daytime: 30th June 2013

Sunday, 30 June 2013

30th June 2013

30th June 2013.

Dear All,

We have been to Godalming again this week, maybe for one of the last times as they are hoping to move in July. This trip coincided with one of my RHS judging appointments so I thought I would have a relatively easy journey to Wisley for a change as the M25 has been fraught on my last two visits. As it turned out the 15 miles from Godalming to Wisley took 1.5 hours as there was a fatal accident just north of Guilford.

We were mainly assessing new potato varieties grown in “potato bags” an expensive way of doing it but technically quite successful. Lady Christl was the highest yielder at first harvest for the keen gardeners amongst you.

We also had a look at calabrese, onion set and tomato trials so it was a moderately busy morning. The roses in their new bed were fantastic – as they have been most places this year.

Potato Bags

Lady Christl

Calabrese trial

Tomato tunnel

In the afternoon we took Amélie to the donkey sanctuary for a brief visit and tidied the garden a little.

Peep

Boo

Our Thursday walk was back at High Cross near Ware. We did this walk in February and several people thought it would be good to see the area in the summer. Plus the fact that the pub does excellent food and Philip, our esteemed leader, is particularly partial to their home made suet puddings!

Philip & Suet Pudding

It has been another good gardening week with a little welcome rain on Friday, Potatoes, broad beans and strawberries are all cropping well.

Kate has been busy looking after Hilda next door as her daughter is away and another ladies cat which lives on a high plain of nutrition including John West’s best tuna!

We had a work party tidying up the cemetery yesterday. A contractor cuts the grass but the narrow strips between the graves, the path and some graves all get overgrown.