This is not the best picture to show off the double pink Abutilon, but I captured the image to show that within seven or eight months the cutting grew and have been producing flowers. It is about 25 cm high and I have the pot sitting on my north facing front porch, together with other "babies" and delicate plants.
Enjoying the sunshine is a baby chestnut which grew from a chestnut I bought from the market, last autumn. This chestnut is for my youngest granddaughter who is seven months old. You may be able to see a Japanese maple peeping close to the chestnut. There are three Japanese maple babies, which a friend gave me from seedlings found in her garden in Ivanhoe. These are for my three older grandchildren, the eldest, who is at university loves gardening. I am looking after the baby maples until they are a bit bigger and tougher. You may also see a curry plant in the foreground.
I am still harvesting tomatiloes, chilli, basil and zucchinis.
These pumpkins will not be growing in the low autumnal temperature so I will be picking them as well as the shoots to add to stir fry or soup.
I found this very small pumpkin while I was removing yellowing leaves. I will be picking it soon and perhaps bake it whole.
Roses and zinnias still giving me joy.
Potted zinnias and cosmos
orange and pink nerines
cheerful two-tone dahlia
This dahlia has been in my garden over a decade.
Red cayenne chilli, ready for picking.
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