Author Topic: When will the rain stop? (Read 6479 times)

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2007, 20:01:33 »

Only one stall selling aubergines in the market this week, when there are usually half a dozen. Everything's pricy.

Fork · « **Reply #21 on:** July 13, 2007, 20:09:57 »

Been raining here since 5:50am and falling steadily ever since.

Too wet and miserable for anything to do with gardening :(

Suzanne · « **Reply #22 on:** July 13, 2007, 20:31:16 »

I have had to employ an elaborate structure of tarpaulins and bread trays to try and dry my overwintering onoions that I harvested on the only dry 24 hours last week.

As I have said before 8 weeks of Rhiannon at No1 with the Umbrella song is not helping............although I am thinking of downloading it just so I can use it next time we have a drought ;D ;D ;D ;D

lorna · « **Reply #23 on:** July 13, 2007, 21:17:57 »

We have been very fortunate, yesterday overcast, sun decided to peep after tea. Today overcast again but only a few spots of rain, managed to do lots of weeding this afternoon and have just finished watering tubs and baskets.
Lorna

machman5 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 13, 2007, 21:31:59 »

Thanks Liverpool, I really will try and pull my finger out this weekend..... and get down the garden centre too! ;)

I've got to ask, does anyone know if spring cabbage the same thing as spring greens? :-\

If it is, what is it called in the seed packet as I have never seen either spring cabbage or spring greens to grow and love the latter! ;D

Weather here 'Dahn Souf' is dry (2 days now!) but cloudy. Hot sun yesterday and today at teatime though, a glimpse at what we're missing! ;)

Donna

Jeannine · « **Reply #25 on:** July 13, 2007, 21:37:56 »

Mantovano Spring cabbage is the only one I have

machman5 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 13, 2007, 21:53:17 »

Thanks Jeannine. While you're out there and, going off the subject a little bit, did your 'mystery beans' come to anything?

I had no luck at all. I have 6 seeds left but they have split open because I left them on a shelf in the greenhouse and they got damp with all the wet air around. :-[

Also, only had luck with 2 of the U.S.A lima beans growing to plants, the rest all rotted off over 3 separate sowings. These are unfortunately 2 of the plants that are in suspended animation at the moment! :'(

Nice to be on here chatting again ;D
Donna xx

Meg · « **Reply #27 on:** July 13, 2007, 21:58:32 »

Yes thanks will have a go at planting again. It is ridiculous though and just a tad weary. But.....Dont the trees look green and how can we cheer ourselves up!!!! :-*

frogdoctor · « **Reply #28 on:** July 13, 2007, 23:15:38 »

It`s going to stop raining some time next year, thinks we should start growing rice ;D

Amazin · « **Reply #29 on:** July 13, 2007, 23:23:58 »

machman, check out the real seed catalogue (as kindly mentioned by someone on an other thread earlier) - they have lots of stuff you can start off now, for harvest autumn, winter or next spring. Should give you a few ideas at any rate. Is there anything you're specifically after?

Jeannine · « **Reply #30 on:** July 13, 2007, 23:28:24 »

Machman, I had very poor germination with my mtstery beans but I di get 21 plants doing well, then the floods got them with evrything else.I ididn't plant my Lima beans I planted the Greek ones instead and the germination was 100% but the floods got them too

allaboutliverpool · « **Reply #31 on:** July 14, 2007, 05:30:58 »

Matchman,

Spring greens are immature spring cabbage that is cut in early April before it has formed a heart, also if you cut a spring cabbage heart off and leave the stump in it will sprout fresh spring greens.

Further to my Myths thread, it is said you should cut a cross into the stump, dividing it into 4, to get the greens to grow. You don't!

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_Myths.html

6:15am here in Nice with the sun warming the air to 21 degrees on my balcony. The air is teeming with swallows. I am amazed just how many insects there must be.

I notice that another 1cm of rain fell on my plot yesterday!

machman5 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 14, 2007, 07:38:19 »

Right, spring cabbage it is then! ;D

Sorry to hear about how much you lost to the floods Jeannine. We saw on the news how much damage was done but they only show houses and businesses, I didn't quite realise it would have affected the allotments too! :-\

Hope you can get something going for the rest of the year. All my best,
Donna xx :)

Gordon · « **Reply #33 on:** July 14, 2007, 08:30:26 »

Hi All

Had 23hrs of rain yesterday in Crewe plot water logged again.

Gordon

Grandma · « **Reply #34 on:** July 14, 2007, 08:45:33 »

Hot, sunny and windy here yesterday afternoon. Had to get the hose out for the runner beans. Watered with a heavy heart - thinking of the rain still falling on already-waterlogged areas.

allaboutliverpool · « **Reply #35 on:** July 15, 2007, 08:21:05 »

Look what is moving northwards!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

Best of wishes from Nice

cornykev · « **Reply #36 on:** July 15, 2007, 08:51:46 »

Yesterday was nice here in Enfield a bit windy but nice and Sunny 8) spent the afternoon cutting down a tree in the garden. ;D ;D ;D

lorna · « **Reply #37 on:** July 15, 2007, 10:43:41 »

Very overcast again, hope it keeps fine enough to let me cut the lawn :)

growmore · « **Reply #38 on:** July 15, 2007, 11:38:24 »

Yesterday(Sat) was a real nice day .Today lights on in house at 11am. its like evening and it is pouring it down again ..
The rivers are going to be up again and more floods if this keeps on .

Jeannine · « **Reply #39 on:** July 15, 2007, 15:14:46 »

Still chucking it down in Hull

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Author Topic: When will the rain stop? (Read 6479 times)