Spring cabbage

[AlanP]

About 50% of my Spring cabbage have hearted up, quite big hearts, we had one tonight more than enough for two people.
This usually happens next April/May if I am lucky and they haven't run to seed.
What is going on with the seasons? Ill be getting toms in January next.

Alan

[AlanP]

[Redalder]

We have had daffs in flower in the garden for a couple of weeks. They are an early variety but not usually before Christmas.

[BarriedaleNick]

My iris are about 18" tall, still picking broccoli and have some lettuce still in the ground that looks ok.  I have a couple of peters peppers right by the back wall of the house that are still fruiting.  I am sure we will get a nice cold snap sometime soon but if not it will be a weird start to the year.

[Tee Gee]

I have been eating my spring cabbage for the past few weeks.

In fact I have picked these before my Savoy cabbages as they won't stand as long if we do get a blast of winter.

I am just wondering what other stuff is going to get damaged should we get some very cold weather.

I have various plants that are out of sync and are quite lush and could be damaged by frost.

Then on the other hand I picked up a lot of 'end of season' spring bulbs at a knock down price and I am finding this weather ideal for planting them out.

I will be planting out 50 dwarf narcissus today such is the weather.

Ah! The trials and tribulations of gardening 🤔

[galina]

It is a bit scary, but not really surprising.  We have been warned.  We all hoped climate change would mean decent summers, but the prediction for the UK has been more unsettled, stormy weather systems.  And that is exactly what we are getting.  I feel sorry for people who are struck by these unprecedented every year 'century' floods. 

I think the long warm autumns of late are not so bad, but we must make adjustments to sowing times for some crops it seems.   Love still having lettuce at this time of the year for example and the turnips I sowed for tops to eat as spring greens are making fat roots now.  Should I sow some more now for greens?

Planting garlic in October seems a bit silly too with this 'new' weather.  Late November or early December might be better? 

Of course we don't have the hindsight at this point in time, whether this is a whole new trend or just a few unusual years.  No doubt once we have adjusted to it, the weather will change yet again to keep us on our toes.   

[ancellsfarmer]

Been out in the rural bits today, there is foot high lush hog weed (march) and primroses knotted to bloom!(april) Strawberries have set fruit on potted plants. Do you think they will ripen?

[saddad]

My Savoys have been huge and stood for so long they are now beginning to split so they can flower...