I re-potted an Aloe Vera last year and it went downhill very quickly. It’s still not doing great, but there’s some new growth and it looks like it’s starting to flower. I’ve never seen it flower in all the years I’ve had it, so clearly enjoying the sun!
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Produce! Featuring actual peppers grown in Yorkshire 
If anyone wants to make a really snazzy salad, I can recommend this tree spinach
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Getting to the end of the season here in southern Ontario.
Today spent some time cutting back my tomatos so the fruit on the plants already will get as good as possible.
I’ve been exceptionally pleased with Japanese Black Trifele (a plum) purple Wonder (a slicer) and yellow zebra (another slicer). I’ll grow them again next year.
Which leaves space for one of black cherry or riesenstraube (or another cherry). Get stuffed is adorable in concept but just not productive enough for the space it takes up. Yellow currant is very productive but tables far too much.
I’m reducing down to 4 tomato plants for next year to give permanent space to a quince, and also more room for garlic (which is moving from my front garden to back garden).
I’ll post again soon with more garden changes and photos
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that’s a stunning clematis.
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clematis cirrhosa “freckles”
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I have a Dr Ruppel (Group II, I believe) Clematis growing up on some frames in the front garden with my roses (Dizzy Heights and Zephrine Drouhin). I bought it last year, so it did 't flower at all, I believe it’ll flower before the roses will- next year, I hope. I’ve put up some burlap to protect for the winter so we’lll see if it survives.
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Almost everything in the garden looks miserable at the moment, but my cornus “midwinter fire” is making a noble effort to cheer things up
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My aloe has recovered quite well. It’s now supporting itself and there are 3 decently sized baby aloes in the pot.
The pot is however getting a bit crowded so I might have to separate the smaller ones. Bit nervous about doing that as I’m pretty sure I nearly killed it last time I tried. Also winter probably isn’t the best time?
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Decided to go for it and separate the pups.
Got three decent sized pups off so they’re now drying out. Without them the main plant is having a bit of a time supporting itself so I’ve given it a bit of help.
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Just braved the most neglected corner of the garden to check on my rhubarb. I might be able to make a crumble next weekend:
The walking onions that I planted last year also seem to have reappeared, which is a surprise since I thought the slugs had done for them.
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Argh argh evil rhubarb! No good will come of it! ‘Tis the Devil’s fruit or vegetable or other plant material I tells ye! Burn it before it be too late!
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I’ll have your share of the rhubarb crumble then. No, I’ve always had these horns, why do you ask?
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Will definitely plant rhubarb in the garden after the move. I love some rhubarb compote on my waffles.
Und ich habe definitiv keinen an der Waffel!
(German for “And I am definitely not crazy”)
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Not when you steep vodka in it…
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I’ve been planting things out too! My digging supervisor has officially approved the new observation perch.
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I have had a robin land on my scythe-handle while I was clearing the garden. Very traditional. [moves straw to other side of remaining tooth]
Mind you, when working indoors with a large French window open, I had a dunnock fly in, perch on the top of my laptop screen, tseep furiously for several seconds, then fly out again.
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