I would have given up.