Awful weather - typical Brits talk

YoungBlueEyes

Thanks folks It was weird not coming on here in the mornings! Himself reckoned I couldn't leave it alone while we were away (he said, while poking away at facefook on his phone) so I didn't look at it at all, out of badness  

Those baked chilli squashes look tasty Arb, and I'm not a lover of squash. They wouldn't be as tempting without the cheese mind... 

Today was going to be washing day cos it was a good sunny+windy forecast, and now they say it'll be windless rain. Grrr. So I'll have to take my mountain to the laundrette. Beautiful crescent moon with a wee star under it out there now, so clear and bright. Lovely  

Edit - did I miss something interesting in the signature department Dusty..?

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

Edit - did I miss something inte resting in the signature department Dusty..?

Oh, I took the side of Christians. Should have known better. Christians are as divided as any group, though they all think they have it right. It's like your signature, though that's probably going “Whoosh!” with 99% of those who read it!

Of course, when choosing sides, it's important to pick the one that has media approval. That's probably why a poster has had this as their avatar for over 18 months... I stand with the ordinary people wherever they are, knowing who benefits most from division. T'was always thus.

To be on topic, take climate change; just because I poke fun at the global boilers, doesn't mean I want to kill my grandchildren. I  know the climate is changing, as I've felt the effects through my lifetime, but that doesn't mean I agree with panic measures, which have potential to hurt more people. The lockdowns are a great example of how going extreme over projections can lead to unforeseen consequences, though there is plenty evidence certain experts knew what was likely to happen in the longer term.“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”

Looking at the shorter term, we have the good, the bad and the downright ugly predicted here today, but I care not, now the windows are installed in the polytunnel.

twopenny

Morning Bluey. Beautiful sunrise this morning, bright and light. Not a sign of rain.
Then in the time it took to make a pot of tea it came over black and rained 

It's been so long I'm thinking of building an ark.

So no gardening again today. Tomorrow is promised to be dry so hopefully can get some washing done but as is the way I'm out with friends.

YoungBlueEyes

I like my signature too - that case was actually a tenant/landlord thing but that quote stands alone  

I don't give a monkeys about media approval. I picked this side in this thing, and I'm anti those things because reasons, whether that's the popular opinion or not. If I was feeling brave I'd make your good men/bad men quote my new sig, not that it'd last long, probably...

Your polytunnel's looking in fine shape, I reckon that'll withstand a goodly amount of global boiling climate drowning weather of the new normal variety. 

Make that ark a big one 2p and I'll join you on it It may well be a lovely sunny mild day out there but I can't see it for the rain that's yammering down now, even though they all say it's lovely out. Except Ventusky, who have it right. Again No gardening today, my washer's earning it's keep!

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

Your polytunnel's looking in fine shape, I reckon that'll withstand a goodly amount of global boiling climate drowning weather of the new normal variety.

It's just the undamaged parts of the old one, plus lots of new wood, though we reclaimed much of that too. We let the cover of the old one deteriorate too much, and there's a Biblical lesson there too, if I recall correctly, about thrifty virgins trimming their wicks...at least I think it was wicks! You can tell I paid good attention in school!

Anyway, glad it went well for you in the Motherland and Himself was approved of. I'd to sit though a whole episode of Dallas before we could seek a blessing on our betrothal, which set the tone thereafter, I feel.

You got some great photos too, especially the Northern Lights. I tried that last night on the front porch, setting the camera for a 30 second exposure, but what resulted wasn't like yours at all.  I believe all it detected was the street lighting in my home town, ten miles north.

OT. Brilliant sunshine now, and torrential five minutes ago. Still no lawn mowing possible! 

ArbitraryRandom

Spent the evening flicking through the books I picked up - surprisingly the raised beds for beginners is interesting; it's basic (a lot of the books I picked up are) but there's a few pages on companion planting, spacing etc that are helping me visualise how I might layout mine... when it's built (I'm thinking I'll treat it as 4 x 2 meter rectangular 'plots').

The all you can eat in 3 feet is less useful (the square meter one is better - it goes into succession planting and has some example bed layouts), but has an absolute ton of ideas re container gardening/recycling things like guttering into attractive displays. Not something for me I think, but not useless. Would be great for someone with a small city garden. 

Veg in one bed is decent at first glance; The majority of the book looks like it's detailing what to do/start each month and it explains some things like frost protection/composting nice and simply.

The Hessayon... goes into a lot of detail about specific plants, so once I know what I'm going to plant, I can see it'll be a useful resource for actually growing them/keeping them healthy. I can see why they're recommended

The books were about £3.50 each, and I got them on buy three get one free (and I bought a few random cook books that look interesting) - so all in I'm fairly happy with the haul. 

twopenny

I like the look of those.
I was eyeing my bookcase thinking read or remove and its all about small gardens ready for the move.
However it didn't take into account a pandemic and blazing inflation so perhaps replace with grow your own     

Farway

Brilliant photos Blue, no Northern Lights this far south for me, closest I get is Harbour Lights, and even that is now a Beefeater / Premier Inn

twopenny said:

Have you heard of Spaghetti Squash? Open them up and run a fork down the flesh and it's like spaghetti but no calories.........doesn't taste as good as pasta though   
I got them from a roadside stall after hearing about them from an American on a forum.  That's where the net is amazing!

I used to grow this way back in the 70s, but found them very overhyped, OK as curiosity I thought, but maybe we cooked them wrong and should have had sauce or summat with them. Of course, this was way back when exotic was Vesta Curry or Chicken in a Basket

I'm going to have to think of a signature that will enlighten the world, and not get me in the sin bin. 

DuckDuckGo is my friend, found an AI generator which should produce meaningless rubbish that may give the initial impression it's wisdom, AKA BS

Off to volunteer meeting this afternoon, so quick bit of gardening while there if time, dead head & tidy potted pansies ready for Sunday Remembrance service. I'll try, again, for a decent photo, the sun is coming out so every chance

pink_poppy

Welcome back, YBE sounds like you had a great time - I love the pics.

Congratulations on the squashes, AR, they look really good.

I'm glad you got your polytunnel windows sorted, Dusty, is that it finished now??

I remember Vesta curry, Farway  

Enjoy your day out with friends, twopenny.

We had hailstones, thunder and lightning last night - so heavy it made the alarm on the car go off and when I looked outside it was white, as if it had been snowing, but it was just the hailstones. Complete contrast today - it's dry and sunny, but definitely a bit on the chilly side brr...

ArbitraryRandom

Squash is by far my preferred veg - mostly because they keep so well (I'm a devil for leaving things in the fridge till they're fit for nothing) and cook fairly quickly, so I have absolutely no excuse on those days I'm getting in late. 

I've currently got the rest of the harrier seed from this year, but I also picked up: 

Courgette 'All Green Bush'
Courgette 'Sure Thing'
Cucamelon 'Melothria'
Squash 'Baked Potatoes'
Squash 'Waltham Butternut'
Squash 'Uchiki Kuri'

The dates on them are good to 2025, so I'll try half this next year and half the year after I think? Just one plant of each. 

That plus the balcony red and rhubarb seeds I grabbed will probably be more than enough to keep me going