Stockton on Tees, Sunshine, Rainstorm, High winds, that was the first hour, back to sunshine, less wind, cool so greenhouse just cracked open and I have flowers on my tomato's, not all bad news then.
Just West of M/C central, driving back from The Trafford Centre late lunchtime it was hailing!!
Last night didnt get as cold as forecast, dull & dampish first thing- hence the retail therapy. This afternoon became bright & dry so I potted up my dahlias & chocolate cosmos into their final pots. Because of the garden's slug population. I grow them all in pots on the patio. They are still in the unheated greenhouse for the time being. J.
Thanks for the advise, will keep going with the baking, watch this space. Every now and then I like to make a big pan of potato hash, hence the pie Q, left overs are usually frozen but are delish in pasties or with a crust on and eaten with pickled red cabbage.
Frank - I like the challenge of making bread without the machine. No probs with batter, can make yorkshires to die for, never fail to rise.
Clear blue skies and the sun was out this morning at 7am with a chill in the air but forecast dull and wet later in the day, left the GH door and plastic GH. Did lots of potting up at the weekend.
I've been spraying stuff with a garlic mix to deter slugs, not sure it works but it makes me feel as though I'm fighting to keep the population down
Stockton "orrible wever" Rain storms windy cold, can only get better.
Zoomer, with the time I would not use the machine, if pushed the machine will do the mixing and knocking down whilst I do something else, then take it out to raise it and cook in the oven, as an Engineer "well ex" I would use the available tools to make life easy, Jus-Rol will give a nice pie topping and save a lot of time for you rushing around people, now I have all the time in the world apart from family tea or lunch.
Warm, sunny, rain, cold, windy. Changing every half hour or so. Been back and forth to greenhouses as though I'm on elastic. AND been bitten on ankle by some little nasty, well I will walk around outside in crocs even when my feet go blue. As you'll tell from numerous posts I've been fed up & frustrated at not being in the garden much today.
It was awful this morning- heavy rain, cold & windy. This afternoon it's actually brighter & dryer with some sun, but the wind has increased again. No gardening was planned for today, apart from opening/closing coldframes. Tomorrow maybe? J.
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Stockton sunny although bitter cold wind, opened greenhouse then closed it again leaving the vents open was enough.
Frank.
Stockton on Tees, Sunshine, Rainstorm, High winds, that was the first hour, back to sunshine, less wind, cool so greenhouse just cracked open and I have flowers on my tomato's, not all bad news then.
Frank.
north manchester sunshine warm wind .
suits me
Just West of M/C central, driving back from The Trafford Centre late lunchtime it was hailing!!
Last night didnt get as cold as forecast, dull & dampish first thing- hence the retail therapy. This afternoon became bright & dry so I potted up my dahlias & chocolate cosmos into their final pots. Because of the garden's slug population. I grow them all in pots on the patio. They are still in the unheated greenhouse for the time being. J.
Thanks for the advise, will keep going with the baking, watch this space. Every now and then I like to make a big pan of potato hash, hence the pie Q, left overs are usually frozen but are delish in pasties or with a crust on and eaten with pickled red cabbage.
Frank - I like the challenge of making bread without the machine. No probs with batter, can make yorkshires to die for, never fail to rise.
Clear blue skies and the sun was out this morning at 7am with a chill in the air but forecast dull and wet later in the day, left the GH door and plastic GH. Did lots of potting up at the weekend.
I've been spraying stuff with a garlic mix to deter slugs, not sure it works but it makes me feel as though I'm fighting to keep the population down
nre
Stockton "orrible wever" Rain storms windy cold, can only get better.
Zoomer, with the time I would not use the machine, if pushed the machine will do the mixing and knocking down whilst I do something else, then take it out to raise it and cook in the oven, as an Engineer "well ex" I would use the available tools to make life easy, Jus-Rol will give a nice pie topping and save a lot of time for you rushing around people, now I have all the time in the world apart from family tea or lunch.
Frank.
Warm, sunny, rain, cold, windy. Changing every half hour or so. Been back and forth to greenhouses as though I'm on elastic. AND been bitten on ankle by some little nasty, well I will walk around outside in crocs even when my feet go blue. As you'll tell from numerous posts I've been fed up & frustrated at not being in the garden much today.
It was awful this morning- heavy rain, cold & windy. This afternoon it's actually brighter & dryer with some sun, but the wind has increased again. No gardening was planned for today, apart from opening/closing coldframes. Tomorrow maybe? J.
Stockton Sunshine, it perked up yesterday and we had a lovely sunset, today wall to wall sunshine and the clothes about to go out on the line.
Frank.