Scotland - North 2007

[Lesley Jay]

A thread for local weather.

[mandyballantyne]

Not sure if I come under North or South?

Anyway it is raining here I hope it lightens up a bit as I need to plant my new arrivals......

[Birdie Wife]

I would draw the line through Fort William. If you're closer to Inverness than to Glasgow or Edinburgh, then I think you can safely say you're northern. Mind you, Jenny's closer to Norway than Inverness, what does that tell you?!

Been raining here for the last two weeks, just cheered up today. Still no sign of any courgettes yet but the plants are coming away now!

[mandyballantyne]

Thanks, I am south then I am near Stirling.

I thought my courgetes were not happening either all male flowers and last night I found my first little one growing, yipee.

Must have liked all that rain!

[JennieAtkinson]

Yes I'm definately north! Even my courgettes in the polytunnel are not doing that great.

I wonder how many members there are in north Scotland ?

[mandyballantyne]

We could start a poll for vine locations? Might find some new neighbours

[sewer rat]

Today, Ross-shire is quite simply Scorchio ! And it's supposed to get hotter !

[JennieAtkinson]

Very windy yesterday and today, but it is a WARM wind. Most unusual.

[JennieAtkinson]

NW Gale 8 - spiffing! Managed to get all the window boxes into the greenhouse last night. Also temperature down to 12 degrees and lashing rain.

[Birdie Wife]

Broad bean got a bashing in the gales, makes me pine for a polytunnel. Had to fire up the Rayburn last night, it was that cold! Not sure how productive the patch will be this year, it looks like this cold and dull weather is set to continue for the foreseeable future. Late spring, now feels like autumn's come early . Hmm.

[JennieAtkinson]

I agree BW, just like autumn setting in. Even the polytunnel adn my new greenhouse are not making great temperatures. It was 14 degrees today, but the wind has gone into the north and apparently set to stay there for a while.

[sewer rat]

Hi Jennie and BW
We had a pretty mixed bag today - period s of very intense sun followed by overcast dull conditions and mizzley rain - the only constant being the strong gusty wind from the NW.
We klit our wood burning stove the other night too BW

[JennieAtkinson]

NW winds for the last two days, dull, damp, no sun and only 14 degrees. Heating on in the house. But peas and beans outside are doing quite well considering.

[Shirlz]

We had some sunshine today Hoorah!!!! It was warm enough to sit outside in a tshirt.. not bad for autumn in Aberdeenshire... oops.. I mean AUGUST in Aberdeenshire.

Cloudy this evening... and the wind has finally dropped.

[JennieAtkinson]

Another grey day for us. Light showers of rain. Still maintaining 14 degrees but winds are in the NW for the next week apparently.