It was such a gorgeous day in the cliff
today, blue sky and sunshine made a welcome appearance but step out of the sun
and it was obvious that winter is rousing and will soon be here.
I spent my day
catching up on housework and little jobs that have been on the to-do list. One
thing I have been meaning to do for awhile is the re-potting of some of my
plants. I love re-potting time, for some reason it is one garden job I just
love. It is always so therapeutic and soothing for the soul.
This monster is a
passionfruit I grew last year, I kept wondering if I should put it in the
garden but decided to put it in one of the large pots I traded for some eggs
some months back.
I also put my two year old Blackboy peach
into a larger pot.
I bought this tree
when I lived in Wellington, it was a self seeded tree that had grown from a
tree brought here in Wanganui and had been taken down to Upper Hutt many years
ago.
The next generation has been brought back to where its mother plant came
from.
Next (and in between loads of washing and
other distractions) I potted up a couple of chilli plants which despite the
colder weather are growing well. I have been told they can over-winter in a
warm sunny place so I am going to try. I also potted another passionfruit and a
rouge calendula I found in the gooseberry pot.
There was two Gooseberry plants that Andy had
brought me from his garden, two small peach trees which are from a very old
variety and a small but sturdy two year old peach.
All of those got potted into
larger pots with good drainage and a lovely compost rich/pot mix soil.
One day
Andy, when you retire and park your house bus on my lawn, we will be able to
plant all these lovely yummies into the garden...whilst having a glass or two
of course!
Here some of the succulents I started growing down the side
of the house last year...as you can see the have grown very well.
They were
pretty much sticks and buds when I planted them in and despite set backs from
birds, bunnies and dogs, they are doing marvellously and giving a nice splash
of colour in the small garden as well as great ground cover.
These plants will
be my nursery plants to share.
