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Awful weather - typical Brits talk

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  • Farway
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    Started out sunny this morning, I went up and watered the large pots at volunteer place, forecast is baking today, but it looks like another lie because it's dull now, but warm

    twopenny said:

    Bulbs for sale in Proper Job. Tempted. But I really ought to double check what I've got.
    Been tricky with the baked soil and neighbours cat digging up what I've already planted.
    So it's more planning than doing.
    I'm better at thinking about it than getting on with it at the moment  :)
    Very good idea, I have two packs of mini daffs bought on a whim in Morries the other week, it's so bad I have even considered buying more pots & compost to put them in, must be mad
    Trouble is, I need it to be a forever, squirrel free, home for them where they can settle in and pop up every spring

    I'm trying to buy pansies plugs from T & M, free post this weekend, but when I get to checkout they slap postage on, so looks like I will be back to plan A, which was getting some cheapo ones from Morries. 
    Plan is to plant them in the pots / troughs near the volunteer place entrance to brighten the way in during the winter / spring

    Managed to give the giant buddleia a good seeing to yesterday, I can get my car out now without driving into a jungle canopy. Still some left to do, but the garden wheelie bin is full and collection is over a week away before I can have another go

    Nice pic Dusty, very pastoral, and bach to music, where sheep may safely graze :D
    Eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens
  • twopenny
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    edited 16 September 2023 at 3:10PM
    Well they look happy and chilled out Dusty, so result  :)

    Went out for some screws and a lampshade and screws but came back with a weather vane (always wanted one) and some more dutch iris all to cheer next spring.
    Also 2 small chrysanthimums to go in troughs outside the kitchen door. £2'50 from Tesco. 
    They are £1,25 at morrisons but they haven't shown signs of blooming or are wilted and dead.
    One thing being a garden lover is always looking forward to the perfect next year  :D 

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  • Farway
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    Dull & definitely cooler & breezier this morning, still needed to water the front pots first thing, after a heroic struggle trying to get the childproof top off a fresh bottle of Phostrogen liquid fertiliser, the simple push down & twist sort :'(
    I may have to decant it if I struggle next time, I have a handy lemonade bottle around >:)

    I'm not intending to do much else except watch Beechgrove & GW, I think there's a bit about Cape Primroses on GW so be maybe see if any tips there
    twopenny said:
    One thing being a garden lover is always looking forward to the perfect next year  :D 

    Close to every gardener's heart, we all know next year will be better, and sometimes it actually is, which is why we keep on, you just have to be an optimist to be a gardener
    Eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens
  • Dustyevsky
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    We've had a couple of cousins in their 80s visiting us; one from well north of PP! :o It bucketed down the whole time they were here, so no guided tour today. I'm whacked anyway. :/
    According to the tipplers, it's going to rain for another hour at least, but it's just stopped. There's been no thunder and lightning  around these parts. Mrs Dusty tells me the stream is running, so I'd guess the river is looking healthier than it was yesterday, when it was down near June levels again.
    Maybe I'll wander down, check the sheep and pick the last of the outdoor tomatoes. After that deluge, I'm sure they will be the last!
    "There is no such thing as a low-energy rich country." Dr Chris Martenson. Peak Prosperity
  • twopenny
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    Good buy Wort, especially when it's something you need. Do you think it's healthy enough to survive the winter or will you wait to plant it out?
    Morries sale are are all definitely dead plants. They have a cheek tthey really do. It's all rubbish with the new owners. Not a clue.
    Dusty, can you paint your planting garlic with blue food colouring to keep it safe?
    Farway, watering you and me both. I finally got around to liquid feeding all my pots just before our storms.

    Looks like the weather is debatable. Could be heavy rain and hail or sunny spells and showers.
    Seems it's all guess work so no idea but it's way too wet and cold out there so far to mow and prune.

    I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!

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