Garden Diary – Two new Cat Faces in the garden!

I learned something new about mis-shaped tomatoes this week. The larger ones quite often have slightly strange bottoms but one of them had the strangest bottom I’ve ever seen! I posted it on my three social media platforms and just one person came up with the answer.

The name for this strange contortion is ‘Catfaced’, which takes me nicely into a new feline friend I made this week. I was minding my own business watering the greenhouse when in strolled a new young cat, with a rather interesting cat face!

Back in the greenhouse one of the new varieties I’ve grown this year ‘Indigo Rose’, finally had a single ripe fruit on it, gosh it’s a late variety! And as it’s black I couldn’t even make ‘green tomato chutney’, I’d have to invent a new ‘black tomato chutney’!

There have been lots of flying friends around (on the nice days) and I saw my first ‘small tortoiseshell’ butterfly of the year, so not a bad week!

Sunday 8th September 2024

I don’t know what to make of the bottom of this tomato 🍅
Any ideas? 🤷‍♀️
#funnyveg #gardeningquestion #Tomato #gyo

It was someone on Instagram that came up with the answer. It is called a ‘Catfaced’ tomato, and it’s when the blossom scar is enlarged or perforated.

Monday 9th September 2024

Dahlia ‘Purple Haze’ backlit in last weeks sunshine 🌿💕🌸🌿
#MagentaMonday #DailyDahlia #Dahlia #Flowers

This is my first time growing Chilli ‘Naga Smooky Rainbow’ 100,000 – 350,000 SHU so 🥵🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I love the way they’ve changed colour 💜❤️
Obviously grown for the asbestos mouthled ‘acting head gardener’.
From reddragonseeds.co.uk/shop/naga-smoo…
#chilli #gyo #homegrown #GrownInWales

Tuesday 10th September 2024

Geranium ‘Rozanne’ 💜 has popped up again amongst the Sedums & Asters 💕 in the late border.
Feeling much more autumnal outside with a proper little chill in the air 🍁
#TuesdayBlue

Tomato ‘Sunchocola’. Unfortunately an F1 so no good for seed saving, but the most delicious standard sized tomato I’ve tried, having a similar taste to my all time favourite tomato ‘Rosella’ 🍅🌿🍅🌿🍅🌿 #tomatotuesday #tomatoes #tomato

Wednesday 11th September 2024

‘Mary Rose’ has thrown up a small but rather lovely late rose 🌸🌿💕🌿 #RoseWednesday

I’ve never grown this spectacular looking black tomato 🍅’Indigo Rose’ before 🖤❤️
It has taken so long to ripen, but finally!
It’s not my favourite but it does have really good flavour & obviously more antioxidants so super healthy!
#IndigoRose #tomatoes #tomato #gyo #kitchengarden

Thursday 12th September 2024

The Mexican sunflowers ’Torch’ are looking a bit tatty but Mr Hover-fly doesn’t care 🌿🧡🐝🧡🌿 #InsectThursday
Pouring down this morning, but hoping it improves like yesterday did 💦☔️💦☀️☀️☀️
#flowers #wildlifegarden

The sun has finally come out and so I’ve been down to the compost heap through the white garden & it’s buzzing 🌿🤍🐝🤍🐝🌿 #InsectThursday #pollinators #whitegarden

Friday 13th September 2024

This is my first year growing antirrhinum & certainly not my last! 🌸
Second flush from some of them & from the yellow loosestrife 🌿💕🌼
Wishing you all a happy Friday 🪴
#flowersonfriday #Flowers #grownfromseed

Reasons to be happy 🙂

It’s Friday, the sky’s blue, the sun’s shining & there are delicious things to eat in the garden 🍎🍏🍎🍏 Plus I’m still benefitting from next doors roses 🌹🌸
#FridayFeeling #FlowersOnFriday #apples #gyo

Saturday 14th September 2024

There’s a new kit on the block so I made a new friend this week 😻
“Can I come into your greenhouse?” 🐈
#Caturday #CatsOfTwitter #CatsOfX #cats #sixonsaturday

Pleased to have spotted a ‘small tortoiseshell’ butterfly on the lavender hedge yesterday #sixonsaturday
Wishing you all a lovely weekend 🌿💜🦋🧡
#Butterflies #flowers #gardening #wildlife

Sunday 15th September 2024

I love how Coreopsis Verticillata has crept through the geranium leaves, I’d forgotten that I’d planted it last year 🌿🌼🌿💛🌿🌼🌿💛🌿
The best kind of surprise #SundayYellow #YellowFlowers #YellowSunday
Wishing you all a #SuperSunday 💛🌿