{"id":1227,"date":"2022-10-08T01:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2022-10-07T17:24:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:24:44","slug":"six-on-saturday-8-10-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2022\/10\/08\/six-on-saturday-8-10-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Six on Saturday 8-10-22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No frost, still lots of flowers, I&#8217;ll go for warm autumn colours for this week&#8217;s #SixonSaturday.  Of course, the first must be dahlia.  This is a small plant, with perfect little red flowers.  Well above the ground, it has managed to avoid critter damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dahlia1-1006x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dahlia1-1006x1024.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dahlia1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dahlia1-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dahlia1-1508x1536.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dahlia1-2011x2048.jpg 2011w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Himalayan honey-suckle got hit by the summer heat, slowed down, but now is doing its flowery thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/him_honey-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/him_honey-984x1024.jpg 984w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/him_honey-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/him_honey-768x799.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/him_honey-1476x1536.jpg 1476w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/him_honey-1967x2048.jpg 1967w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer bedding in window boxes and pots has geld on.  Perhaps this is the last chance to show them off before they head for the greenhouse and an autumn prune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/geranium-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/geranium-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/geranium-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/geranium-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/geranium-1536x764.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/geranium-2048x1018.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Autumn raspberries are offering two bowls full per week, still sweet, delicious, although a bit battered by the strong winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rasp-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rasp-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rasp-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rasp-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rasp-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rasp-2048x1495.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Autumn colour is coming.  Blueberry bushes have long finished their fruit but now putting on a lovely show of foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blueberry-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blueberry-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blueberry-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blueberry-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blueberry-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blueberry.jpg 1883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last, and of course, never least.  Another stunning red dahlia.   I&#8217;m going to move a few pots into the greenhouse to see if I can extend the flowering season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dalhia2-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dalhia2-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dalhia2-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dalhia2-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dalhia2-1536x1280.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dalhia2-2048x1707.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s my #SixonSaturday for this week. Stay safe, take care out there, get a flu jab if you can afford to (its going to be a tough old winter, again) and don&#8217;t forget to follow the crowd on twitter and via the web from links to the originator of #SixonSaturday, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com\/\">Propagator<\/a> himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No frost, still lots of flowers, I&#8217;ll go for warm autumn colours for this week&#8217;s #SixonSaturday. Of course, the first must be dahlia. This is a small plant, with perfect little red flowers. Well above the ground, it has managed to avoid critter damage. Himalayan honey-suckle got hit by the summer heat, slowed down, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2022\/10\/08\/six-on-saturday-8-10-22\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Six on Saturday 8-10-22<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1236,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1227\/revisions\/1236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}