Where are you Smoking Donkey? I thought we were having an ok summer here in NW England, most things seem to be growing, although I don't have as many plums as last year and I lost all my pears (but that's another story and my fault!)
Just shows how changes in the path of the jet stream can affect things. Great summer here but too dry even though just 30 miles away from my location they have had plenty of rain. It was a warmer than normal winter then a very warm period followed by a cooler than normal start to the summer so many things got off to a flying start but then had their growth checked. After that the sun went into overdrive but the rain stopped arriving, so it's been quite challenging. All said and done, I've had excellent crops but some things are a bit behind (eg toms, beans.)
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
The forecast was spot on for SW Wales: the heavy rain came through o/n Sat/Sun & mostly today you need TWO pegs in your hat anywhere exposed to the near-gale NW wind + gorgeous wall-to-wall blue skies! Toasty inside the greenhouses!! circa 18C outside air temp. Enjoy whatever comes your way!!
Here in the NE it has rained steadily all day. It's been a mixed sort of a summer but can't have been too bad as all my veg have done well and the flowers look lovely even though I do say it myself.
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Smokin Donkey is in France.
I'd be very happy indeed if we had a few more summers like this one has been so far. One of the best gardening summers I've known in a long while.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just shows how changes in the path of the jet stream can affect things. Great summer here but too dry even though just 30 miles away from my location they have had plenty of rain. It was a warmer than normal winter then a very warm period followed by a cooler than normal start to the summer so many things got off to a flying start but then had their growth checked. After that the sun went into overdrive but the rain stopped arriving, so it's been quite challenging. All said and done, I've had excellent crops but some things are a bit behind (eg toms, beans.)
Some people just like showing off Verdun
Wall to wall blue skies here
Just picked a lovely ripe fig
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The forecast was spot on for SW Wales: the heavy rain came through o/n Sat/Sun & mostly today you need TWO pegs in your hat anywhere exposed to the near-gale NW wind + gorgeous wall-to-wall blue skies! Toasty inside the greenhouses!! circa 18C outside air temp. Enjoy whatever comes your way!!
Here in the NE it has rained steadily all day. It's been a mixed sort of a summer but can't have been too bad as all my veg have done well and the flowers look lovely even though I do say it myself.
Totally freezing here outside Dublin, tons of rain and a big wood fire blazing.
Sounds bliss smokin
I have had lovely summer but now rain is here I'm looking forward to putting cleaning the chimneys on oh job list! 