Hi yes I have had a couple of cucumbers go yellow but we didn't try to eat them. I am thinking about keeping one for seed. I agree so many things are finishing early. But as I have posted elsewhere, I am optimistic that my late beans are going to keep producing late into the season.
Hi everyone welcome to a wet and warm September. The Garden Fair last weekend was brilliant but a shock to see the countryside further South devoid of grass and Sunflowers plus Maize frazzled. So glad we live on the Marshes..lawn has stayed green and lush plus potager a delight. Even found a Melon plumping up!! No Squash though this year and miserable Runner Beans. First time I have had three crops of Broad Beans and countless Peas with new pods swelling on final crop this year of Telephone Peas recommended for Autumn crops. Our cucumbers have only yellowed if I let them touch ground and if you cut off the rind..no noticeable difference in taste. Such a joy to have rain again and Red Peppers in the Polytunnel (a first). Lunar Weather Forecast.....
.3-5th September nice days and hot. 6-9th Windy with local storms forecast 10-11th Wet and stormy in places. 12-13th heating up again particularly in the South with heavy showers forecast in the North. 14-17th life back to normal for September, fresher but still risk of showers. 18-30th Mild with cooler nights. This time of year is the time to start spreading your compost heap around hungry beds .Choose a descending Moon for this, but watch out between 12-18th September as very humid so plants prone to mildew and fungal infections. However brilliant for 🍄 mushrooms! We have already picked a few. Plant out your young 🍓 strawberry plants on the 22nd in the afternoon and 23/24th.I am starting a new Biodynamic Course on 17th September so will pass on tips etc. Another Garden Fair this weekend sees me making new Season Plum Crumbles and Rose& Blackberry Jelly (as opposed to Jam) Bipsy Boo Baa has returned home from his Summer Wanders and Tom has turned into Chief Moler. Pushkin proud as Punch with mini shrew caught this morning..never has been a Big Game Hunter! All well with the world and hope you have a lovely weekend. Happy Gardening.
Bio , thanks for update , it’s wet & warm hear to , very humid We have had some rain so lawns are greening up and some plants that where stressed are recovering , everything was early Also some trees have been dropping leaves 🍁 due to the hot weather
I do wonder if this is going to be the norm or was it a one off ?
We have had another 8 days with no Internet and this morning, as I turned the first corner on my way to physio for the new knee I found more Orange chappies installing new posts for fibre optics for the neighbours in our wee hamlet so won't be surprised if there're more cuts. Hey ho.
All of this means I've been unable to process lunar dates but I've also been busy with La Rentrée for the needlework club including a weekend fair. 22 new people for 8 places which is going to take some juggling if the council can't give us a bigger hall.
Meanwhile in the garden we've just had a couple of short downpours after no rain for weeks. All but one of our tomato plants have finished, the beetroot harvest is poor and wrinkled, the onions and shallots are small, the brassicas are looking very sad but will, I hope recover. Pumpkins and squashes have had seep hoses and seem OK. I need to look into some autumn planting but not just yet as the soil is bone dry deep down.
Minstrel the huntress cat brought us a young weasel the other day - much shrieking from that so the two dogs got very excited but weasels are vicious biters so we had to separate everyone and leave it to find its way outside again. She's been bringing a mouse or shrew a day for weeks and a mole.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Hi everyone..The Festival de 1001 Légumes was wet but wonderful and I came home triumphantly carrying two packets of new tomato seed created by the Potager de Beaumesnil.One is a jet black cocktail cherry and the other a sweet and nearly seedless Beef Tomato designed for success earlier in the Season in northern areas. Both un-named as yet as on trial. Very honoured to be chosen as a biodynamic trialer. The Biodiversity Conference was excellent and gave us many new ideas for developing previously paved areas of garden..it is now becoming a feature in Paris to allow plants to grow in and around pavements to encourage insects. Not just council negligence anymore! Unfortunately O/H missed the Fair as in hospital with Pleurisy..comes home today but have to keep a close watch on him prior to biopsy... there's always something isn't there?! Still he has been relishing telling me at a distance exactly how to mow the lawn and cut the borders. He was quite miffed that the mower started for me first time!!! Us gals are not totally useless you know! Anyway enough of this tittle tattle...now is the time to brace ourselves for another month of wet and windy weather I'm afraid, particularly around 25th October when there is an Eclipse of the Sun. 1st-10th October sees cooler and wetter days with frost forecast particularly in the East 9th 10th.High winds predicted for 11th and 12th but a pleasant change between 13-16th with brighter but fresh days. 17-24th at last sees a warm trough arriving but risk of showers all the time..25-31st drier at last but cold winds. Looks like time to light the fires soon. Great shame I was hoping for an Indian Summer. Still if you are in a mild region take advantage of Fruit Days 2nd and 3rd Oct and sow some Round as opposed to Wrinkled Peas and some Mange touts. 4th and 5th are Root Days and a chance to sow some more Short stem Carrots like Torchon. I grow these in polystyrene containers (Old Brocoli boxes are ideal) to give added insulation.6/7/8th are Flower Days ideal for sowing pockets of perennial Sweetpeas. Harvest Saffron now as well. 8/9/10th are Leaf Days.Sow Winter Salads and Spinach. There is still time to plant out Mache (Lambs Lettuce) No gardening recommended on the 11th as noued descending but on 12th pop in some Broad Beans for early Spring Crops as Fruit Days. Another Garden Fair beckons next weekend at Le Havre..the last of the Season..my list is getting longer for last minute goodies to buy this year. How have your crops been..any surprises? Any new ideas re planting to share..keep those comments and questions coming.
Well the warm trough predicted has definitely arrived. Where are you Obelixx? Are you ok? My yellow courgettes have turned into wonderful golden marrows so I am going to try and make Marrow Jam this weekend. The grass is ready to mow again but far too wet despite strong sun. Relished a wonderful Cèpes omelette last night. The mushrooms 🍄 are stunning this year and it is good not to see leaves falling as early as usual. 20/21st October are Fruit Days with moon in front of Capricorn now is the time to get the last of the 🍓 strawberry and bush fruit in. Also dig holes ready for new Fruit Trees to be planted in the coming weeks. 22/23/24/25th October are Root Days Plant shallot sets and prick out the last Carrots sown earlier this month. and sow Radishes under cover for early Spring Salads. Remember you can eat the peppery radish leaves whilst young. No gardening recommended on 26th before 10.35am as noeud descending. 27/27th October are Flower Days with moon in front of Libra .Plant biennials sown in August and all shrubs and perennials bought in pots. 28th October Leaf Days. Lift Chicory to put in pots in dark outhouse for blanching
29/30 October Fruit Days again but no gardening recommended after 8.30am as moon perigee. In mild regions sow some Round as opposed to Wrinkled Peas and Mangetout.
Question??? Do you think that this Thread has run its Course or shall we continue? I do feel that we have covered all aspects of Lunar Gardening several times and input has lapsed recently. Let me know either way I am happy .
Armchair gardener at the mo @biofreak as I still can't kneel on the ground which is my preferred position for weeding and any planting of plugs and small potted plants.
However, I did help OH plant out my gunnnera after he'd cleared all the bullrushes from a large shelf at one end of the pond a coupl eof weeks ago and yesterday we drove 80 mins east to go to a nursery run by Scots who've abandoned their nursery in Scotland to buy a chateau and run it as a B&B and garden centre. They had been holding a Bramley Seedling apple for me along with a Cox's orange Pippin and a Braeburn as the Bramley has never been available here and the other two have disappeared form shops since Brexit. I also picked up a flowering cherry prunus pissardi nigra. Gerat fun getting them all in the car as not short babies.
Hoping to get them planted this weekend as long as OH digs the holes for me and maybe also start sowing seeds for veggies and also ornamentals that need stratifying. We've had some rain now and the brassicas stunted by drought have started growing again so I want to get some PSB going and broad beans on appropriate days.
Other than that, still going to kiné/physio and getting on with non kneeling DIY jobs and sewing/patchwork/embroidery projects.
Hope you are well and not having any more hospitable visits!
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Bio , hello , I hope you and animal family are keeping well Not sure what to say , always nice to read your posts I think you need to decided and what ever you decided is fine Best wishes
Hi ..battling against the wind and rain today. Let's continue as we're pals!! Watch this space for November lunar weather..not impressed today. Armchair Best place Obelixx! Just found out may need New hip...that's all I need!!
Hips are much less bovver than a knee @biofreak so recovery is faster. Mine is doing very well but there is still work to do on rebuilding the muscle strength and the kiné is making sure I work both legs "to prepare me for the other new knee". His pa had both hips done at once and is doing fine.
Very blustery start to November here and wev'e finally had enough rain for me to try and plant some bulbs - assuming I can still bend that far from the hip.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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I agree so many things are finishing early. But as I have posted elsewhere, I am optimistic that my late beans are going to keep producing late into the season.
So glad we live on the Marshes..lawn has stayed green and lush plus potager a delight. Even found a Melon plumping up!! No Squash though this year and miserable Runner Beans. First time I have had three crops of Broad Beans and countless Peas with new pods swelling on final crop this year of Telephone Peas recommended for Autumn crops. Our cucumbers have only yellowed if I let them touch ground and if you cut off the rind..no noticeable difference in taste. Such a joy to have rain again and Red Peppers in the Polytunnel (a first). Lunar Weather Forecast.....
This time of year is the time to start spreading your compost heap around hungry beds .Choose a descending Moon for this, but watch out between 12-18th September as very humid so plants prone to mildew and fungal infections. However brilliant for 🍄 mushrooms! We have already picked a few. Plant out your young 🍓 strawberry plants on the 22nd in the afternoon and 23/24th.I am starting a new Biodynamic Course on 17th September so will pass on tips etc. Another Garden Fair this weekend sees me making new Season Plum Crumbles and Rose& Blackberry Jelly (as opposed to Jam) Bipsy Boo Baa has returned home from his Summer Wanders and Tom has turned into Chief Moler. Pushkin proud as Punch with mini shrew caught this morning..never has been a Big Game Hunter! All well with the world and hope you have a lovely weekend.
Happy Gardening.
We have had some rain so lawns are greening up and some plants that where stressed are recovering , everything was early
Also some trees have been dropping leaves 🍁 due to the hot weather
I do wonder if this is going to be the norm or was it a one off ?
We have had another 8 days with no Internet and this morning, as I turned the first corner on my way to physio for the new knee I found more Orange chappies installing new posts for fibre optics for the neighbours in our wee hamlet so won't be surprised if there're more cuts. Hey ho.
All of this means I've been unable to process lunar dates but I've also been busy with La Rentrée for the needlework club including a weekend fair. 22 new people for 8 places which is going to take some juggling if the council can't give us a bigger hall.
Meanwhile in the garden we've just had a couple of short downpours after no rain for weeks. All but one of our tomato plants have finished, the beetroot harvest is poor and wrinkled, the onions and shallots are small, the brassicas are looking very sad but will, I hope recover. Pumpkins and squashes have had seep hoses and seem OK. I need to look into some autumn planting but not just yet as the soil is bone dry deep down.
Minstrel the huntress cat brought us a young weasel the other day - much shrieking from that so the two dogs got very excited but weasels are vicious biters so we had to separate everyone and leave it to find its way outside again. She's been bringing a mouse or shrew a day for weeks and a mole.
Unfortunately O/H missed the Fair as in hospital with Pleurisy..comes home today but have to keep a close watch on him prior to biopsy... there's always something isn't there?! Still he has been relishing telling me at a distance exactly how to mow the lawn and cut the borders. He was quite miffed that the mower started for me first time!!! Us gals are not totally useless you know! Anyway enough of this tittle tattle...now is the time to brace ourselves for another month of wet and windy weather I'm afraid, particularly around 25th October when there is an Eclipse of the Sun. 1st-10th October sees cooler and wetter days with frost forecast particularly in the East 9th 10th.High winds predicted for 11th and 12th but a pleasant change between 13-16th with brighter but fresh days. 17-24th at last sees a warm trough arriving but risk of showers all the time..25-31st drier at last but cold winds.
Looks like time to light the fires soon. Great shame I was hoping for an Indian Summer.
Still if you are in a mild region take advantage of Fruit Days 2nd and 3rd Oct and sow some Round as opposed to Wrinkled Peas and some Mange touts. 4th and 5th are Root Days and a chance to sow some more Short stem Carrots like Torchon. I grow these in polystyrene containers (Old Brocoli boxes are ideal) to give added insulation.6/7/8th are Flower Days ideal for sowing pockets of perennial Sweetpeas. Harvest Saffron now as well.
8/9/10th are Leaf Days.Sow Winter Salads and Spinach. There is still time to plant out Mache (Lambs Lettuce) No gardening recommended on the 11th as noued descending but on 12th pop in some Broad Beans for early Spring Crops as Fruit Days.
Another Garden Fair beckons next weekend at Le Havre..the last of the Season..my list is getting longer for last minute goodies to buy this year. How have your crops been..any surprises? Any new ideas re planting to share..keep those comments and questions coming.
Happy Gardening.
Well the warm trough predicted has definitely arrived. Where are you Obelixx? Are you ok? My yellow courgettes have turned into wonderful golden marrows so I am going to try and make Marrow Jam this weekend. The grass is ready to mow again but far too wet despite strong sun. Relished a wonderful Cèpes omelette last night. The mushrooms 🍄 are stunning this year and it is good not to see leaves falling as early as usual.
20/21st October are Fruit Days with moon in front of Capricorn now is the time to get the last of the 🍓 strawberry and bush fruit in. Also dig holes ready for new Fruit Trees to be planted in the coming weeks.
22/23/24/25th October are Root Days Plant shallot sets and prick out the last Carrots sown earlier this month. and sow Radishes under cover for early Spring Salads. Remember you can eat the peppery radish leaves whilst young. No gardening recommended on 26th before 10.35am as noeud descending.
27/27th October are Flower Days with moon in front of Libra .Plant biennials sown in August and all shrubs and perennials bought in pots.
28th October Leaf Days. Lift Chicory to put in pots in dark outhouse for blanching
Question??? Do you think that this Thread has run its Course or shall we continue? I do feel that we have covered all aspects of Lunar Gardening several times and input has lapsed recently. Let me know either way I am happy .
Happy Gardening
However, I did help OH plant out my gunnnera after he'd cleared all the bullrushes from a large shelf at one end of the pond a coupl eof weeks ago and yesterday we drove 80 mins east to go to a nursery run by Scots who've abandoned their nursery in Scotland to buy a chateau and run it as a B&B and garden centre. They had been holding a Bramley Seedling apple for me along with a Cox's orange Pippin and a Braeburn as the Bramley has never been available here and the other two have disappeared form shops since Brexit. I also picked up a flowering cherry prunus pissardi nigra. Gerat fun getting them all in the car as not short babies.
Hoping to get them planted this weekend as long as OH digs the holes for me and maybe also start sowing seeds for veggies and also ornamentals that need stratifying. We've had some rain now and the brassicas stunted by drought have started growing again so I want to get some PSB going and broad beans on appropriate days.
Other than that, still going to kiné/physio and getting on with non kneeling DIY jobs and sewing/patchwork/embroidery projects.
Hope you are well and not having any more hospitable visits!
Not sure what to say , always nice to read your posts
I think you need to decided and what ever you decided is fine
Best wishes
Very blustery start to November here and wev'e finally had enough rain for me to try and plant some bulbs - assuming I can still bend that far from the hip.