Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Farway

Wow, I'm back and over twenty posts to catch up, with great photos as well, and lots of sparkling sun for fairies to dance in

Can't remember or mention all the items, I'm spared midges here, guess it's too dry for them, but one year was panic, some alleged malaria mossies were spotted but all vastly exaggerated.

Had a good, but very hot, day over DDs. Managed to get the dwarf Golden Delicious planted in her garden, plus my homeless Loganberry. 

Some of her plants are drying out, hosepipe ban, I was trying to remind her to chuck a bucket of water on the new arrivals until the rains arrive

Despite me & her Horticultural DD, her lack of plant knowledge surfaces at times.

She was telling me she is looking for fruit, food, type plants, hence apple & loganberry, and wanted an Elderberry for cordial. 

We were stood next to a left drying out and gasping Black Lace ! I did get her to chuck a bucket of water on it and a promise to keep it up. 

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Another flax lover here, used to see fields of them when we went visiting Mum near Marlborough. 

Only later, through my family history research did I find a proper connection, seems Great G Granny was a Flax Spinner in the 1850s Dorset, 

However, the flax trade, and her job, died out due to imports of slave grown cotton, so as a victim of slave trade can I have some dosh please. TIA 

Forgot who posted it, but thanks for long handed weed message. I'm probably going to Morries mid-week, so will have a look, and even peek at Lilies, plus check out for edibles suitable for DD, she also mentioned currants

Dahlias, as Dusty said, from seed is fine, well mine were until the year, when I tried dwarf ones and everything possible has biffed them. I have two slug ravaged, not yet flowered, ones left 

 

Here's a pic, taken Sat, of a dahlia I threw in my Dalek last year. I never knew it survived until seen this Saturday. 

Assuming like spuds, tuber stores and plant grows

If, when it flowers, I'll get another pic. From memory, the flowers weren't much, which was why it was binned.

pink_poppy

I can smell that manure pic from here, Dusty    

I love those gates, YBE, surely they're not just leading to that wee building behind. It looks like a lovely location - is it up for sale??
What will you be doing with your bramble haul?? If it's to make a crumble, I'd like an invite, please. No custard for me, thanks.

DH witnessed two near-misses with motorbikes on his way home yesterday and then nearly got wiped out himself by a car on the wrong side of the road when he came round a bend   he was shaking when he got home   Unfortunately he had a few filled garden pots in the car, so a couple didn't survive the emergency braking and swerving he had to do and the rest deposited their contents all over the back of the car.

We went for a wander after dinner to calm DH's nerves and also because it was such a beautiful evening (gorgeous sunset again). It was really warm and thankfully no midges. I can't remember if I said I had the Avon oil spray - not sure if it works, but the tourists certainly apply it liberally if the smell of it everywhere is anything to go by.

Very warm today - not the type of weather you want to be dressed like a stuffed shirt for an interview...

Ooh, just refreshed... good idea of your DD to grow edibles, Farway. Was she the recipient of the purple apple tree a while back?? I love the Black Lace elderberry and want that in my garden. I remember seeing one in a council car park a while back and often think of going back to see if any of it will stick to my clothing.

pink_poppy

Pic from last night - it was a busy night in the marina. I do love the reflections with Ben Cruachan in the background…

Farway

pink_poppy said:

Ooh, just refreshed... good idea of your DD to grow edibles, Farway. Was she the recipient of the purple apple tree a while back?? I love the Black Lace elderberry and want that in my garden. I remember seeing one in a council car park a while back and often think of going back to see if any of it will stick to my clothing.

Good memory PP, yes she was, but it died, I think neglect, no water but can't say for sure. 

I know we make excuses for our offspring, but she did have a lot of upheaval problems last year, thankfully now past, so watering a tree was not top of the list. 

Hence, the Golden Delicious, surplus for me but replacement for her

Never tried, but I think elders will strike from cuttings, apparently one of the easier ones.

Hardwood ones easier, the poke a stick 2/3rds in the ground method, between Nov - Feb

twopenny

Elders seed all over the place but I guess that would take too long.
Make sure you get one with sweet smelling flowers. Elderflower champagne is delicious 😋 

Cold and overcast here, darn cold around 15c with an easterly.
Bit of a relief and snuggles under a blanket this evening but water out for the little animals still. The wind not helping the plants but my sinuses are grateful!

All appointments and things today so no gardening. More watering and painting tomorrow.

Blueys building reminds me of something discussed on the housing forum but can't remember what right now.
One village here sold an old toilet block for conversion to home. It's TINY!

pink_poppy

Awake early (2am) as just too hot and sticky here. The previous night I was woken by an owl hooting away at 11.30pm and then couldn't get back to sleep - steer well clear of me today because I'm seriously sleep deprived  

Shame about the purple apple, Farway, hopefully the Golden Delicious will thrive. 
I don't even know if the elderberry is still growing at the car park as I haven't been there for at least a couple of years - I'll have to investigate.

Elderberry champagne sounds good, twopenny. Is that just homemade elderberry cordial added to the champagne?? As I'm a cheapskate, I'd probably try it with Prosecco instead   That's a good point about the smell of the elderberry flowers - i know some smell of cat wee. 

OT - it's supposed to be a wee bit cooler today (prays to the weather gods). I had a wander outside earlier as there was a chance of an aurora - a few stars were visible and it felt very mild - no aurora though.

pink_poppy

In other news, my DH peeled my red potatoes yesterday - I couldn't believe it - so now I've got boring white potatoes for dinner tonight instead of gorgeous red ones. Grr...

YoungBlueEyes

Ooh that's a very green field Dusty, I can hardly remember what one looks like. I must've missed Ange + Rach getting tough on newts and the causes of newts, mind I'm not watching the news any more. Good for them though, we need houses galore to put an end to homelessness - won't somebody think of the children! No that was the state of the brambles when we got there, we didn't get a single one So I made crumble with The Oracle's windfall apples and some currants and raisins and cinnamon and stuff and it was good enough himself said. It certainly made my kitchen smell nice  

That's good info about the locks gb, I thought it was over-zealous YW employees protecting the lovely old bricks... Is Anonymous Dog still on his jolly holiday? Is he relaxing by the pool in his sunglasses with a cool drink beside him  

So the green fingers missed a generation Farway Mind, DGD is more than making up for it eh. Hopefully your rightfully earned slave-trade-victim cheque will have lots of 00000's and it'll be Rottery Acres Here We Come Ooh maybe I can claim a Famine one and we'll all be set for life Lookit yer dahlia - #Shawshank in action   Fingers crossed DD has a calmer time of it now and your gifts have chance to thrive  

I'll keep my eye out for the water place coming up for sale pp, you do see them sometimes. In my previous life we were at RAF Locking - they closed the camp and sold it off. It had a big water tower that someone converted into a home, it was on Grand Designs with that slimey !!!!!! Kevin McCloud. When I see any brambles I'll make another crumble - sans custard, naturally - and you can come down   There's some dam morons on the roads, and they don't get fatally killed to death as often as they deserve to be  That sunset marina pic would calm anyone's nerves, that's a slice of heaven there He peeled your potatoes?! Have you got stuck with an Englishman too Hopefully today's not an interview day with you in that state :fingerscrossed:

Glad to hear your hot spell has finally broken 2p, it's lovely being snuggled in a blanket all cosy and idle We've got the same kind of weather here, low temps and damp and a ENE breeze. They're whining at work and want the heating on but I'm sat by the thermostat and sadly it appears to be broken Was it Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (or Huge Furry Whipping Tool, as daddy called him ) off of River Cottage that made elderflower champagne in a water butt...? 

OT Cool cloudy breezy and raining out there, despite sobers and Tusky saying it's dry and warm *sigh* The tickertape thing at the bottom of my screen at work said it was 21' and sunny yesterday Well it bluddy wasn't, it was no more than 17 tops and it drizzled and mizzled up to about 1600. They just don't care do they. Well I spose they don't have to, it's not as if it's a real science with millions of £££ being thrown at it.... 

greenbee

Stinky is back from his holiday YBE, having had a lovely time and is now constantly telling me that he's bored and needs entertainment, while the cats complain about the catering...

Dustyevsky

Reading along and appreciating the photos, but doing a taff at present, due to imminence of meeting with Planning Advice Woman. 

That's a magnificent Marina shot, pp! 

OT: The semi-feral woolly cat came indoors to sleep last night, so that's a good measure of how cold it got. Oh, and I put on a vest.  Today: grey, nothingish conditions, ideal for travelling to problem-solving lady, and maybe a high later....or maybe a low and £££ lighter. Who knows!