Monday, 13 July 2015

Lots to Harvest - But?

It was a nice summer’s weekend and we spent a couple of afternoons on the plot harvesting. With the change to some warmer weather strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, jostaberries, tayberries and blackcurrants have taken to ripening as you pick. Not that I’m complaining.

The better weather has also started some crops into a spurt of growth. Our outdoor tomatoes have turned from sickly, yellow weak looking specimens into something resembling tomato plants.
This is how they looked three weeks ago but the warmer weather has transformed them into the better looking tomato plants below.
However I do have some concerns regarding the rate of progress of our runner beans and climbing French beans. They don’t seem to be making much of an effort at all.

Last year on the 13 July 2014 our beans looked like this.
This year after a cold June and suffering from marauding slugs they’ve really been set back. 
Perhaps a good rain would do them good as no amount of watering from the tap seems to be good enough for them.


Posted by Martyn at 08:34

6 comments:

  1. Spade and Dagger13 July 2015 at 14:56

    It's a strange growing year - some of the crops that originate from more exotic places (beans, tomatoes, courgettes, chillies etc) are very slow to make any growth on anything other than record breaking days (due to ?extra temps or ?extra light) . Good old favourites like brassicas are totally unconcerned by the odd weather and are growing continuously no matter what happens..

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    1. Martyn14 July 2015 at 16:30

      Our peas are doing well this year. I guess they don't mind the cooler weather.

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  2. Hoehoegrow13 July 2015 at 20:22

    I am glad that I am not alone - my beans are very sad too, and have sulked for long enough! They have finally cheered up and begun to grow with a bit of enthusiasm! Same for my outdoor tomatoes. I am growing 'Romeo' this year, thinking that true outdoor tomatoes would cope with our weather better, but they too are sulking!!

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    1. Martyn14 July 2015 at 16:31

      My outdoor toms are just left over plants that didn't manage to find a spot in the greenhouse.

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  3. Malar15 July 2015 at 02:49

    It's so good outcome for tomatoes! Hope the peas progress well too!

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    1. Martyn15 July 2015 at 20:15

      Peas are sweet and Tasty Malar. Lots of them too.

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