Afternoon all. Not off to a good start, quick check in the greenhouse found blight on the tomatoes, both Sungold and Roma. It was never going to be a good crop but there will be nothing now. Aubergines don't look like they are going to produce anything and the peppers have been so slow it might be too late to get anything from them either.
Outdoors has been a bit better with dwarf purple french beans doing well, climbing french beans and runners beginning to crop. Spuds have done OK too, International Kidney and Charlotte harvested and Golden Wonder still in the ground. Yellow courgettes producing at a sensible rate and I might even get a squash or two
Thanks @floralies but I have limited OH to one cucumber plant this year and teher are many babies to follow on.
Disappointing @steephill. Mine are in the polytunnel so, in theory, safe but you never know. I've given up growing spuds which probably helps too. We had a good crop of broad beans, loads of PSB earlier in the year and a good crop of broccoli, pointy cabbage, garlic and shallots. Beets and Swiss chard have been slow but good, OH's pesky Brussels are growing well and the salad leaves are good too.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Great , Dove! I’m finding that I have to take my glasses off when wandering around town nowadays, because the dratted mask makes my glasses fog up. Yes, I know, I’ve tried tucking the mask under etc, but my nose must be the wrong shape. 🙄.
Today's bad luck continues, car just failed its MoT - front wheel bearings. Can't complain too much as it is 19 years old and this is the first time it's failed. Looks like the pot holes round here haven't helped either as it has been getting a fair old pounding. Earlier today we were trying to book a 5* hotel in Cardiff to attend a wedding, a process which got so difficult we gave up and booked the Premier Inn instead. The money saved should pay for the car repairs.
We are back from Yorkshire. Awful drive, roadworks, accident, part of southbound A1 closed, heavy rain. We enjoyed seeing our friends and BIL and SIL and a bit of the beautiful countryside.
Haven't read back yet - 99 posts! Off to cook dinner.
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Disappointing @steephill. Mine are in the polytunnel so, in theory, safe but you never know. I've given up growing spuds which probably helps too. We had a good crop of broad beans, loads of PSB earlier in the year and a good crop of broccoli, pointy cabbage, garlic and shallots. Beets and Swiss chard have been slow but good, OH's pesky Brussels are growing well and the salad leaves are good too.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@didyw … mind your head tomorrow lunchtime
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We are back from Yorkshire. Awful drive, roadworks, accident, part of southbound A1 closed, heavy rain. We enjoyed seeing our friends and BIL and SIL and a bit of the beautiful countryside.
Haven't read back yet - 99 posts! Off to cook dinner.