Jammin
Aug 27 2004, 06:45 AM
Alright all?
Just been looking at my rather sorry bedraggled triffids in the garden and i cant help wandering if they'll even make it to september?
The temperature has dropped, the wind has picked up and the rain just keeps on falling. If the sun does appear its briskly followed by a short thunderstorm round here.
I fear the worse for our outdoor crops this year. God how i wish id gone greenhouse again!
Slightly disheartened,
Jammin
Mithrandir
Aug 27 2004, 07:00 AM
Chin up mate the forcast for the uk is sunshine all next week,you never know we might get an Indian summer fingers x'ed .
Mithrandir.
nigfis
Aug 27 2004, 07:07 AM
You're darn tootin Mithrandir.
Never say die................
Hah. Believe it or not, as I write this I hear on the news that the weather has caused more damage to farming this year than the foot-and-mouth outbreak did years ago....
.....Maybe Jammin is right after all.......
Highest Grade
Aug 28 2004, 09:17 AM
I've Heard the weather it supposed to pick up, whether this is true is another matter.
if you wished you'd gone green house (and this is what i'm thinking in case the worst happens) is get em under those plastic sheets (will those work??)
Peace
HG
BushBandicoot
Aug 28 2004, 11:25 AM
Any protection from the rain will help as long as the wind can still get to them, have to make sure that any cover is peaked and taught enough not to hold water.
capetonian
Aug 28 2004, 05:08 PM
springs just round the corner and it's a very satisfying 28c today. those thunder storms sound nice he he he
nigfis
Aug 28 2004, 06:45 PM
| QUOTE (capetonian @ Aug 28 2004, 06:08 PM) |
| springs just round the corner and it's a very satisfying 28c today. those thunder storms sound nice he he he |
Ho ho bloody ho.
.......At least I'm not in danger of getting eaten when I go to check my plants.
capetonian
Aug 29 2004, 07:25 PM
taken a turn for the worse today, only around 26c. my fear's the exact opposite. i'm trying to place my plants where they can get some partial shade as i've been warned about too much direct sunlight damaging the plants. i could put up some kind of canopy but this would be a mission and a half, so they're all getting planted close to trees for some natural protection. fingers crossed when they're big enough they will provide some cover for each other. i will keep one in the garden though and construct a little tent for it with some netting that cuts out 30% of the sunlight and let you know if it makes any difference. as for getting eaten alive, i'm more concerned about my plants getting chewed than me.
Bish
Sep 1 2004, 01:03 PM
Just to cheer everybody up - I was listening to Radio 4 this morn' & it would seem that September is going to be a lovely sunny, warm month!
Just what our plants wanted to hear
Highest Grade
Sep 1 2004, 05:34 PM
Hopfully i haven't spoken to soon but, lookis like the weatehr is looking good
today and yesterday where lovley days plants hve been loving it.
lets pray to the sun god some more.
HG
FlyinHigh
Sep 1 2004, 05:50 PM
Weather has been great lately, fingers crossed it stays like that for a while
capetonian
Sep 2 2004, 11:45 AM
good, my sun dance for you guys obviously did the trick. li'l bit of rain last night, the first for a couple of weeks. 21c today, not a cloud in the sky and some lush looking junior plants soaking up the rays.
Magpie Island
Sep 2 2004, 02:44 PM
I must admit that compared to previous years, my plants are about a third of the size that they should be, if we had some decent sun during the summer.
However, this can be offset by the fact that I have more females than in previous years (10 out of 13 plants) and that it now looks like we might get some decent flowering weather for the next few weeks and the crop should be good.
I for one will be praying for an Indian summer and may I suggest that you all join me.
Magpie
FlyinHigh
Sep 2 2004, 02:48 PM
| QUOTE |
| I for one will be praying for an Indian summer and may I suggest that you all join me. |
I'll join you
manali
Sep 2 2004, 03:31 PM
Yes a good September of sunshine should bring them on nicely, the difference over the last few days have made a great impact on my gal
And here she is today
Magpie Island
Sep 3 2004, 10:35 AM
Looking good manali,
that is about the amount of bush I would expect from my plants as a minimum, but this year they have grown leggy and not very bushy at all.
I will try and remember to get some shots of them over the weekend (I've said this b4 and always forget). The bud is really beginning to take shape on most of them, and I am looking forward to the harvest and first j.
I noticed this morning that the one remaining 'purple star' is beginning to change colour as well.
magpie
Magpie Island
Sep 7 2004, 12:27 PM
| QUOTE (Magpie Island @ Sep 3 2004, 11:35 AM) |
| I will try and remember to get some shots of them over the weekend (I've said this b4 and always forget). |
Well, I remembered to get some shots of em over the weekend and they are looking damn fine(if I do say so myself).
Only trouble, not being a photo or net whiz;
I didn't realise that they had to be files of a certain size. And I haven't the time at work to resize and edit.
I don't know how to down load them into the site gallery, and not sure with my low post count whether I can even do so?
Should anyone like to see a couple of the pics (and is on broadband) please PM me your email and I will try and send them to you. (I will only send 2/3 at a time because of file size).
Magpie
The Major
Sep 7 2004, 01:52 PM
Sunny Day today EVEN in Scotland!!!
I do hope it shines on for longer, but my milk bottle white skin and purple and red tartan legs might not be up for the job!!! Shine on!
BushBandicoot
Sep 7 2004, 02:34 PM
Damn right, some nice weather at last. Coming at a good time too.
When I went to check up on my outdoor sites for '05 medi grow I don't think I'd seen the ground that wet, ever.
Father McPot
Sep 7 2004, 04:48 PM
yup, scotlands doing nice jus now anyways. just wait till oct
mossy35
Sep 8 2004, 03:46 PM
Wee could all be in luck with the UK weather....thinking positive here!
From met office, long range forecast:
Valid for 30 August 2004 to 26 September 2004
High pressure is expected to build over southern parts of the UK and remain established throughout the period. This is expected to give fine, warm, sunny weather across this area, with below average rainfall and near or above normal temperatures. Northern areas are likely to see more unsettled conditions with near average temperatures, rainfall and sunshine.
http://www.meto.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/outlook/index.htmlIndian Summer....let us pray
Bish
Sep 8 2004, 04:11 PM
| QUOTE |
| Indian Summer....let us pray |
Amen to that Mossy
BushBandicoot
Sep 8 2004, 04:52 PM
Excellent............ warm sunshine, slight breeze. That's all I need and I'll be a happy man. High pressure = clear skies and cold nights though.
Magpie Island
Sep 8 2004, 05:18 PM
I've always understood that cold nights didn't present to many problems.
If you think of some of the areas in the world where it is grown as a crop (no i don't include my back garden or cheese farmers guerilla
) in some of those areas it does get very cold at night due to the altitude they are at etc.
Great news on the High pressure and the warm sunny days.
Magpie
clash city rocker
Sep 8 2004, 05:38 PM
what a blinder of a day in greenock!!!! now i have to emphasise that as its very rare... managed to have a team building day outside in the sun for the day whilst walking a popular trekking route and squeezed in a fat one shadily in the woods before joining back with the group......
thats what i call a hard days work!
viva la sunshine!
wreckedagain
Sep 8 2004, 07:15 PM
Well we have had a cracking day today in manchester bright sun blue skies with a nice breeze,Fingers crossed for the rest of the month
BushBandicoot
Sep 8 2004, 10:44 PM
| QUOTE (Magpie Island @ Sep 8 2004, 06:18 PM) |
I've always understood that cold nights didn't present to many problems.
|
You're right, they don't, until we get frosty nights and I'm just hoping those don't come early. Some of the more northern areas in UK are already down to lows of 4C. What a mad year.
Magpie Island
Sep 9 2004, 01:40 PM
| QUOTE (BushBandicoot @ Sep 8 2004, 11:44 PM) |
| You're right, they don't, until we get frosty nights and I'm just hoping those don't come early. Some of the more northern areas in UK are already down to lows of 4C. What a mad year. |
This years temps and weather have certainly been mad m8.
I would be very surprised if we had a frost b4 Nov and most crops should be in by then (sorry to you Scotties if you get them sooner). I am also fairly sure that when I used to grow mine 'guerilla style' that I had left some until after the first slight frosts and it didn't harm them too much.
If recent years are anything to go by, we get a cold spell about mid Nov and then a mild Dec & early Jan b4 the real frosts begin mid Jan and through Feb. I also recall that last winter, I hardly had to light my greenhouse/tunnel heater at all.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to about another 4-6 weeks of this lovely sunshine
and after that it can do what it likes cos my crop will be in and drying by then.
Magpie
The Major
Sep 9 2004, 01:48 PM
SCORTCHIO !
Bish
Sep 9 2004, 01:48 PM
Heavy rain & gales reported for Sunday & early next week!!!
fanfeckingtastic indeed & my outdoorsy girls are finally flowering
heres a back garden mazar... loving the sun
Bish
Sep 9 2004, 02:11 PM
I'm able to force flower my Crit Mass, & she's budding nicely now
| QUOTE |
| I'm able to force flower my Crit Mass, & she's budding nicely now |
Nice One Matey!
Magpie Island
Sep 9 2004, 02:51 PM
| QUOTE (Mr.Bishie @ Sep 9 2004, 02:48 PM) |
| Heavy rain & gales reported for Sunday & early next week!!! |
Killjoy!!!!
Magpie
Bish
Sep 9 2004, 02:52 PM
Only goin' off met office reports Magpie.
My Crit Mass will be ok though
Magpie Island
Sep 9 2004, 02:56 PM
| QUOTE (Mr.Bishie @ Sep 9 2004, 03:52 PM) |
Only goin' off met office reports Magpie.
|
Bright sunshine can be expected without even slight breeze then, if they're as accurate as they have been for most of the summer.
Magpie
Bish
Sep 9 2004, 05:27 PM
The weather is always sweet in Shropshire though Magpie
wreckedagain
Sep 9 2004, 07:50 PM
The weather is going to get shitty in manchester MET 3 day,Rain coming in tommorow afternoon and be on and off all wekend
Temps not bad though 20 through the day dropping to a min of 10 very cloudy
FINGERS CROSSED
WRECKED AGAIN
(fuck me ive turned into a weather man)
Magpie Island
Sep 10 2004, 08:44 AM
| QUOTE (wreckedagain @ Sep 9 2004, 08:50 PM) |
| (fuck me ive turned into a weather man) |
It could be worse, you might have turned into a weather girl, and they all seem to get pregnant!!!
Magpie
Magpie Island
Sep 10 2004, 08:46 AM
| QUOTE (Mr.Bishie @ Sep 9 2004, 06:27 PM) |
| The weather is always sweet in Shropshire though Magpie |
Your not wrong there! I moved up from Oxford 5 summers ago and although the temp might be a degree or 2 cooler, the days of sunshine seem to be more.
Magpie
Bish
Sep 12 2004, 04:25 PM
Absolutely pissing it down here in E. Anglia & the wind is picking up!
Crit Mass inside snug & dry
Highest Grade
Sep 12 2004, 06:59 PM
Bloody hell m8 thats a beast and a half
got yourself a mini tree
top grow m8
HG
BushBandicoot
Sep 12 2004, 07:05 PM
Quite savage weather up here last couple days, gales and rain. Nice looking plant.
Magpie Island
Sep 13 2004, 09:07 AM
For once, those damn weather men got it right! Wind & rain all weekend and unsettled forcast for the rest of this week.
Glad I moved the tallest plants into the polytunnel last weekend, else i'd have been picking them up this morning.
Wind did get one of my standard fushias, the bamboo appears to have snaped at ground level
Magpie
Highest Grade
Sep 13 2004, 03:15 PM
it was a shit morning and gloomy afternoon but now its lovley here in the south
dunno might hopfully continue to be lovley
HG
G-Whizz!
Sep 13 2004, 04:15 PM
Glad for this change in weather, can now use the HPS and not just the enviro on it's own, without temps hitting 85F
Edited to add that I'm looking for an outdoor grow for next year though, gonna start them off inside, and if a site is found
wreckedagain
Sep 13 2004, 07:25 PM
well bugger me,
After a weekend of rain and wind ive come in tonight to find out that the uk is going to cop for the backend of hurricane ivan
Just what i need, anybody got any advice for 2 earthbound plants (i knew i should have kept them in pots)
Fearing the worse
WRECKEDAGAIN
Bish
Sep 13 2004, 07:47 PM
| QUOTE |
| After a weekend of rain and wind ive come in tonight to find out that the uk is going to cop for the backend of hurricane ivan |
Are you sure about that?
Magpie Island
Sep 14 2004, 09:21 AM
| QUOTE (wreckedagain @ Sep 13 2004, 08:25 PM) |
anybody got any advice for 2 earthbound plants (i knew i should have kept them in pots)
|
Unless your plants are in a very exposed area I would'nt worry to much. When I used to grow my plants earthbound, the stems used to get over an inch thick and would withstand 99% of British wind. I assume yours have done similar.
Good luck
Magpie
benji
Sep 14 2004, 03:40 PM
From what i gather from the met office web sites 4 week forcast , starting from the 13th september , the next couple of days will be unsettled but after that high pressure sets in and we should have some nice weather for a couple of weeks.
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