The tomatoes have loved the hot sunny weather & we have had a reasonable crop this year - red & so tasty, a big change from the largely tasteless supermarket ones.
You really appreciate the flavour & effort when you grow them yourself.
The bonus is always that some of them grow while in water which is a welcome bonus to add to the herb planters.
I cut thyme (did not root in water), mint (of course it did), sage (a success) and my favourite lemon verbena that I have NOT had success with in the past.
I am amazed that all 4 lemon verbena cuttings rooted & I am delighted to have 4 new plants.
I have planted the herbs in 3 pots that will stay indoors in the cool conservatory over winter to establish themselves.
I also took cuttings of my pink mophead hydrangea. They have not had a happy summer because it has been hot & dry & at times have looked very down cast with their heads & leaves drooping.
The cuttings were in water for ages & have developed leaves along the stem where I cleared the leaves from, a sign there is life.
They have been potted up in soil, the mophead flower alongside them so I remember which cuttings are which.
I took cuttings from daughters hydrangea up north. It is a prolific bloomer with gorgeous white heads.
The first cuttings taken more than a month ago did not look well so I recut them a few weeks ago & kept them in water.
One has now rooted in a line along the stem - not at the nodule. That has been transferred to a pot with soil & will be carefully tended indoors over winter.
Some of the other cuttings from that white hydrangea show signs of rooting & they will stay in water a little longer. Fingers crossed for a few more successful cuttings.
It is a personal challenge to get these things right & it is one I enjoy. Who else likes a gardening challenge? Tell all please.
Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate all the visits & the comments even more.
Dee 🪴🤞💐🌺
