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Old 10-07-2015, 11:24 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default The year without a summer

On 10/07/2015 08:24, Bob Hobden wrote:
"philgurr" wrote

Snow in several places here last night and ice on my car this
morning. Runner beans, courgettes, beetroot and bedding
plants looking quite ill but other plants (peas, onions and
leeks) looking good. Strawberries looked good earlier but
the constant rain has caused the leaves to swamp the
developing fruit. Any advice on whether it would be a good
idea to cut of many of the leaves to allow light to the fruit.
Rather surprisingly, a superb crop of apricots in the
greenhouse.

Quite the opposite here. Ground is bone dry, grass is brown everywhere,
having to water daily just to keep stuff alive. After walking up and
down the plot goodness knows how many times with watering cans (40+) it
becomes wearing especially with the sun blazing down.
Our computer rain gauge is not working but the one on the plot has only
shown 4mm in the last two weeks which hardly wets the surface.

Apart from that very hot day earlier this month the weather here in
North Staffordshire has been great. Just about enough rain to keep
everything growing!