Bank holiday Monday, the sun is out, time to catch up on my container garden. I let the nettles grow and used them in this easy cheap curry I made. I’m glad I went out for a walk first thing this morning…here comes the rain !
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Monday morning and it stopped raining we’ve had such a lot of rain it’s a bank Hol here in the UK so I would have thought the roads will be busy but I might go out anyway look at that coming on this is that scented geranium that I got from the charity shop for 49 p and these look pull this curtain back these are those two Citrus seeds are planted remember that one’s definitely a lemon tree well I’m saying it’s a tree it’s a lemon seed and I can’t remember if that’s a lemon or an orange and that was actually bent double and it didn’t come through the soil that was it it just stayed double so I sort of loosened it and straightened it out and it’s got some leaves but it’s still a little bit bent it might straighten up with all this rain we’ve had look how this oregano has flourished the M room not so much but it’s in a smaller pot I think I might pot it in a larger pot but I’m definitely going to cut some of this back tie it in bunches hang it up wash it give it a rinse dry it in bunches and use it on my pizza and I’m going to use the Nettles I’m going to cook that instead of like spinach Wilt it down like spinach give that a wash beforehand fenel coming on nicely and I did ask a few weeks ago if he thought that this was a Bonia it definitely is and that’s over wintered as has oh I’ve just knocked it over do you remember I bought that venus fly trap and it looked like it was dying well it was it was all dying back so I actually put it outside it’s been outside all winter with snow on it and now look it’s growing again amazing but what what I’m a little bit worried about look at this growing as well if we go around here those things that overwintered well they just did nothing really so I pulled them off but this is this year’s this year this Springs figs and uh they don’t look to be doing too well I wonder if it’s all the ring they look to be going a little bit yellower look starting to go soft and they’ve got this mled look on them it’s like storm damage the leaves are all right and it’s putting on growth there’s just one fig there that’s still green and this one over here oh look at that one aome has anybody has anybody else that’s growing figs in the UK having this problem John’s work I showed you the seed packet this is uh from the seed and it died back over winter and it’s growing again I got lots of flowers last spring and I’ve saved the seed from that I might give this a good feed I don’t know that the uh I can save these figs though you never know might get another crop for [Music] that’ll do for now half of the Nettles bunch of oregano and some fennel I eventually split the celery that was on my window sill I’ve split it into four well five six I think there’s cuz there’s some on my two pots on my window cell and there was there is look I’ve got an onion in there in the middle if you can see just just about parking through oo and that onion’s coming through look that’s a nice surprise look at all the rain we’ve had something’s decided to eat this volunteer potato that’s my washing machine finished so I’m just going to go out and hang my washing out but this is my lunch today I’ve used the nettle in this Curry uh SAS have got those lamb burgers on special offer those frozen lamb burgers bird’s eye if you’ve got a nectar card instead of 4 down to three so that’s what I’ve made a lamburger curry chopped it up added some greens the green Nettles some of the chili I got reduced as well there’s the Patchi from last week and some of radishes some raw onion and I just picked a little bit of mint yes I’m coming I looked at the weather forecast this morning and it said it was going to rain at lunchtime so I got up made a flask of coffee I thought I’m going for a walk and I have for 2 hours I’ve been walking and it’s lunchtime now and the rain is here can you hear it making the most of every day take care people
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Beautiful greens in your little Garden, Jill ❤
Take care
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It's nice to have a herb garden right next to the entrance 🌿🍃I have to harvest my nettles as well and use them in a curry. That's a great idea 👍
Good morning
Everything looks so healthy. When I watered the garden yesterday it was 93°F, on the covered porch. 😬 The only safe place for plants now is in the shade. I'm already looking forward to Fall.👍😄. Blessings 💜🌺
Oh wow that’s a good way and idea with lamb burgers. The curry sounds fantastic 💯👌🙌😋😋
Pretty scented geranium. Herbs flourishing!
Bit of a rainy bank holiday, at least Sat wasn’t bad.
Please keep us posted on what may be going on with your fig tree. I'll glance at the Internet myself for clues. Making the best of every day, including the rainy ones. 🙂
Your herbs are doing great Jill. Nature’s FARMacy. I hope you have a lovely week, hopefully a dry one. Annie💐
Another relaxing video, thank you
Preciosas plantas y precioso jardin 👋
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Your gardens looking really well 🪴
😊❤❤ the thing about New Zealand lamb, beef etc is most of it is grass fed. Not so much in Australia because of droughts and cold winter, sometimes farmers use grain. But if it is from the Southern hemisphere, free of pollution! I've planted daffodils today. It is hitting minus 3 here in Canberra now. 😢 I love listening to the rain. I guess your water bills aren't too high. The stinging nettles still freak me out. 😮 I do wonder if, when the camera is off, do you smash all that dinner together? We put things like that in naan bread with yogurt and wrap it up, like wraps. I also turn lamb burger into Greek skewers and drizzle with garlic, cucumber and yogurt dip.🍔🍡🌯😛😛😛 Belinda
Wonderful Jill, loving your videos. (Trish from Scotland) 😊❤❤❤
Nettles after Spring new shoots are quite potent Jill, so be careful, may upset your tum 😨 xx
I love your videos, I hope your channel builds enough to make a few quid 🙂
I’m so glad that you’re eating the nettles, and that your citrus plants are growing. I love going out in the rain, as long as I’ve got my wellies or walking boots and a proper coat with a hood on. It’s underrated!