A long Winter.

[greenishfing]

I know that I am still getting a few things fresh from my allotment and I have potatoes, garlic and onions stored away and the freezers still hold kilos of produce but I am already getting to the stage of longing for fresh Summer vegetables and fruit. In particular warm ripe tomatoes fresh from the plant, freshly cut asparagus, aubergines and courgettes to make ratatouille and, of course fresh sweet strawberries. This Winter seems to be so long and miserable. I can't imagine Summer coming at all. I know that I can buy all of the above from the supermarket but they just lack flavour.
Am I alone or is anyone else struggling this year.

[Baldy]

Its been wet. And windy. For months...
I've been a bit fed up too. Still - Spring should be with us shortly and I've sown a few seeds now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj84tfS7ag4

[Thelma Sanders]

I was saying this only yesterday..

Cold wet and windy again
I know it's not been a very cold winter here, but it seems to be a long one - if that makes any sense? I didn't get much winter prep done on the plot, because f the heavy autumn rain, and I still haven't caught up because of yet more rain and wind. I think it may turn into a 'rake over and sow/plant' kind of year...

So you are not alone in thinking like that

[Bren In Pots]

I'm another one missing homegrown toms, I refuse to buy them so will have to wait till July for my own. I do have a few roasted ones left in the freezer but they won't be lasting much longer,

[veggiechicken]

I don't normally buy toms in winter but, today, I weakened!
There were more than this but I've given them to my brother.



Did I say they cost £1?

[burnie]

We're still waiting for winter to arrive up here......………………...

[Small pumpkin]

We're still waiting for winter to arrive up here......………………...

Does it ever actually leave

[bramble]

I agree.
Not cold a such, but long, dark, wet and grey.
Cant be much longer now.
Hoping for a good summer.

[Can the Man]

Evenings are starting to put a bit of a stretch in now, shouldn’t be to long now. I like to get a few spuds in for St. Patrick’s day, have struggled with this in the past but with the poly tunnel now I can do this.

[Vegi potager]

I've been commuting to and from work in the dark since October, and have certainly had enough of the chill and damp. Not sure if I would really call it winter with only a dozen hard frosts to its name.

I am in the garden tomorrow!!! The pop up has been over the raised bed for the last few weeks so some radishes are going in and some peas in the cold frame...
As far as I am concerned the sun is now awake at 7am so spring must be around the corner, and it is nice and warm in my GH to potter around sowing and re-potting.

I have just checked, I am on a day off on the 17th, so my 1st earlies, which are chitting nicely, will go in containers under another pop up to celebrate with you CtM I hope you will forgive me if I raise you a glass of Cafferys rather than the black stuff. Sláinte.

[Aberdeenplotter]

I understand the longing for fresh summer veg and especially the tomatoes, that's the crop I miss most when they are done. However, when you get three quarters of the way through February and still have seen nothing more than a light covering of snow, winter when it comes, if it comes is going to be short, very short

[Mr Bones]

Still getting odd bits from the plot but we were only saying yesterday about missing the volume of fresh stuff. Only had a few frosts and one brief snowfall this winter (so far).

[rary]

The winds have been a bit stronger than normal but as for the rain, its the usual for this area, very little snow but always plenty of rain

[Babru]

We've had a few frosts and a bit of snow, but the last few weeks it's been really wet and so windy I've feared for my greenhouse...and my roof.

My sister lives in Newcastleton in the Borders and all her neighbours have been flooded. Fortnately for her she's up a step, so the water didn't come in her house (though it was underneath the floor). Same experience for folk in places all over the country. Roll on some better weather.

[Vegi potager]

Here on Saturday 8c, hail and 46mph winds. Indoors listening to the weather under a blanket with a cup of tea.
Sunday, arrival of the first day of spring! sunshine and 14c, Lovely, hours in the garden with just a jumper rather than the full survival gear worn the last few months. I even saw a lady bird on the leaf buds of my buddleja