Thursday, 24 March 2011

Making the most of it

We have had some very warm weather the last couple of days and have been lucky enough to have had sunshine too, but the weathermen say the warmth won't last because the temperature will be back to normal at the weekend.
Some of the plants have grown really fast during this summery spell. I've got a couple of astilbes that had shoots just showing above the ground on Monday and they are now at least three inches high and one of my strawberry plants has flowers open on it and a couple of my climbing roses have buds too.
Even some of the flowering cherry trees across the road have broken into flower, probably because they have been sheltered by the buildings whereas those on Castle Green that are out in the open are still some way behind. Unusually, there are even cowslips open on one bank by the ambulance station and I can remember that we didn't see these in flower until May when I was young.
All this fine weather made my feet head into the garden centre this afternoon and I bought some marjoram and oregano because mine are well and truly pot bound so I decided to replace them this year.
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  1. Robin24 March 2011 at 18:23

    Hi Grandma!

    Your weather sounds the same as ours. Those warm sunny days have made me giddy! lol

    I'm hoping this coming week will be the last freeze we see for the season. There may be one more but that will be it.

    I'm going to plant some rosemary and cilantro this year. I want to make some fresh salsa if we grow enough tomatoes. The rosemary is great on chicken I've read so I'd like to give it a try. To me fresh is always best.

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  2. grumpy-grandma28 March 2011 at 17:28

    Hi Robin!

    I've put new herbs into my pots and also divided and re-potted some black peppermint which is my absolute favourite, especially for mint sauce.

    My rosemary is growing in pots and is just about to flower and so are the chives. I'll be off to the garden centre again in a week or so for curly and flat leaved parsleys and garlic chives then later again it will be for basil and cilantro.

    I already have sage and thyme but I love herbs and use them a lot in cooking so I need a good selection.

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