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B J Burton Reading Complete Works of H P Lovecraft

15 Sep 2012, 05:50 PM | Post: #1

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A day's gardening has given me the chance to take stock of the gardening year.
10 days ago I would have said that it had been a disaster, but the glorious spell of weather we're enjoying has allowed a partial rescue.
Anything that was supposed to crop in the summer was a waste of time. Peas, beans, courgettes, onions, spinach, lettuce and soft fruit were all consumed by pests or disease - or simply drowned.
But everything due to crop this month looks good. The rhubarb has loved all the rain; golden raspberries are weighed down with fruit; the salsify, Swiss chard and yellow beetroot all look good. Even the outdoor tomatoes are turning red. And the sweetpeas are amazing - the whole garden is full of their scent.
I'm thinking that if we are to have more of these wet, stormy summers I may have to have a different planting scheme.
Anyone have any suggestions for food crops that slugs/snails hate and that can survive monsoons?

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LindaGruchy Reading The Chandelier Ballroom by Elizabeth Lord

15 Sep 2012, 06:06 PM | Post: #2

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It's been a poor year for me too, but partly that's because my garden is too shady where I grow veg and I'm thinking of changing it round when I have more time. It's desperately dry just now. I have a courgette or two coming along, and some beans, and the tomatoes in pots haven't done so badly, really. I need to get out there and do some work, but just now I want to get the next novel up, one of two waiting in the wings.

My enthusiasm for gardening has taken a bit of a downturn just now

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ElaineG Reading Standers by Dale Brumfield

15 Sep 2012, 07:50 PM | Post: #3

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Strawberries would have been brilliant, but we had a monster fight against slugs this year.
Tomatoes and courgettes OK
A huge glut of runner beans Big Grin

but the purple cauliflower are a disappointment - only about 5 survivors Sad

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15 Sep 2012, 07:58 PM | Post: #4

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(15 Sep 2012 05:50 PM)B J Burton Wrote: Anyone have any suggestions for food crops that slugs/snails hate and that can survive monsoons?

Rice grows well in paddy fields. Big Grin

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15 Sep 2012, 08:29 PM | Post: #5

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My successes were peas (for the second year) and potatoes and tomatoes ( which I don't like) for the first time. I don't think my sweet peas were as good as last year. My carrots and beans were a complete failure.

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LindaGruchy Reading The Chandelier Ballroom by Elizabeth Lord

11 Nov 2012, 09:22 PM | Post: #6

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My nerines were late this year, but at least they flowered. I feared I'd lost them in all the sogginess and cold.

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Paula Jane

11 Nov 2012, 09:41 PM | Post: #7

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My carrots were a huge success.
The onions are really small, the only consulation being - they are tasty roasted whole.
Potatoes were a disaster.
Nasturtiams were late, but ended up flowing with blooms and spilling all over the path - really pretty.

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LindaGruchy Reading The Chandelier Ballroom by Elizabeth Lord

11 Nov 2012, 10:18 PM | Post: #8

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Did your nasturtiums miss the dreaded cabbage white butterfly being late? And have you tried eating the flowers? I bite the spurs off (first checking for flea beetles etc). Delicious

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11 Nov 2012, 11:04 PM | Post: #9

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(11 Nov 2012 10:18 PM)LindaGruchy Wrote: Did your nasturtiums miss the dreaded cabbage white butterfly being late? And have you tried eating the flowers? I bite the spurs off (first checking for flea beetles etc). Delicious

We had no butterfly damage. I avoid doing brassicas - it's so demoralising when they all get eaten - so maybe they never found my garden this year. We tend to eat the leaves more than the flowers, though they do look lovely in a salad.

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