Over in the flower garden, I have begun removing the seed heads. A job witha great smell. The Limnanthes douglasii is in full bloom now. I can’t clean under the blueberry bushes until they have gone over. A closer look: The lily of the valley is still going. There hasn’t been much time to look at flowers lately. Oh yes, I mustn’ t forget the hosta:
That has reminded me - I used to grow Limnanthes every year for the camping site (and the bees) but not for some time now - I must get some more seeds!!
Tetters— what a surprise that you have grown them. They are such a thankful plant. They do not require much attention, just looking at them and the mass of bees that they attract. What I like about them is that they re-seed so easily that I only have to shake the dead plants when I pull them out. The following year I have the plants again— easy-peasy. Thanks Mel. That bee does look cosy doesn’t she. That little patch has so many bees on it daily that it sounds like a swarm. Ahhh, thanks so much Mel.
Someone over there once told me that they found these seeds on an online seed shop. Ach, but tat was several years ago now. I ought to have paid better attention where. Sorry. Having said that though, it shows that if you search the internet, you may be able to find them at a web-shoo that will ship them to you. The postage couldn’t be that much for a pack of seeds, right?
At the moment just toying with the idea of growing lettuce using the Krakty method of hydroponic. We consume quite a fair bit of this vegetable and I think I should give it ago. My past experience with lettuce did not yield good result in 2010. Those you tubers make it look so easy! Let me do more research before I decide.
KK, you are always doing something interesting. Please do post your final decision on here. Good luck.
I can almost smell that lily-of-the-valley all the way here. That bee must be very busy harvesting the goodies in the blooms. Did you try to cook a few shoots of that Hosta yet?
