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<p class="has-drop-cap">It was good to see honey bees feeding on the recently planted geraniums. It's impossible to say whether the bee was from my hive or not but it probably was because I don't know of another hive within a mile.</p>
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<p>Luckily the geraniums are growing well, too well in fact because they are taking over the bed. I need to take cuttings or split the plant to spread them into other parts of the garden.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">This is an example of the tomatoes I have growing on my Outdoor girl plants. They aren't red, are very ugly and soft. I consider this variety to be a failure and I won't be growing them again.</p>
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<p>I'm so disappointed by the crop that I'm considering ripping the plants out and not bothering to harvest them. Another lesson learned.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">My beetroot last year wasn't good and I only managed to get a couple of Kilner jars pickled however this season looks a lot better. I'm back to growing Boltardy and this variety give a reliable crop. I've already pickled one jar from the first picking and I've probably got enough to get at least two more jars. Thankfully I really enjoy pickled beetroot, unfortunately I don't know any other people who do.</p>
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<p>I shall freeze some after slicing so that I can roast them during the winter months.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">This plate of food isn't about the pork in a marmalade sauce (or should that be jus?) but to illustrate the vegetables. All home grown - runner beans, green beans, courgettes and carrots.</p>
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<p>As always I have a surfeit of courgettes. I know that one plant is sufficient for one person and every year I ignore that and plant four.</p>
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<p class="has-drop-cap">And finally I discovered Piglet had decided to do go off-roading. Somehow she had fallen off the edge of the lawn and into a rhododendron. She had lost contact with the boundary wire so simply turned herself off.</p>
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<p>I have no idea how long she had been stranded and I was lucky to see her as she was camouflaged by the bush. I put her back into the charger and she was back on duty the following day.</p>
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