Three months on...

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Today, it is not stupidly hot! It is still a little on the warm side, but it's definitely an improvement.

Last night's forecast thunderstorms scooted off up the channel instead, so we just got an hour or so of light rain, but hopefully tomorrow's rain will be as good as the forecast says....

In the veg bed, I've given up entirely on the peas. The French beans are doing very well, the runners and borlotti's not so good. The butternut squash are loving it, the courgettes are doing ok (we have enough for us, but we're not giving them away like we usually do). The sweetcorn is doing ok but not brilliantly, which I suspect is because we chose the wrong spot for it (too shaded). The tomatoes are doing great, and the peppers are just starting to ripen. We've had one aubergine so far, but there are some more that are getting close to ripe.

Comments

[clothsprogs]

Well that looks much improved!

Teddy

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It is, but there's still a definite dent where his hoof was!

[clothsprogs]

{WINCE!}

Teddy

[juliet]

Our beans have survived thus far but that is all I can say for them. Which is especially annoying as it's the first year I've managed to get them past the 'being eaten by snails' stage.

The courgettes are not happy & I assume it is not getting watered enough, though I have been watering them :/ Maybe the rain today will help! Tomatoes are ripening early though.

[flick]

I'm not sure it's just water with the courgettes: we have several times had spells with no male flowers, which don't like very hot weather. Hopefully the rain will help, though. It's lovely: I've got a jumper on!

Lots of tomatoes. My passata shelf is filling up nicely. One of these years, I'm going to make enough to last until the following summer. It might even be that this is that year.

[birguslatro]

Your toes fill up all of my screen!!!