Cool but clear and bright and breezy. Perfect for getting a couple of loads of washing dried. When it's been blown on the line, it smells so fresh - no amount of softener with exotic-sounding smells can beat it! And it's all ironed and in the airing cupboard - job done!
Carried on clearing bits of the borders - and finding any number of rogue weeds that were hiding beneath the foliage of border plants. Several bags for the re-cycling.
Tonight the sky is crystal clear - not for nothing do we have the accolade of "dark skies" on Exmoor. Temperature is dropping - a sure sign of colder days to come
Lucky you posh, I hung the washing out under clear blue sky jumped in the car down the back lane and crash, wipers on fast as down it came, too late to go back. Back to perfect weather and clothes sodden, back in the spin and out again but now in airing cupboard still damp. Any one looking into my car would wonder why it was full of blue air? Got rid of the Crocosmia that had run rampant yesterday and found plants I did not know I had, the bushes, that is the none winter flowering ones got a hair cut and the lawns will get one tomorrow or Thursday. The green house is now clear as the few tomato's left would not ripen on the vine but will still be used. Time for those bulbs to go in and now plenty of room for them.
I never quite know when to clear the GH, Frank. Tomatoes , peppers, chillies and aubergines are all still doing well. Outside tomatoes are cropping at a great rate still, so I'll leave them for a couple of weeks, I think, unless we really do get a cold blast. Fortunately, being near the coast, we are a bit warmer than inland, so I guess it's all down to keeping a weather eye out, and reacting if necessary!
In one of my books it tells me your area is four weeks ahead of us for planting most things so it will go for the let down too. We do seem to be running into Autumn much quicker this year, I can usually only grow small bush Tomato's outside in a very sheltered and sunny spot, they were over before the end of August and not much of a crop. The green house Tomato's were about half the normal yield at least I had no disease. Peppers were shrivelled and other things slow so as we gardeners do I got what I could and made plans for next year. Tonight the weather forecast says some frost possible, being near the coast that will probably not be us but again it is early.
Frank's mention of frost reminds me that I must get the fleece out and cover my Zucchini plant. It has taken over my compost bin at the allotment completely and measures about 10 ft by 12 ft, covered in fruits of various sizes and dozens of still appearing white flowers! Given to me by a fellow allotment holder, who tells me it was Italian seed - everyone is waiting to see how much more it will grow/produce before Jack Frost gets his icy hands on it! Therein lies the fun of gardening - you never quite know what's going to happen with what you put in.
Dmball, the compost heap will be up to ten degrees warmer at the surface than the surrounding air, try a melon on it next year, we had success doing that. The person manning the box got on their feet and looked out of the window, sunny and clear it says sunny and clear it is. A slightly cool breeze coming in the window although no sign of the frost forecast this morning. Alfy laid out after his walk and breakfast but will be up and ready as soon as I get the car keys, he thinks he is King of the Road.
we have lovely weather here with a chilly breeze.. we had rain other night.. 4 water cans worth.. garden still hard and dry.. my woodland garden has all wilted and dried up.. cant afford to keep hosing it as water meter goes round like the clappers.. really do need some rain down here..
hubby says thats why it is called "sunny Sandown".. which is great but some rain at night would be good.. didnt get a frost last night.. just as well didtn get tender plants in.
Glorious sunshine today, but the breeze was still rather chilly. Forecasters are having difficulty with the next few days - the remains of a hurricane aka low pressure may wander this far south and cause rain. Or not.
My GH toms this year are Italian plum variety - they didn't grow very tall, and only set a couple of trusses per plant. Given the lack of Italian-like sunshine, I have to take that as a result! Outdoor ever-faithful Gardeners' Delight cropping well. As are the beefsteak Country Taste. Already made lots of spicy chutney using homegrown chillies, and have dried and then frozen the plum tomatoes for sauce for pasta later on. Waste not, want not!
Cold, cloudy and wet here this evening although the box says sunny/clear
Picked another bowlful of toms though from plants in the GH and 3 good sized aubergines. Peppers not looking good but there are at least two chilli plants ladened with mostly red fruit and one with lots of curly green chillies on
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Cool but clear and bright and breezy. Perfect for getting a couple of loads of washing dried. When it's been blown on the line, it smells so fresh - no amount of softener with exotic-sounding smells can beat it! And it's all ironed and in the airing cupboard - job done!
Carried on clearing bits of the borders - and finding any number of rogue weeds that were hiding beneath the foliage of border plants. Several bags for the re-cycling.
Tonight the sky is crystal clear - not for nothing do we have the accolade of "dark skies" on Exmoor. Temperature is dropping - a sure sign of colder days to come
Lucky you posh, I hung the washing out under clear blue sky jumped in the car down the back lane and crash, wipers on fast as down it came, too late to go back.
Back to perfect weather and clothes sodden, back in the spin and out again but now in airing cupboard still damp. Any one looking into my car would wonder why it was full of blue air?
Got rid of the Crocosmia that had run rampant yesterday and found plants I did not know I had, the bushes, that is the none winter flowering ones got a hair cut and the lawns will get one tomorrow or Thursday.
The green house is now clear as the few tomato's left would not ripen on the vine but will still be used. Time for those bulbs to go in and now plenty of room for them.
Frank.
I never quite know when to clear the GH, Frank. Tomatoes , peppers, chillies and aubergines are all still doing well. Outside tomatoes are cropping at a great rate still, so I'll leave them for a couple of weeks, I think, unless we really do get a cold blast. Fortunately, being near the coast, we are a bit warmer than inland, so I guess it's all down to keeping a weather eye out, and reacting if necessary!
In one of my books it tells me your area is four weeks ahead of us for planting most things so it will go for the let down too. We do seem to be running into Autumn much quicker this year, I can usually only grow small bush Tomato's outside in a very sheltered and sunny spot, they were over before the end of August and not much of a crop. The green house Tomato's were about half the normal yield at least I had no disease. Peppers were shrivelled and other things slow so as we gardeners do I got what I could and made plans for next year.
Tonight the weather forecast says some frost possible, being near the coast that will probably not be us but again it is early.
Frank.
Dmball, the compost heap will be up to ten degrees warmer at the surface than the surrounding air, try a melon on it next year, we had success doing that.
The person manning the box got on their feet and looked out of the window, sunny and clear it says sunny and clear it is. A slightly cool breeze coming in the window although no sign of the frost forecast this morning.
Alfy laid out after his walk and breakfast but will be up and ready as soon as I get the car keys, he thinks he is King of the Road.
Frank.
Nr Lincoln.
Lovely day here after a cold star, bit breezy though,will dry the rest of the holiday washing.
Could do with some rain as the garden is very dry, we seem to have missed the showers.
Enjoy your day.
ChrisX
we have lovely weather here with a chilly breeze.. we had rain other night.. 4 water cans worth.. garden still hard and dry.. my woodland garden has all wilted and dried up.. cant afford to keep hosing it as water meter goes round like the clappers.. really do need some rain down here..
hubby says thats why it is called "sunny Sandown".. which is great but some rain at night would be good.. didnt get a frost last night.. just as well didtn get tender plants in.
Glorious sunshine today, but the breeze was still rather chilly. Forecasters are having difficulty with the next few days - the remains of a hurricane aka low pressure may wander this far south and cause rain. Or not.
My GH toms this year are Italian plum variety - they didn't grow very tall, and only set a couple of trusses per plant. Given the lack of Italian-like sunshine, I have to take that as a result! Outdoor ever-faithful Gardeners' Delight cropping well. As are the beefsteak Country Taste. Already made lots of spicy chutney using homegrown chillies, and have dried and then frozen the plum tomatoes for sauce for pasta later on. Waste not, want not!
Cold, cloudy and wet here this evening although the box says sunny/clear
Picked another bowlful of toms though from plants in the GH and 3 good sized aubergines. Peppers not looking good but there are at least two chilli plants ladened with mostly red fruit and one with lots of curly green chillies on