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Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:37 am
by Pa Snip
Primrose wrote:Dear OH. Don,t protest too much at Pa Snip's jokes. If there's only one place left on the Ark when it sets off he may not let you on board !
Good point well made
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 4:35 pm
by Westi
Just stopped raining here, so everything has had a good drenching. It's a little nippy but only first thing in the morning & when the sun comes out there is a bit of warmth left in it. The dark mornings have snuck in much quicker than they disappear again!
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:56 pm
by Geoff
Lovely day today with great views of the mountains. Cut the grass. Planted 60 garlic and 120 onions. Anybody grown the over Winter red called Rolein? The other 60 were Senshyu Yellow, should have been some Shakespeare but the order was delivered short.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:02 pm
by Stephen
27 years! That is a lot of commitment. Enjoy Dorset - it's a lovely out west.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:34 pm
by PLUMPUDDING
I don't usually grow over wintering onions so can't help with that Geoff. I've been busy as well today. It's been lovely and sunny with a cold .wind.
I've picked a bucketfull of tomatoes and peppers and picked 8 1/2 lb of grapes. We've got a gallon of apple juice fermenting for cider. A proper harvest festival.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:09 am
by Monika
First frost of the season! The minimum thermometer temperature was 2C early this morning, but the car and greenhouse roof were covered in quite thickish ice! Another dry and very sunny day on the cards.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:01 am
by oldherbaceous
I have never tried Rolein, Geoff, so can't help either i'm afraid.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:21 am
by Shallot Man
Just come back from the plot. Xmas Pippin apple tree has some bloom on it.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:27 am
by Geoff
Doubt they'll be ready for Christmas.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:50 pm
by Primrose
Continued to try and keep ahead of myself today while the sun shone . Cut down the autumn fruiting raspberries, weeded part of the veg patch and planted my elephant garlic.
Still have about a dozen decent sized peppers ripening on my outdoor potted plants
My problem these days is I seem to run out of energy before I run out of time! Frustrating!
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:21 pm
by Stephen
Hi Primrose
<P>I usually cut my autumn raspberries in January or February, but if I can do it earlier, why not?
Garlic to go in. That's a helpful prompt. Thank you.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:40 pm
by peter
So many of the faithful on here mentioned in the November issue of KG.
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:52 am
by oldherbaceous
And the odd unfaithful one....
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:10 pm
by tigerburnie
Not bought it yet, who's unfaithful then?
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:30 pm
by Primrose
Come on , Confess! Who's been taking a sneaky peek at the Gardeners World website then ????