Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Farway

Sunny but cold start, supposed to be downhill later so need to make the most of what there is now

2p said The Cox is doing well.......8yrs to get them. Now if each becomes an apple I have problems 😲 I pruned the branches this year and last to try and fluff it up a bit but it continues to stay leggy. Pretty tho.

It does look splendid, IMO nothing beats apple blossom for real "Spring has arrived" feeling. If I beat the weather I will take one of my Pinova, since I moved & repotted it has perked up and looks like I will have same over supply as you. Regarding too may apples, I always thin mine out, gives decent apple sizes & discourages bi annual bearing, you may need to do the same, especially with Cox

Sorry to hear Lurgy lingers on Dusty, once the hooks are in it hangs about, hate to discourage but I had a repeat sneeze & shiver spell yesterday evening, usual P tablet & warm bed seems to have fixed it overnight. The Leopards Bane looks lovely, nice & sunny

All pirking out completed for now, still waiting for the smaller toms to grow a bit, and the Desiree runners have now sprouted a root shoot, maybe pot up tomorrow?

I may sprinkle some seeds about, to fall & grow where they may, with the rain & warmer weather due

Now to find those "sprinkle about" seeds, put in a safe spot so should be right to hand, famous last words 😁

twopenny

Off today to find something cheap to stick under the fence panels to stop fat rat coming in. I think it's been in my pot fountain because all the sealant is floating around in bits. So that's going to take an age.

I need to poison some brambles too. The unexciting bit of gardening 😐

Hope to have time to repot seedlings in compost because the lack of growth is ridiculous. I won't be paying for more of this bagged stuff. It's useless and expensive.

Sounds all depressing but it has to be done. You can only put off the yucky stuff for so long. Gardening is about the battle sometimes.

Cold and windy out there so a good time to brace up for the boring stuff.

It's amazing this year how quickly everything came into blossom and leaf. Perhaps they think it's survival time in case of more drought. Be interesting to see.