Johnplotman's Journal

I think this weather is confusing the plants John with it going from mild nights back to the frost. I've got some beetroot and carrots in boxes outside and they're very slow about coming on.

It's very slow to warm up John,  when I was out for my walk this morning my ears felt like they were been frost bitten.  Thats interesting to read about what temperature things need to grow.

Here all time cold wind,i'm surprised that anything grow when so cold,day +12,at night +6,,i can't wait summer time,hope then atlast will be warmer.

The bed is looking good, John. Summer is a long time coming, its in fits and starts. We had to take in some tender plants as its too cold during the day, never mind night.

Yes it gets so cold as soon as 6 in the evening and then early morning so cold also . John you  garden looks great.

Strange weather for sure Liam.The carrots[Daucus carota] and the beetroot,[Beta vulgaris]are confused with this type of weather.Flying up in the tunnel,and quite the opposite outside.They will come good in the end.That is if Jack Frost and the gang dont decide to stay.

The weather is a shambles at this time of year Una.This morning was like early winter.The temperature readings Una [Thanks] are similar if heat in the tunnel or greenhouse goes above 30 deg.A lot of plants etc,will also stop growing with that strength of heat.

The weather is winning again Liga,only the wrong way for the gardeners.It wants to come soon,the good weather.Today was more like autumn weather,with all the flowers from the Prunus trees on the ground.

Thanks Pat.Some years back i wheeled a barrowful of potato stalks from the vegetable garden to burn them [Potato blight] with the damp mild weather.Every time it rains during the growing season it brings back memories of then.Having to take plants in during the day,is trouble at its worst.Bad enough,as you mention at night,but having to do so with the plants during the day,is salt on wounds from the weather.

Thanks Clara.For the last hour its raining here,and like the middle of winter.