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    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.
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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.
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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
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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

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.

I'm with you on the raised beds. Being an enthusiastic gardener I have found that I have become quite manic about weather forecasts. Confused
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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.
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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

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.

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. 
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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.
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Originally posted by Wil Chips Wil Chips wrote:

Been home for 2 weeks.

Gardening exploits zero.

Feels like base camp at Everest at times here .

Some decent weather forecast for Wed/Thursday Wil - that will get you in the zone.Wink
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Originally posted by reesytheexile reesytheexile wrote:

Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

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.
Well Tiger Burnie  how about Tiger Bach perhaps as your new SF name? πŸ˜‰ 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 

 Nice one reessy LOL
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Been home for 2 weeks.

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Feels like base camp at Everest at times here .
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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

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.
Well Tiger Burnie  how about Tiger Bach perhaps as your new SF name? πŸ˜‰ 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 
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Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

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!!!!
Very appetising indeed GPR

Just shared a soft chorizo laced baguette prior to a croissant for a late breakfast over here…..Cool
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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!!!!
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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

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.
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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.
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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Thanks TB. Most pleasing is that your sense of humour is still intact. Thumbs Up
 

Good to see Tiger Burnie back-always fair minded( like all of us on SF πŸ˜‰)
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