{"id":3188,"date":"2026-04-04T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:10:19","slug":"six-on-saturday-4-4-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/six-on-saturday-4-4-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Six on Saturday 4-4-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-f36cf9ef-97c1-421d-a4bf-0845a739d5be\">Happy Easter to all who celebrate. I&#8217;m celebrating that it&#8217;s moon-shot week. I was 5 years old the last time people got anywhere near the moon. This time I have more than false memories. We&#8217;ve been geeking out with TV coverage in our house, but there has been a little time to hang out in the early spring garden. This week I have some wonder colour and some promising edibles to show you for  #SixOnSaturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was very please I brought tomatoes back into the house last week. We have had a couple of firsts. I&#8217;ve been moving them out for a warm greenhouse treat on sunny days (at least those days when I&#8217;m in from work early enough to get them tucked back into the house).  Tomatoes are doing well. Here&#8217;s one, still enjoying an indoor windowsill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2762\" height=\"2162\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tomato.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3194\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In pots in the garden, I&#8217;m now a fan of tulips like this one, with pointed and slightly twisted petals. They seem to bear wind and rain better than the goblet-shaped ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2835\" height=\"2408\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tulip.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3195\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is blossom time. I&#8217;m going to have a slow walk through the garden Saturday morning, as we have &#8216;named storm Dave&#8217; bearing down on us overnight. I hope we&#8217;ll still ave blossom like this left after it has pushed us through into Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2185\" height=\"1632\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cherry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3190\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s been action finally in the veg bed. I grew some red oak choi, and some mizuna, in little pots in the greenhouse. I hope there are plenty of hungry birds around now, because I just put this lot out into the garden. Those birds will be needed to take care of the slugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2804\" height=\"2135\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pakchoi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3192\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Forsythia, so old fashioned, almost gaudy, I&#8217;m never sure&#8230;&#8230;on a cold sunny day though, the colour blends nicely with daffodils and lifts the spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2879\" height=\"2574\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/forsythia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3191\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To end this week, what would be more fitting than magnolia stellata to represent humankind&#8217;s re-emergence into the universe beyond earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2562\" height=\"1908\" src=\"http:\/\/balmerino.ddns.net\/geekygarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/stellata.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3193\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring really IS here now, and some of you will have a long weekend to enjoy it. Hope you don&#8217;t get blasted by storm Dave.  I hope you enjoyed the colour and promise that has finally arrived in the garden, for my #SixOnSaturday. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog. I do read them all, keep them coming. And do join in with #SixOnSaturday. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim&#8217;s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https:\/\/gardenruminations.co.uk\/. And I&#8217;m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Easter to all who celebrate. I&#8217;m celebrating that it&#8217;s moon-shot week. I was 5 years old the last time people got anywhere near the moon. This time I have more than false memories. 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