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We have eaten all the cherries before the birds got them (did leave half a dozen small ones on the tree for them 
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That heatwave through June must have ripened the cherries quickly, then into July & unseasonal rain/strong winds blew about 7 apples off my tree, the branches were flopping a bit so I decided to hammer a few hook nails into fence & tie branches to nails with garden wire.
The blueberry bush has tons of berries on but unripe.
)That heatwave through June must have ripened the cherries quickly, then into July & unseasonal rain/strong winds blew about 7 apples off my tree, the branches were flopping a bit so I decided to hammer a few hook nails into fence & tie branches to nails with garden wire.
The blueberry bush has tons of berries on but unripe.
How has everyone been getting on this summer? My sweet peas are now starting to grow after being eaten earlier on in the year, hopefully we have some good weather and it isn't too late for them to come to flower. This is the first time in years that I haven't had sweetpeas. My beans have flourished this year with the lack of slugs and snails early on with the dry weather but are now looking a bit battered with the wind. The cornflowers and cosmos are doing very well and the bees are very happy. The carrots have had a very slow start again with something eating the tops but are now looking more successful. The giant varieties of sunflowers haven't grown very tall yet whilst the shorter varieties are coming to flower. Tomatoes are looking good in the polytunnel but cucumbers have got powdery mildew on the leaves though have already given me a fair few cucumbers. I have started some sweetcorns off but think I left it way too late. I had space and decided sweetcorn was what I wanted to do but that was when I thought the weather was going to be good!
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We've got two cucumbers (out of 5 cucumber plants), a handful of flowers on our 4 tomato plants and about 5 physillis fruits growing. That's it. No melons, no squash, no courgette yet. Pissed off doesn't cover it!
The weather has really affected my veg. Tomatoes have done the best, barely any potatoes so far, courgettes are tiny and my runner beans were demolished by snails! Kale is looking ok and I still have a few buckets of potatoes on the go 
The weather is really hindering my crops. I have had one cucumber (picked today), and one cherry tomato! My courgettes have done well though and I’ve given quite a few away. Did ok from my potatoes but have no more. I only have a small yard so can’t grow as much as I’d like
Not really a good year for most stuff.
I put out my courgettes too early and the slugs got them. My second batch produced 1 courgette and the snails got that.
My gooseberries looked amazing. I went out the next day to get them and the birds had eaten them all.
Strawberries have been meh. Raspberries OK. Beetroots have made no beets.
My green beans have gone demented. My tomatoes are my remaining hope.
I put out my courgettes too early and the slugs got them. My second batch produced 1 courgette and the snails got that.
My gooseberries looked amazing. I went out the next day to get them and the birds had eaten them all.
Strawberries have been meh. Raspberries OK. Beetroots have made no beets.
My green beans have gone demented. My tomatoes are my remaining hope.
No courgettes, squash or tomatoes here yet. Now have three cucumbers - one stubbornly refusing to grow any bigger and two looking alright.
Has anyone grown Physalis before? We've got about 10 fruits on one of our plants but I have no idea when they'll be ready to pick?
Has anyone grown Physalis before? We've got about 10 fruits on one of our plants but I have no idea when they'll be ready to pick?
Not quite fruit & veg but I had a visitor today I thought I would share. It was very friendly and hopped across the garden to me.
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Everything seems so late this year. Finally got the seed sprout for my sweetcorn. This time last year I was harvesting them.
I would just use a small hand-held garden fork & work it around the base of the sapling until it can be pulled out.
I don't think you'd damage the Lavender too badly, looks as though the sapling has made it's own space there, maybe just buy another Lavender plant to fill the space left after you get the sapling out?
What a rubbish year in my garden 
Potatoes were minimal
No tomatoes
Courgettes did ok, but nothing like normal
No green beans
Sweet peas were poor
Cosmos grew really tall but barely flowered
Camelia looks dead
Even mint has struggled!
Eurgh. Roll on March.
Potatoes were minimal
No tomatoes
Courgettes did ok, but nothing like normal
No green beans
Sweet peas were poor
Cosmos grew really tall but barely flowered
Camelia looks dead
Even mint has struggled!
Eurgh. Roll on March.
It's been crap hasn't it, can't believe I'm wishing the rest of the year away alreadyWhat a rubbish year in my garden
Potatoes were minimal
No tomatoes
Courgettes did ok, but nothing like normal
No green beans
Sweet peas were poor
Cosmos grew really tall but barely flowered
Camelia looks dead
Even mint has struggled!
Eurgh. Roll on March.
Same. We had so much veg last year I gave some away.
My rhubarb has been the only thing that has thrived this summer.
My rhubarb has been the only thing that has thrived this summer.
Yep I'm another who's had a tit year gardening wise. Gladioli and rhubarb were great. Strawberries were okayish. Have a few green beans. Carrots should be OK. After that good luck! Not a tomato, radish, beetroot, potato or anything else. Roll on next year
Drying my second batch of tomatoes. Probably another 2 maybe 3 to go. Wish we had some decent sun so I could do outside.
Yellow tomato time!
Not as nice, thicker skins and go soft faster. I hope they shrink a bit as there were too many for one layer.
Not as nice, thicker skins and go soft faster. I hope they shrink a bit as there were too many for one layer.
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Carrots and some weird looking but tasty cucumber. Got some elephant garlic but only one segmented into cloves. Might chuck the others into a broth or stock. Lettuce is still going and sweetcorn doing well.
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Gonna try get my bulbs planted in pots this weekend. Need to get some compost first though. Anyone else x