Topic: FUNNY?

[tim]

And they get wind-rock - loosening roots - especially bad for heading crops.

Windburn - that includes dehydration, KP?

[MrsKP]

never crossed my mind tbh tim, although now you mention it as soon as it stops raining the pots in the wind corridor start drying out and quickly too!!!  lol

[fbgrifter]

despite living up in the peak i don't seem to be troubled by wind damage.  anything likely to be blown over i stake, such as the asparagus.  i guess i'm lucky.

[Gadfium]

On the borders going North-South a line of trained blackberries, or raspberry hedge, is a possibility. They leaf up in the growing season giving protection, but block much less light/wind in the cold months.

Last year got a phone call saying vandals had been in and stomped all over the broad bean bed... it was indeed flattened, but it was a strong westerly that had done the rampaging. A lot of string and some canes saved the day, and we did get a crop. One of our most memorable beginners' mistakes, that one!  :-[

[lancelotment]

The 4' windbreak wall of couch and docs on nextdoors plot means I have no problem with wind at all!  Lance

[MrsKP]

Last year got a phone call saying vandals had been in and stomped all over the broad bean bed... it was indeed flattened, but it was a strong westerly that had done the rampaging. A lot of string and some canes saved the day, and we did get a crop. One of our most memorable beginners' mistakes, that one!  :-[

that's exactly what mine looked like yesterday.  picked my first crop today though which made me feel better.

 ;D

[fbgrifter]

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!  me and my big mouth.  been to the 'lotment, most things were blown over, even the staked asparagus.