Here in Cornwall we have had lots of sun and not much rain. Broad beans and peas were very poor and spuds got blight! The insects were late and now we are getting really good crops of runners, french beans, tomatoes and onions. My neghbours are reporting similar results.
This has been my best ever for crops of fruit since I moved in 6 years ago. Very early start to season with mild winter followed by ample rain and plenty of sun [ sounds contradictory I know] produced big crops [except Red currants which were poorly with mystery problem] of gooseberries, black currants , strawberries and now Blueberries. that's in North West England. The useless Goji berry failed to flower again.
Being this is my second season for growing on the plot-its been simply fab. A lot of the veg has been a 'first' for me and I'm still so excited and the taste-unbelievable.
Excellent performers so far: Peas Strawbs tomatoes (loads but still green) beans and rhubarb.
Most crops have done well here in the Fens, but greenhouse toms are tasteless (outdoor Marmande are superb though) Quince tree has only one fruit, but quite a load of pears ripening now. The first runners came through shaped like this - C, which was odd; they have reverted to normal now Flowers are the tallest they have ever been, which means a fine crop of canes holding them up. Soft fruit has been brilliant.
Rhubarb gone mad, so loads in freezer. Dwarf beans doing really well, Rasperries still going and getting a second flush of flowers. Potatoes (in pots) brilliant crop, so all in all, not a bad year. My only disappointment has been my apple trees after a good year last year-only three apples on one tree, and two of them have fallen off!!
Runnybeak, im in the west mids too, are you on sandy soil? The apples in my garden on heavy soil are doing well, the ones in the sandy soil, south facing bed sound similar to yours but are usually fine
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I don't grow veg but I've been given some lovely courgettes, beans, chard by friends so assume all is well.
In the sticks near Peterborough
'a poor season'-in a word - no
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
This has been my best ever for crops of fruit since I moved in 6 years ago. Very early start to season with mild winter followed by ample rain and plenty of sun [ sounds contradictory I know] produced big crops [except Red currants which were poorly with mystery problem] of gooseberries, black currants , strawberries and now Blueberries. that's in North West England. The useless Goji berry failed to flower again.
Excellent performers so far: Peas Strawbs tomatoes (loads but still green) beans and rhubarb.
Most crops have done well here in the Fens, but greenhouse toms are tasteless (outdoor Marmande are superb though) Quince tree has only one fruit
, but quite a load of pears ripening now. The first runners came through shaped like this - C, which was odd; they have reverted to normal now
Flowers are the tallest they have ever been, which means a fine crop of canes holding them up. Soft fruit has been brilliant.
Rhubarb gone mad, so loads in freezer. Dwarf beans doing really well, Rasperries still going and getting a second flush of flowers. Potatoes (in pots) brilliant crop, so all in all, not a bad year. My only disappointment has been my apple trees after a good year last year-only three apples on one tree, and two of them have fallen off!!
Really interesting to hear how other parts of the country have done