![]() |
Gardening & Growing thread |
Post Reply ![]() |
Page 123 8> |
Author | ||
GPR - Rochester ![]() Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 December 2014 Location: Rhydcymerau Status: Offline Points: 17617 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posted: 30 August 2023 at 7:06am |
|
At last some forecast sunshine from Saturday for at least a week. The summer weather has been frustrating to say the least. Most crops have done well but our runner beans have suffered from, we think, lack of warmth allowing the flowers to form - the result is having a crop for August only when we normally are pulling until the end of September.
Our sweet peppers are pretty slow maturing but hopefully this coming week will help. As I said most veg have done well with best crops being achieved for leeks, swede, cauliflowers, tomatoes & cucumbers. As always in gardening winning more than losing is perfectly acceptable.
|
||
![]() |
||
Sponsored Links | ||
![]() |
||
tigerburnie ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 June 2010 Status: Offline Points: 866 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
The summer has sort of come back to NE Scotland, which typically means anything could happen and usually does.. Temperatures are key, now to get the last tomatoes ripe along with the sweetcorn, it was 9.8 in the greenhouse over night, don't want it going any lower for at least another month, but we often get a frost in September, so I need to dig the potatoes out next.
|
||
![]() |
||
scarletpimp ![]() Veteran ![]() Joined: 22 November 2015 Location: llanelli Status: Offline Points: 2089 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
You just cannot trust the weather or even forecasts.
I have invested a lot of money, time and effort,in our hanging baskets. I water and feed religiously. I have learned NOT to listen to the predicted rain for the following day, unless it obviously going to be very bad. As a consequence, the baskets are doing really well. I even take them down and place on buckets in the garage ,when it's obviously going to exceptionally windy, or torrential rain. Today BBC weather predicted the best day of the week. We went to Tenby,but by the time we got there, it was overcast,and exceptionally windy. Our proposed boat trip was postponed for another day, and those who risked it , wished they hadn't. Since June the weather has been consistently unpredictable, and generally poor Sorry for the kids, who are are back in school, in a couple of weeks |
||
I stood yer on tanner bank
|
||
![]() |
||
GPR - Rochester ![]() Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 December 2014 Location: Rhydcymerau Status: Offline Points: 17617 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
I'm with you on the raised beds. Being an enthusiastic gardener I have found that I have become quite manic about weather forecasts.
![]() |
||
![]() |
||
tigerburnie ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 June 2010 Status: Offline Points: 866 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
I live a mile from the sea and only 80 feet above it, very light sandy soil hence I use raised beds for most of my growing, no dig is a boon too as I get older. Funny old season this year, I'm watching the forecasts as we can get an early frost in September.
|
||
![]() |
||
GPR - Rochester ![]() Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 December 2014 Location: Rhydcymerau Status: Offline Points: 17617 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
It always amazes us how things change due to location in the growing fraternity. We have experience growing veg in Kent at sea level and here in middish Wales at 650 feet & its a total different World. Having said that this season has been our best ever. Carrots and parsnips doing well & our Swede are huge with still 6-8 weeks to go before harvest. Had some lovely sweetcorn yesterday for lunch, tomatoes now ripening well. Sweet peppers are slower but will perk up now that we are getting some warmth returning.
|
||
![]() |
||
tigerburnie ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 June 2010 Status: Offline Points: 866 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Weathers picking up again, stuff in the greenhouse going really well, looks like it's tomatoes, Sweetcorn and Chillies with every meal for the next two months lol
Outside the greenhouse has not been so good, carrots and Parsnips a disaster, can't win 'em all I guess, bit like rugby at times.
|
||
![]() |
||
GPR - Rochester ![]() Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 December 2014 Location: Rhydcymerau Status: Offline Points: 17617 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Some decent weather forecast for Wed/Thursday Wil - that will get you in the zone.
![]() |
||
![]() |
||
scarletpimp ![]() Veteran ![]() Joined: 22 November 2015 Location: llanelli Status: Offline Points: 2089 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Nice one reessy
![]() |
||
I stood yer on tanner bank
|
||
![]() |
||
Wil Chips ![]() Rambler ![]() ![]() Joined: 23 August 2009 Location: Africa Status: Offline Points: 49907 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Been home for 2 weeks.
Gardening exploits zero. Feels like base camp at Everest at times here . ![]() |
||
![]() |
||
reesytheexile ![]() Veteran ![]() Joined: 11 August 2012 Location: Machynys Status: Online Points: 16825 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
|
||
![]() |
||
Eastern outpost ![]() Rambler ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 March 2012 Location: South Suffolk Status: Offline Points: 21015 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Just shared a soft chorizo laced baguette prior to a croissant for a late breakfast over hereβ¦..
![]() |
||
In a world where you can be anything β Be Kind.
|
||
![]() |
||
GPR - Rochester ![]() Veteran ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 December 2014 Location: Rhydcymerau Status: Offline Points: 17617 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
At that stage of the year when we are giving friends/neighbours veg boxes. Lots of produce ready. Had a roast dinner yesterday which featured broccoli, runner beans, carrots, sugar snap peas & 2nd early potatoes all picked in the morning. We are also picking onions, garlic, beetroot, courgettes, spring onions, lettuce, baby leeks, cucumbers, tomatoes with some lovely looking cauliflowers ready this week.
Some much needed warmth forecast for the middle of this week so our sweet peppers should get a boost. Ymlaen!!!!
|
||
![]() |
||
Eastern outpost ![]() Rambler ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 March 2012 Location: South Suffolk Status: Offline Points: 21015 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
![]() ![]() |
||
In a world where you can be anything β Be Kind.
|
||
![]() |
||
tigerburnie ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 08 June 2010 Status: Offline Points: 866 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Thanks all, nice to know there's still a welcome in the valleys.
Now for a confession, during lockdown my daughter treated me to a shot on the Ancestry thing, well I did my family tree and as well as the English/Saxon/Norman stuff I knew about I've Welsh ancestors, it might take a while to get over the shock lol.
|
||
![]() |
||
reesytheexile ![]() Veteran ![]() Joined: 11 August 2012 Location: Machynys Status: Online Points: 16825 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
Good to see Tiger Burnie back-always fair minded( like all of us on SF π)
|
||
![]() |
Post Reply ![]() |
Page 123 8> |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions ![]() You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |