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Ken's May Nature note 04 July 2007 May is full of promise, well you are always expecting glorious weather now that April is out of the way, but as usual it’s been a bit “nippy”.
As I was walking up to Woodstone Village, at the rear of the old Fire Station turning left towards Fence Houses I noticed a large Apple tree with an abundance of blossom, this was growing quite close to the road. So I thought to myself, I wonder who would plant an apple tree there? Then I thought, as this would have been the old colliery railway line perhaps it was thrown down from the train driver after having finished his apple? I wonder what the history that lies beneath that apple tree? Answers on a post card please.
The marvellous colours that the blossoms have produced this month, have filled my eyes with delight. From the lovely yellows of the Laburnums, the gorgeous Wisteria, with its purple flowers, the white and purple
Lilacs and the fantastic variations of some of the Hawthorns between white and red blossoms. Thoughts of raspberry Ripple ice cream spring to mind as you walk past these pink displays.
The lettuce have been producing good crops and I am managing to keep a succession of sowings going, well I was before writing these notes.
My cherry tomatoes are doing well with the first sign of flowers appearing today. At the tree nursery allotment, the weeds are growing well and on some of the hotter days thoughts of Shakespeare spring to mind, “to weed or not to weed that is the question” and quite frankly sometimes I can’t be bothered, I much prefer sitting enjoying the open air. Sadly the weeds don’t get rid of themselves so its hands to the hoe!
I love to encourage the natural predators to do their best in the garden, ie the lady birds, by trying not to spray, but they never seem to get to grips with the thousands of aphids on my only rose. Saw a hedgehog last night, I love to see these creatures, supposedly they are partial to cat food, with a side portion of snails, wow!
Whilst walking down the Bridle path towards Biddick Hall, I couldn’t help but admire the magnificence of the Beech trees that are growing in the woods, people often say how wonderful the giant oaks look, well fair enough the oaks have took hundreds of years to get to this size, but to my eyes the beech are just as impressive. A stroll down Brecon Hill wood (opposite the Floaters Mill Pub) there is a splendid Beech which three people would struggle to touch hands around it, it is on the high path, near the land fill site, sadly the last few years it has never produced fertile seeds, which would really delight me to have sown seed from this beech.
The thoughts of continuing this strain of beech would be great, but each year I am checking, who knows this may be the year!
Ken.
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