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At last the Sun is shining
Posted On 08-06-2009 , 1:03 AM
UPDATE
After 4 days of dry weather the vegetable plaot was, light night, just about dry enough for me to walk on. I had planed this morning to get on to the plot and do some hoeing to lossen up the soil that had been compacted by all the water that hed been on it. But guess what? yes you guessed it it's raining and already the water level is rising. So much for a dry summer thatwe were forcast.
Well after a sustained period of time we at last have some sun, here in the Midlands in the UK. Last time I was down on the vegetable plot, the potatoes looked as though they were growing in a lake as the water was above the tops of the ridges. The cabbages were completely submerged, as were the carrots and parsnips. Other than the potatoes the only other crops showing above the water were the runner beans and the sweet corn. The broad beans seem to have completely vanished.
Given the amount of water that was on the plot I now very much doubt whether I will be able to harvest anything this year other than the tomatoes which are growing in the greenhouse. And even here the story is not all that good I should by now be picking ripe tomatoes and sweet peppers, however the tomatoes show no sign of ripening and there is not a single pepper to be seen and no flowers on the plants either.
Hopefully the sun will help to dry of the standing water so that I will be able to see the damaged done and then start to make plans etc for the autumn and winter on the plot.
Earlier this morning I went out to the back garden to go over to the vegetable plot, however as I was walking across the lawn I was sinking a good two inches into the turf so gave up the idea of go over to the plot. It also means that I will not be cutting the lawn today and probably not tomorrow either. But the good news is that at least I won’t have to water the garden for some time and all the water butts are full, maybe I should get some more water butts to take the over flow from the ones I already have. There again if we continue to get wet summers like this one there will be no need for them.
Now there’s a thought I wonder if I could start to grow rice instead of potatoes? Not so sure that we have the right temperatures here in the UK to do that, but my vegetable plot does look more like a padi field rather than the more thought of veg plot.
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Well Spring has Sprung
Posted On 03-12-2009 , 9:11 AM
Ok iknow it's not quite Spring yet in the UK, but the weather today sure makes it fell like Spring has arrived.
I have just spent a very pleasant couple of hours working in the greenhouse tidying it up from last year and getting it ready for the months ahead. I have also started my vegetable sowing and planting although not on the allotment as that is still water logged.
So today I have sown, Broad Beans, Summer cabbage, Brocoli, Leeks, Onions, Sprouts and two different types of tomato. Also today whilst shopping I came accross a bit of a bargain, three grenn bell pepper seedlings for 75 pence which given the cost of fresh peppers in the UK should see me saving some money later in the year.
Well that's all for today
happy gardening
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Update on now that the snow has gone.
Posted On 02-23-2009 , 4:55 AM
Update on now that the snow has gone.
In my last post I told you about the depressing condition of the vegetable plot being too wet to work. Well this morning I paid another visit to the plot and have come to the same conclusion that it is still too wet to start working on it.
The good news though is that some of the plots nearby have dried out enough and their holders have been able to start work on them. This is usual on our site as these plots are in a more open position and so dry out quicker than mine. Normally I can start to work my plot about a week or two after the first plots are started, this does mean that I ma always a bit late sowing and planting the early sown crops etc, but they do tend to catch up so it is not too bad on that front.
So till next time happy gardening.
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