Too hot for quilting

Its been far too hot to sit with a quilt on my knee at the sewing machine for a few weeks now.

So I am gardening and looking after my greenhouse produce.  A bit of an odd shape I know but it tasted wonderful and was really crisp unlike those things you buy in the supermarket.  I seem to have other stuff ripening too, yellow toms are beginning to look good.

My first cucumber of the season

The sun was shining today

Last years crop

I have been gardening today because it was sunny at last.  Sunday was a washout with cold wind and rain so today was wonderful. I came across these photos DH took with his new camera last June and I am hoping my gooseberries turn out as good this year.  At the moment the plant is not in flower.

Stunning flowers on my Pelargoniums

I did pot up and take some cuttings of these and others because I want to improve my stock and keep the garden full of colour. I have placed some in the front porch and they are already coming into flower quite early because of the boost they had in March when we had such summer like weather. I can't resist Pelargoniums when I see them at garden centres and always buy a few different ones to add new colours to my stock. I am so glad I heated the greenhouse now because it does mean I don't keep losing these wonderful plants to the frost.

I am looking at doing some sewing too this week if I get the chance, so if I can finish the jobs in the garden tomorrow I might switch the Bernina on.

First produce from the greenhouse

This is a mini cucumber which has a small leaf attached at the side, its an oddity I think.  I grew them last year very well so decided to plant some more and this one tasted great in a salad with toms and olives.

I also grow Aquilegias and this year I had a new one which had been pollinated by the bees in my garden and it was a cross between the blue/mauvy ones I have and a white one nearby which has a different shape. So the best of both worlds has come out in my new flower. I am leaving a few more seed heads this year as the results the next year can be fascinating.