Awful weather - typical Brits talk

wort

Ouch Farway, I’m glad you are feeling better. Dusty are you still coping “home alone”? I like the wicker animals ,I have a seated reindeer at Xmas which it woven wood. 2p and Less hope you manage to get some edible nuts.

I’ve cleared crocosmia at my house and DDs 🥵 but weather has been strange so never the same one day to next so not done a lot. Ate my first tomato it was very tasty. Dgson has tons on his plants, location outside must be better than my conservatory.

Dustyevsky

wort: Dusty are you still coping “home alone”?

I'm still alive! 😃 Being alone doesn't bother me. I had a year of it in darkest Dorset when I was 8, and it was tolerable. You're never alone in the countryside, even if the wild inhabitants don't always show themselves.😉

You're OK with wicker animals too. It's the Wicker Man you have to watch out for! 😮

A wet start here today, allegedly giving way to sunshine. They said that yesterday, but it stayed grey with occasional hoolies, and it rained a bit in the afternoon. Today, the weather matters more, because I've to select exhibits for the show tomorrow. 😬 What's the betting I can't find 3 courgettes of similar shape and size?

As it was unpleasant out of doors yesterday, I sowed our autumn and winter 'resilience' vegetables 😉 in the polytunnel. It feels a little early, but I always think that, and then find myself trying to catch up! Last year, kale and various oriental greens/salad things did well undercover. This year, I'm hoping for even more variety. Purslane, for example, may keep going, with protection. I wouldn't be without that now. Easy-peasy crop which will even substitute for spinach in a stir-fry. 😇

I still haven't looked at our main walnut tree, but well done those who have some. 😃

Still at Rosemoor. This is Dahlia 'Honka' in the Hot Garden. I'm not a fan! The Hot Garden wasn't doing terribly well either 😕

Farway

Same as Dusty, A wet start here today, allegedly giving way to sunshine

Congrats on the walnut Less, I hope you get to eat it. I tried my solitary Sunset apple, with the eclipse. It was rotten right through, with just a tiny sliver OK for a taste, and that was sharp & unripe. Oh well, there's always next year

Wort Dgson has tons on his plants, location outside must be better than my conservatory. Same as me then, good outside, awful in conservatory this year.

Dusty, how is your Divinity tomato doing? I have two, one in & one out. The in one is rough, scrawny, wizened & two smallish toms on it. The outside is as per catalogue, dark green bush with medium sized toms, just starting to ripen.

I'm not keen on that dahlia either, looks like something is missing. I've not been to Wisley this summer, but I would think their hot garden would also suffer, there's hot & HOT, especially as Wisley often tops the hottest UK place

The pot marigolds that self sowed in neighbours border from mine. I sprinkled some of the new 2026 seeds from neighbour's border onto a patch near my garage, and noticed they are up this morning following the rain. Make a nice show 2027, fairly safe from wheels & feet near a fence

While checking marigolds I spotted this fella. Defiantly nothing I've sprinkled. Can any one identify it? AI thinks is may be some form of Amaranthus cruentus, and could well be. How it got there I've no idea, bird seed dropping? https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-amaranthus/