But I look at the plants doing their best to keep growing and cropping and I must admit I get a terrible feeling of guilt!
So I hang on in there, make a list of my chores and get out there between 7.30am-9.30am and after 7.30pm...
The morning glory seed I picked up from last years trip to Shabla on the coast puts out a fine display every morning at the back gate before the sun gets to hot..
...the colour is superb...it matches the house.....
The other flowers too are great first thing in the cool of the day....won't lie...no idea what either of these two are but they do well in this heat!
The cherry tree we had to hack back severely a few months ago has come back to life thankfully. it was touch and go there for a while.I have been feeding it once every two weeks with a homemade horse manure liquid feeder and it seems to be doing the trick!
The bougainvillea is still happy enough in its pot outside....it really needs potting on now but it's started to flower again so I will leave it for a while...
The veggies are doing incredibly well again despite the dry heat.The soya beans although did not come up 100% are fruiting beautifully.I do water them though twice a week now that the fruits have appeared...
and the peppers and aubergines are ready to eat now....though no tomatoes for me this year ..next year I shall definitely have a small greenhouse for them.
Although the sweetcorn I planted a little late will be another two weeks or more.I have been sampling the neighbours though and its delicious...can't wait for ours to be ready! I would definitely grow more next year ...it's easy ...low maintenance ....looks attractive and is yummy too!
I am still remembering to feed and water the birds every day and Vladi still wants to get out and about ...while Peggy ....
well she's Peggy.....
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