I take the pictures from a distance to hide the weeds, not a patch on yours Deano!
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July continued...
Outside;diva cucumbers,melons,sunflowers,French marigolds,Essex wonder tomatoes,geraniums,nasturtium & leeks (the size of grass still)in the raised bed next to grape & apple tree. Sweetcorn 'ovation' growing thick stems,which is a good sign,compared to a different variety last year,they're looking good. Pots with red tumbling tom,sweet pepper,geranium & French marigolds. Basil growing well on my east facing windowsill.Location : Essex
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Originally posted by Penellype View Post...even a few days can make a lot of difference at this time of year, especially if it rains.
4th June 2015
11th July 2015 *just 37 days later!!!*
If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/
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"Never again will I allow a single weed to get taller than one inch!!!"
That's an entirely masochistic sentiment . The weeds are only "dangerous" if you let them reproduce, so adjust your aim to be "never will I allow a single weed to flower".
If you can let your weeds grow until then, not only will you have fewer weeds overall (because the biggest ones will out-compete the smaller) but you'll have more material to compost or mulch with, and it'll save you a lot of time tooLast edited by Two_Sheds; 26-07-2015, 04:15 PM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Good tip about taking a more 'relaxed' view of things and not letting them reproduce. I think I was just shocked at how big they grew in just a short space of time when conditions were right ~ warmth, daylight hours, rain & sun It's certainly brought home to me what plants need. I was fretting a bit at the late spring (it's my first year ever growing veggies) but everything's going great now so next spring I won't panic about getting things in my X date etc
Most of the weeds are sow thistle, chickweed and broad-leaved willowherb. The chickweed is easy to pull out but will it be 'safe' to compost the other two or will they just increase from bits of root etc? I haven't let them develop any seeds at all.If I'm not on the Grapevine I can usually be found here!....https://www.thecomfreypatch.co.uk/
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I use all weeds as a weed-suppressing mulch, even bind weed & couch grass. Very few keep on growing after they've been pulled, and it's certainly quicker to "chop n drop" than to make them into compostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Originally posted by Two_Sheds View PostThe weeds are only "dangerous" if you let them reproduce, so adjust your aim to be "never will I allow a single weed to flower".
If you can let your weeds grow until then, not only will you have fewer weeds overall (because the biggest ones will out-compete the smaller) but you'll have more material to compost or mulch with, and it'll save you a lot of time tooLast edited by Deano's "Diggin It"; 26-07-2015, 05:30 PM."Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"
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Getting towards the end of the hottest July we have experienced since moving to France three years ago. Temperatures have now dropped to a daily max of 23c - 26c, but for three weeks we had max temperatures of between 36c - 41c every day, and no rain. Our water butts were soon empty and water restrictions imposed, no hoses and you could only water vegetables (not flowers!) between 8pm - 8am. We have now had a couple of thunderstorms and the butts are now full again. So the photos below have a very brown hue to them! But we have managed to nurse most plants through and the squash and courgettes loved the heat!
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Great Blog Datz.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Well! "Pinch, Punch, First of the Month" to all!
Where is this year going! Rattling on at rapid speed!
Had a day on it!
Things now starting to look a little "Tired"
And for the first time, for some reason a lot of stuff as "Bolted" this year!
But the "Bee's" Have apprieciated it!"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"
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