It's the end of the season for flowers and veggies. But sadly there is no end of season for weeds. The very back of the plot is somewhat overgrown and needs a little care and attention. OK, it could probably do with a small scale tactical nuke, but not having a viable delivery method and minimum safe distance, I'll have to settle for secateurs, a garden fork and a broken wheelbarrow.
The Buddleja has now seen better days. And around the base are stinging nettles, some small brambles and bindweed.
It's not so difficult actually trimming everything, just awkward. Although I have found out that cheap gloves don't protect properly against stinging nettles. But at least the fork helps me keep a lot of it at arms length.
I trimmed the buddleja of anything that was overhanging the path, taking special care of any short stems that were at eye height, as those pose the biggest danger to the unwary. Fortunately these plants are pretty sturdy and will quite happily accept a short back and sides and still bounce back. Maybe with a fewer flowers next year, but still enough to keep the bees happy.
Mind you there are still a few flowers around that are currently keeping the bees happy.
Elsewhere? Well the chillies are just starting to set fruits. Not sure if they'll actually ripen, but we can try. And the Aubergines? Nah, they haven't started setting fruit at all. Guess they're a loss this year.
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