What grows well in this weather!?

[BarleySugar]

Doing well - climbing french beans, cucumbers (mini fruited ones planted outside), courgettes, lettuce (except where the cat dug them up ), raspberries, blueberries, chillies and peppers (on the kitchen windowsill)
Slow - tomatoes
Disaster - cherries

We haven't had that much rain, but cloudy and windy.

[Florence Fennel]

Fortunately all the veg, unfortunately the lawn, so will not feel at all guilty about digging some more of it up as it is a labour saving project.

[chriscross1966]

Sooo, given that it looks like doom and gloom has hit us in the form of permanent rainclouds, are there any particular crops that folks are planning on growing next year assuming the BBQ summer goes the same way as the last three? At this rate I reckon I'll be relying on a Lot of beans and chard...

Bon-Bon squash...... taking over Oxfordshire on its way to world domination if my two are anything to go by..... even by rampant winter squash standards it's a bit OTT..... had to cut a 4 foot trailer out of my neighbours plot yesterday... it had grown that in four days......Setting plenty of fruit as it goes too.... just found one hiding in the italian tomato patch and it's melon sized already..... the thing only got that far ten days ago......

chrisc

[chriscross1966]

well popped up the lottie on way home (as moving house so not had time to get up there) an all i could see was slugs slugs and more slugs. going up there 2moz armed with prongs and salt water little blighters x

I Nemaslugged my plot in the spring and haven't seen one of them yet.... the traps and some pellets I put round the lettuces and Oca have killed the odd snail, but been otherwise slug free this year, neighbours are now converts as they're getting plenty of damage ...

chrisc

[johninblackpool]

Water Lillies doing quite well

[Rabidbun]

Thanks all - got a nice list to try now! Though admittedly I too am doing very well at mould, slugs, mildew and weeds

Almost tempted by parsnips (and outdoor tomatoes too - am a sucker for punishment and probably failing to learn my lesson from the last few years) - but I daren't express any optimism on those two as it might just be the gardening equivalent of the MET office stating their views on summer!

[SlugLobber]

My squash are doign really well. Better than the tomatoes, actually! Parsnips going great, too, as are carrots, oddly (I don't have much luck, normally!).

Another one troubled with slugs, here, but you only need to know my login to know that I'm ALWAYS troubled with the poxy things, even IN the house!

[HayleyB]

You should have seen the size of a slug I lobbed at the chooks the other day, it was HUGE..........

[bluemoon]

Our pumpkins are doing well, as are the brassicas. We've had a good crop of first earlies too and the second earlies seem to be doing well. There's lots of foliage on the maincrop, but I haven't had a look to see what's happening below ground. Last year we bought a posh, expensive 'professional' hose-pipe; we used it three times in all last year and so far haven't needed it once this time. In some ways looking out through the office windows and not having to worry if my crops are shrivelling in the heat while I'm stuck at work is an improvement on most growing seasons.

[Comfreyfan]

Everything seems to have grown quite well - what I can find among the weeds that have done even better! The calabrese, kale, caulie and cabbage plants have grown at an alarming rate.

Even the potatoes are giving good crops - had to cut all the tops off with blight, but the actual spuds have been impressive.

Apple tree is full of fruit which is nearly ripe. I think the onions (along with everything else now) need more sun, they're ok'ish, but not the best year ever.

[taff]

Everything bar the tomatoes and the potatoes and strawberries are going great guns. The climbing beans and crookneck squash in particular have gone nuts. I need more growing space though....

[HayleyB]

I have triffids going for world domination they are marina chioggia squashes size of side plates at the moment even the sweetcorn amongst them are getting worried