Full House !


 About 6 weeks ago we began clearing the "reserve" plants we had prepared to be ready of take the place others that, for whatever reason, succumbed.   These included tomatoes, courgettes, squash and marrows; but, unfortunately, in several cases their labels came adrift.  Tomatoes are simple enough to recognize, but the other 3 could easily be mistaken for each other.  Nevertheless, we had a spare greenhouse (Plot B now comes into play) with space in it, so as an exercise in curiosity we planted a couple in the far corners. And they have flourished !


And fruited, so I now know that they are butternut squash:


Finally, it may be worth mentioning that the yellow cosmos I planted outside the greenhouse a couple of months ago are now flowering and proving a great attraction for bees and other insects.  Perhaps less attracted are a few of my acquaintances who assured me that I was muddled and that they were nothing more than common or garden marigolds.  Right colour, shame about the height:



 

 

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2023 at 10:29 AM

    I think that cosmos must have been crossed with marigold to get these plants. The leaves suggest marigolds rather than cosmos, and the flowers are golden. Maybe they should be called marimos?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2023 at 10:32 PM

    Or perhaps "Cosigolds" ?

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2023 at 4:37 AM

    Whats in a name they are pretty, attract the bees and seem to be flourishing bother the name

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