If only all the blossom on a fruit tree developed into fruit.
This is the Falstaff Minarette Apple, ( a type for small gardens that grows straight up), this is it's 5th spring. There are more flowers this year than any previous and slightly later this year too which is hopeful.
Earlier in the month the young pear tree was covered in white blossom but even if a few of the blossom become fruit I expect wasps will ruin them like the two pears they chomped their way through last year.
My annual try at getting Basil cuttings to root in water started this week. I took several cuttings from my 95p Aldi plant, hopefully some will produce roots. Not sure how they'll do because like last year the shoots are very lanky with few leaf nodes to turn into roots. Last year wasn't a huge success but I did have enough to use fresh leaves through the summer.
In the garden I've 'done' the patio Yet Again with the wire scrapper thing that takes the top off all the weeds in the cracks. Then I poured boiling water over - hopefully that will set them back for a while. Also moved the last lot of compost onto one of the veg beds. I stopped making compost when rats ate their way in. I shall be pleased when the food waste council collection starts in June. There isn't much food waste but it'll be good to put the odd bits out for collection each week.
Having decided to resell the shelving unit I started searching around for other things ready to do a car boot sale in the summer. The grandchildren no longer need changing mat, toilet seat and potty and they've all hardly been used so just need a clean and they will sell plus some of the toys that they've all out grown. I found quite a few other things I'd like to see gone, so will definitely do a boot sale sometime. After every one I do I say Never Again but then 'stuff ' needs going and although I do donate to charity shops it's nice sometimes to get some money back.
I shall keep my eye on the weather forecast for a sunny Sunday in May.
Hope you have a good weekend - I probably be back Monday - although at the moment my mind is a blank for what to write about.
