The plants I keep in the green house Jo are sunk in grit which seems to stop any frosting of the pot and it is that does the damage. The fleece cover is best if held of the leaves with a couple of sticks, a couple of pots upside down will do as well, the main problem is people over water in winter, the plants need be hardly damp. Well done with the panels, is OH cooking the meal then?
Been a glorious autumn day here, sunny and reasonably warm.
Green house cleaning finished and I assisted OH to insulate it this afternoon, when I say assist, I had to get in all the awkward places he can't reach but at least it's done. Now to get everything back, minus the accumulated rubbish.
It's been glorious here my side of The Styx Frank, wall to wall sun from the get go 13.7c and no wind so all in all a nice day, managed to get the front grass cut and edged, borders turned over was just going to do the back when it started to rain so put the mower away and came in and had some soup and out it came again so got the mower out and did the back grass, it was very wet and have made a bit of a mess with the worm caste's but it will bounce back, dropping off now at 9.6c and some very ominous clouds rolling in.
Partly cloud say the box of Stockton on the Tees, well my part is blue sky although the cloudy bit seems to be Curling along the coast and in over our poster Rain, I keep telling her to move. Nice and warm with it and up to now no night frost to kill anything off so still plenty of flowers on the late summer plants. Are we having a late Indian summer I ask?
Warmish but very blowy. Loads of rain again in the night so the fields are sodden and there's more to come.
Worryingly, the first of the winter egret migrants landed in the paddock across the road and that's very early. I hope it's not a bad sign for the winter to come.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Not a bad Autumn day here. Bit of blue sky but a bit on the chilly side. As you say Frank, still lots of colour left in the garden, and the trees are just starting to turn, so hopefully a good"back end"
Wet initially, now brighter & breezy in Manchester. Yes a bit chilly out too. Have just been out & closed up both coldframes, as due to be a lot chillier next couple of nights & am away.
Frank, no I cooked last nights' meal. OH lives away during the week. Rents a house near to his work & this w/end it's my turn to go there. He's a very untidy, but good cook. Have just found the jar of stem ginger he wants for some cake. Copying me as am going to make my damp gingerbread this afternoon, only mine uses ground ginger. Half gets frozen & the rest doesnt last long, often ending up as a pud plus custard! J.
happens a lot Jo, too much cake left so butter a dish jam the bottom put the cake on top in lumps, damp with milk and press down, make a custard and wait until warm. I sometimes thinly slice apples into the bottom. No waste and the kids eat it but would not do it themselves, they sling it. Strange afternoon, blue sky above but a ring of dark to black cloud around in a circle, I was in sunshine someone was getting rain.
It was lovely my side of The Styx this morning Frank wall to wall sunshine but I think it clouded in later in the day, I went to Yarm for a pensioners do from when I worked at Wimpey's so missed if it changed, not very warm here don't think it got any higher than 13c.
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Am feeling smug as managed to push back up all the slipped panels. Ok the greenhouse will still be cold, but at least drier now. J.
The plants I keep in the green house Jo are sunk in grit which seems to stop any frosting of the pot and it is that does the damage. The fleece cover is best if held of the leaves with a couple of sticks, a couple of pots upside down will do as well, the main problem is people over water in winter, the plants need be hardly damp.
Well done with the panels, is OH cooking the meal then?
Frank.
Hi everyone.
Nr Lincoln.
Been a glorious autumn day here, sunny and reasonably warm.
Green house cleaning finished and I assisted OH to insulate it this afternoon, when I say assist, I had to get in all the awkward places he can't reach
but at least it's done. Now to get everything back, minus the accumulated rubbish.
ChrisX
It's been glorious here my side of The Styx Frank, wall to wall sun from the get go 13.7c and no wind so all in all a nice day, managed to get the front grass cut and edged, borders turned over was just going to do the back when it started to rain so put the mower away and came in and had some soup and out it came again so got the mower out and did the back grass, it was very wet and have made a bit of a mess with the worm caste's but it will bounce back, dropping off now at 9.6c and some very ominous clouds rolling in.
Partly cloud say the box of Stockton on the Tees, well my part is blue sky although the cloudy bit seems to be Curling along the coast and in over our poster Rain, I keep telling her to move.
Nice and warm with it and up to now no night frost to kill anything off so still plenty of flowers on the late summer plants.
Are we having a late Indian summer I ask?
Frank.
Warmish but very blowy. Loads of rain again in the night so the fields are sodden and there's more to come.
Worryingly, the first of the winter egret migrants landed in the paddock across the road and that's very early. I hope it's not a bad sign for the winter to come.
Nr Lincoln.
Good afternoon everyone.(only just)
Not a bad Autumn day here. Bit of blue sky but a bit on the chilly side. As you say Frank, still lots of colour left in the garden, and the trees are just starting to turn, so hopefully a good"back end"
Have a good day all.
ChrisX
Wet initially, now brighter & breezy in Manchester. Yes a bit chilly out too. Have just been out & closed up both coldframes, as due to be a lot chillier next couple of nights & am away.
Frank, no I cooked last nights' meal. OH lives away during the week. Rents a house near to his work & this w/end it's my turn to go there. He's a very untidy, but good cook. Have just found the jar of stem ginger he wants for some cake. Copying me as am going to make my damp gingerbread this afternoon, only mine uses ground ginger. Half gets frozen & the rest doesnt last long, often ending up as a pud plus custard! J.
happens a lot Jo, too much cake left so butter a dish jam the bottom put the cake on top in lumps, damp with milk and press down, make a custard and wait until warm.
I sometimes thinly slice apples into the bottom. No waste and the kids eat it but would not do it themselves, they sling it.
Strange afternoon, blue sky above but a ring of dark to black cloud around in a circle, I was in sunshine someone was getting rain.
Frank.
It was lovely my side of The Styx this morning Frank wall to wall sunshine but I think it clouded in later in the day, I went to Yarm for a pensioners do from when I worked at Wimpey's so missed if it changed, not very warm here don't think it got any higher than 13c.