Since then we've had the odd cloud darken the sky, but basically it's been unbroken sunshine for two weeks. The days are hot, the nights cold and the soil is like dust - dust I tell you !
There was a mid-week splatter which just about wet the car windscreen, but little more - not even worth mentioning.
So off I go to water the greenhouse tonight to discover that we have had frost this week ! Enough to burn the potatoes, cucumbers & squashes :(
as if that wasn't enough, I foolishly uncovered the khol rabi at the weekend and in effect left out a buffet for the flying rats !! grrrr
At least my beans are germinating nicely - moved the majority up to the lottie tonight - the black tray are borlotto and the red tray are saved beans from last season ... only I can't remember whether they are purple beans, canelloni or borlotto !!
It's getting pretty busy in the greenhouse, but any thoughts I had of planting the more tender items outside have definitely been put on hold. The frost has got quite a few plants - we'll just have to wait and see if they manage to grow through it
Latest news from my fundraising efforts - I have raised almost £1,000 !!! unbelieveable - thank you to everyone who has supported me xx
Lots of rain here at the moment which is the first proper rain in over 6 weeks. Managed to escape the frost the other week by covering everything with fleece or bottle cloches. I'm sure the spuds will come back fighting.
ReplyDeleteAwww, that sucks. Looks like they might make a comeback though. Today we're having our first rain for nearly two months!
ReplyDeleteyeah, hope so - so pleased I earth up most of them last week - Nick's next door look terrible - and they have fleece over them.
ReplyDeleteLooks to have rained overnight here thank goodness - need so much more tho ! Off to do some digging ... unless I get rained off, then I'll be back in the g/h :)
We're only up the road and have only had a bit of a sprinkling so far.
ReplyDeleteWe have had frosted potato tops in the past(and this week too) and they grow through the problem
GLA - how is the sweetcorn that the chappie planted out ?
ReplyDeleteHaven't looked yet but I can't see it feeling too well!
ReplyDelete