The rain we had earlier meant the slugs appeared from everywhere.
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Cutting Lavender today to dry and put in the bedding cupboard
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Is there anything really easy to grow inside during the winter? (It’s really dry and gets really cold where I live) 
Good idea! There’s loads at the bottom of our garden that I can make little potpourri sachets with. Now I know what I can used those little taffeta gift bags for that seem to accumulate in the gift box drawer!
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Our lavender is looking a little shabby now,I think we will add that to the list for the weekend.
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Well we got a few bits done in the garden hope to finish it tomorrow.
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Yesterday I cleared another small patch of ‘meadow’ (overgrown grasss lol), today the birds were back , loads of them, sparrows and starlings scratching around in the dirt and splashing about in the bird bath (semi sunken trough) now they can get to it again, queuing up in a long line on the fence to take turns
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My tomatoes are growing so well but so many are getting blight.
It’s so hard to watch, as they take ages to grow and all that time and effort that goes into this.
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I’ve got loads of tomatoes on my plants but they are desperate for some warm sun! I’m just hoping they get time to ripen before Autumn sets in.
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Same here. Many are looking very pale. Hoping they at least make it to green for salsa and chutney.
Sunshine where are you?
Ou est le soleil?
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You can milk spray them if they get blight.
Whole fat milk mixed with 3 parts water. Spray it on everywhere, make sure to get under the leaves. We tend to repeat spray them if theyve come down with blight.
Works surprisingly well for anything fungal. Wont get shot of it completely, but it stops it spreading well. (Does smell a bit, but its worth it)
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@Green_Eyed_Girl - thanks.
Any tips for the tomatoes that do have it already.
I keep being told- chutney!!!
I am bored of chutney, but it’s the only thing that seems to cool for ages at a high heat to get rid of it.
We usually cut out anything too badly infected (it tends to get melty past a certain point).
Dont compost it obviously. When theyr over make sure to remove them and bin them then give the green house a good scrub with horticultural cleaner as it can cling to the glass.
Sadly, you might find you get it next year, it can linger in the soil if youve got raised beds. If youre using growbags though, dont compost them.
We’re quite prone to it down here due to the damp warm climate, so its usually something we just get a bit most years.
Just something we have to manage really
Edit: sorry, you meant recepies right 
we usually do pickles. If the fruit isnt infected a good scrub is usually fine as far as were concerned. We tend to freeze our tomatoes too. Not sure if you can eat them once they have blight on the fruit itself. Youd have to google that
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I just use the field, and they’re ready, The farmer never gets them all, particularly those on the edge. So much food is wasted before it even gets off the farm
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Picked up a few bargain plants today that should help fill a few gaps.
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Just found plant pot ornaments in the shop though it would post them here for a laugh
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How on earth did you stumble across these and since when did Lovehoney do gardening products? Did I miss them on the review list ?
(@Lovehoney_Brenna )
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Blame @Peitho for that one stumbled across them when mooching around the fun and games section. Never noticed them before, maybe they new? 
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Mine are all suddenly ripening very quickly and the plants smell terrific
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Planted a few of our new plants today,we are actually running out of space.
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