Update fellow gardeners

The latest pic is a bit old now - the lawn has been ravaged as all lawns in Britain in our heat wave and as were int he Thames water area I cant do anything to save it but at least we had rain yesterday. I’ll take some new pics… Sorry fo my absense the last two months - Ive actually been busy earning. There was a promo on as well and I could have put out free bids to garden locally for other people - its as though the job came along just in time to prevent me going down that pathway in life !! Lets see how things work out !

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meggie · F

I think this year is the best one i can remember fir growing fruit and vegetables. We have had a bumper crop of cherries, now plums and apples and soon greengages, pears and raspberries. Ot must be all the heat making things grow so well.

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meggie · F

@Captain yes that's right. Things i have grown in the past and not done so well, like pumpkins and peppers, are thriving. My beans. tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers are amazing too.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@meggie In the wild, the blackberries are already ripening - up to two months early!

meggie · F

@ArishMell yes I've noticed that too. We've been eating tomatoes, lettuce and cucumber in June. Our victoria plum tree suffered a snapped branch as it's so heavily laden with fruit.

Captain · 61-69, M

So heres the patchy grass and the modified garden. I did try and get a quince going in the gap in the back border but it fried It was a self set of the one O have already so I can try again but it may srout again after the rain. The new Russian sage is going well though. Al the flx dried up to shrivelled straw - dont' know if theyll be back … The micro sedum has been that lovelyred splash for months - I dont think anything short of wild fire would stop it growing...

ArishMell · 70-79, M

The best thing you can do for the lawn in a drought, is... do nothing.

Grass is about the toughest plant in the garden. Keep off it while it is weak, so you don't damage it further, and once the wet weather returns it will perk up quite quickly.

Captain · 61-69, M

@ArishMell I keep cutting the gorwing bits to stop it getting too patchy - do you think this will actually make things worse ??

JamesBugman

Lawns here in bc canada, at least near the ocean, are still green. It has been a good year for heat here, and we haven't seen any of the forest fire smoke in the city this year like we did the past few years.

Captain · 61-69, M

@JamesBugman A good year as it cool ?? We’ve been fired but I think its over now… BC is lovely.

JamesBugman

@Captain Highs have been 20 to 30c, mostly around 25 which is perfect. Almost always an ocean breeze blowing.

Magenta · F

That looks like a lovely mellow spot to soak up some natural vibes. I love that.

We are having a major drought here as well.

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