This is how I do it abroad

[steve]

Nice to hear from you Edwin

[Moonlight]

Jun 4, 2013 20:14:12 GMT edwin said:

Hi everybody,
Long time no news from me but to much gong on. And most off it nothing good....
But will try to give an update soon, yesterday i counted 531 dahlias growing in both gardens and many other flowers also doing ok.
I have been reading the forum when i could, and will try to post the progress in my allotments soon.
Greetings to all......

Lovely to hear from you I just hope that things improve so that you can post more often again. I cannot imagine 531 dahlias. Hope your sweet peas are doing go as well.
PS I'm still growing my chillies.

[edwin]

Hello everybody,

Long time i been around here but many things going on and then time to write here is missing.
Still having troubles with health. Joint infections have a name now, gout, but under control now with medication but still a neck hernia to be operated in next few weeks.



But enough about that, still found time and energy to grow some flowers.
Here is a small update with some random pictures.



Small flower garden...



Another one with gladiolus, crysnathums and cosmea




Aspergus and a long big row off dahlia seedlings



And 4 rows off dahlia's that didnt fit in the big allotment
so far the small allotment

[edwin]

And now continue with the big allotment



Overview to the left side with 12 meter sweatpeas in the back



Already filled many vases with them.



Dahlia's from one side, not to many flowers becuase we just cut them yesterday evening.



From the other side.
Will have to make pic before cutting when everything is in full bloom.






Some liliums, most of them already cut also.

I will try to give more updates when i can.
Greetings form Holland to all

[jasmin33]

Very beautiful Edwin!..and soo much work to do all that!
I used to have an allotment so I do know how much work it takes to keep it going.

P.S. Re the gout..drinking cranberry juice is great for eliminating this. Used to suffer myself and I know how painful it is.

[edwin]

Thanks for the tip, already drinking apple vinegar 3 times a day. Hoping it also does something.

[Cherry]

Good to hear from you Edwin. The garden looks wonderful. You have managed to put a lot of time into your gardening. My chillies are looking good and it is great to have reminders of you. Your name is on the labels.

[Moonlight]

Your allotments are lovely Edwin. Sorry you are still not well but I hope that some of the other pressures are less now. My chilli plants have baby chillies on very proud. Post when you can Edwin, always like reading your posts.

[edwin]

again for the second time, what a dissaster. Did a spell check and my complete posting disapeared........
Wont use the check again....


Here we go again, starting with the big allotment with most of my dahlias, pictures will speak for themselves.
IT was a good year for the flowers, been selling them at home also and made a nice amount of money already to buy much new stuff for next year.


Home sales....


First row in the big allotment with 40 plants.


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9& 10 small ones







Impressions from the dahlia part of this garden.

[edwin]

Now for the other part of this garden.


4 Varieties of Amaranthus. (anyone for some seeds??)



Callistephus chinensis


Delpinium , second blooms this year


Strawberries ready for next year, it wasnt to good with harvest this year, much less then last year because of the cold spring here. But still some days fo 5 kilo's to take home, so why complain...
In the back raspberries and few other kind off berries.. (much berries this year)


Then a big black hole with some plants around, still some beans growing on the right.
Behind the hole 2m2 iris germanica in 4 varities (new this year) and a lot off other flowers in the back as you can see.

For now this is the big allotment, alreay took many seeds when possible and already making plans for next year esp abouy my dahlias....

[edwin]

now just quickly some pics off the small allotment, didnt have much time for maintanance there but its growing as you will see....
ENJOY!!!!



Crysantyum, cosmea, malva, gladiolus, statice, sunflowers, lupine,just a big jungle but cut many, many flowers from this allotment




Dahlia jungle, from this lot i will keep only few varieties it was just to see what came out and iff it was suitable as cutting dahlia

So this is it for now, you are all up to date again.
If there are varities off flowers i could take seeds from, mayby for the seed swap, just let me know...

Edwin

[markb]

Good to hear from you edwin. Mighty fine allotments you have there, plenty of colour and crops too. The bees and butterflies must love them too.

[edwin]

I never seen so many in my allotments as this year, also because i dont use any chemicals...

[Cherry]

The allotment looks fantastic Edwin. You have worked very hard.

[peony]

Wonderful show of flowers Edwin, so much colour Love the photo of the asters.