Here in western Ireland it stopped raining long enough for me to fill in the hole I tried to dig for the socket for my rotary clothes line... a huge boulder 25cm down means I have to dig a hole in another place instead. Not today though!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Hello , the only positive with the rain , I was given a proper base for 1 of my water butts which I had to empty before putting it in , so by tomorrow may be full
Did watch Fridays gardens world at Tatton and last recorded Beechgrove
I just took out the tomatoes. I saw yesterday evening blight for the time when it starts (it’s light not dark brown). I didn’t want to ruin my new soil and stopped it before it gets worse. They wouldn’t have survived this wet and cold (in Tomato temperatures, please) weather so or so. More rain to come this week.
We had 16 degrees yesterday and had around 30l rain in the recent days. I understood that we were heading into an exceptional hot and dry summer so the NOAA in March.
General weeding and tidying up in the garden - in the light rain!! Also, picked the first blackberries of the season. This is far too early. They grow over the back fence from the field beyond. Freebies!!
The rain finally stopped here! What a state of things; roads washed out, flooding, bridges undermined...it's been insane. Then we had nearly three weeks of unbearably hot, humid weather with torrential downpours. But this week has been dry and cooler, with plenty of sun.
I've ventured into my mini jungle that was once a tidy area of perennial holding beds. I was initially overwhelmed by the mess, but I've decided to take it one bed at a time. Today I weeded and cut back the first bed, and it felt wonderful. I dug out a beautiful echinacea (Prima Ginger) and transplanted it in the backyard next to a Green Twister. I've decided to collect all my echinaceas and plant them along the edge of the wildflower area, so that was a good start. My wildflower meadow is pretty sad - while it's blooming for the most part, everything is stunted by lack of sun, so it's more of a wildflower lawn.
I also spent a few hours on my new (to me, it's a 1979 model) tractor, learning how to run the bucket. I managed to turn my manure pile, so I'm really excited. Normally I have to wait a few years for it to compost naturally (the shavings mixed in don't break down as quickly as the actual manure), but being able to turn it should speed up the process. This summer might not be a complete loss after all!
New England, USA
Metacomet soil with hints of Woodbridge and Pillsbury
Tied in, fed and watered the tomatoes. My first red tomato! Not fully ripe yet but not far off. First picking of runner beans and found some more new potatoes by furtling in the pots. Had them for dinner with a lamb shank. Mmm Mmm! The quince fruit is still holding, fingers crossed. I found another ripe blueberry which I ate straight away. The flavour is so much better than shop bought ones. Totally underwhelmed by the white Love in the Mist.
Lucky you @Joyce Goldenlily, my greenhouse toms are still green. We haven't had much sunshine lately and it's rained all day today. I was hoping to get out for a very cautious hobble around the garden but left it too late. Tomorrow perhaps.
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Did watch Fridays gardens world at Tatton and last recorded Beechgrove
I ♥ my garden.
Also, picked the first blackberries of the season. This is far too early. They grow over the back fence from the field beyond. Freebies!!
The quince fruit is still holding, fingers crossed. I found another ripe blueberry which I ate straight away. The flavour is so much better than shop bought ones.
Totally underwhelmed by the white Love in the Mist.