Comments on: Enough Rain Already!

By: Gingerhev

Gingerhev — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:38:24 +0000

My shallots are looking good too, huge great things. Potatoes, huge (too huge!).Broad beans, pounds and pounds of. But raspberries, battered. peas, loads but not swelling. Sweet peas, all green and no flower. Carrots (those not grubbed up by badgers)puny.
It’s just one of those years. At least we don’t have to spend hours watering.

By: Sweet-pea

Sweet-pea — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:27:05 +0000

My shallots are actually looking really good this year so far (hope I’m not tempting fate!), last uyear they were tiny. My garlic has suffered though with white rot so I think I’ll be freezing it rather than risking storing it.
I agree with everyone on ‘you win some, you lose some’, it would get pretty boring if everything was a success each year, this way I think we get to tune in better to nature and our plants.

By: Matron

Matron — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:07:41 +0000

I sympathize! There is always something that doesn’t like the weather be it too hot or to dry or too wet. The raspberries, beans and rhubarb are loving it! Each year I try to take a chance with something exotic to see if it will grow. If it doesn’t then I didn’t really expect it to! If it does.. it’s a miracle! You can’t lose either way! Does that help?

By: ysb33r

ysb33r — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:07:40 +0000

Same here with our shallots. Measly little things, but edible at least!

By: steph

steph — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:06:17 +0000

Hi, about apples… I live out on the Cambridgeshire Fens and our village used to have acres of old orchards, most of which have been grubbed up. My garden still has several different varieties of apples, most of which are ancient but still excellent. The village conservation group decided to create a community orchard, apples, pears and plums on land which the local council have rented to the village for 99 yrs at reasonable fee. Defra were very supportive, they helped us research the history of what type of apples were grown locally and went further by supporting us in planning and planting the orchard. You’ll be spoiled for choice for varieties in the west counties though my favorite is the Worcester P., our tree is always picked clean each year, nothing left for cider or the birds.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:08:45 +0000

Oh how disappointing. :( I hope that you get some good warm sunshine from here on out to encourage those plants to grow!

You could plant rice.

By: Wicked Gardener

Wicked Gardener — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:06:42 +0000

Oh! Send it to Florida. We are dry as bone! It is to the point where I’m hoping for a nice soggy tropical storm to hang over us for a few days. Good luck on the rest of your garden!

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:38:07 +0000

Hi ya…

We are having exactly the same problem in Norwich! Out Garlic, Shallots, Onions are all suffering at the hands of this constant drizzle, however I guess there is always a silver lining to these ever-constant rainclouds – our potatoes are absolutely loving it – as well as our squashes, cucumbers, courgettes and pumpkins. You win some, you lose some – however, losing our garlics was pretty hard going (they are one of my favorite crops) :( Good luck and here’s to sunny days!

Ben x