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Mine that I put so much work into over spring and early summer is on its last legs.
I’ve kept my tomatoes fed and watered and the roses are fairing well but it’s about keeping plants alive than them flourishing.
Such a shame, but most will recover, I fear for the dahlias. |
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Grass is brown. Watering plants in an evening with watering cans. Acer looking sick, should not have moved the fig from a pot where it was thriving (killing the other plants) to the garden - it now looks limper than a cock after the viagra has worn off  |
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"Grass is brown. Watering plants in an evening with watering cans. Acer looking sick, should not have moved the fig from a pot where it was thriving (killing the other plants) to the garden - it now looks limper than a cock after the viagra has worn off "
Does the drought impact on your bees ? |
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My grass is fucked, one of my trees has decided to shed its leaves to stay alive and my baby fig tree might be dead.
The herbs are taking no notice of any of that and having the time of their lives |
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"Grass is brown. Watering plants in an evening with watering cans. Acer looking sick, should not have moved the fig from a pot where it was thriving (killing the other plants) to the garden - it now looks limper than a cock after the viagra has worn off
Does the drought impact on your bees ?"
They seem ok, but there is a dearth at the mo and the beekeeping news is all about the weather affecting them as the wildflowers have died.
The eclipse affected them. They were not flying from 6.00 ish. |
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Are front garden looks a mess and hasn't been cut for months and the back garden was mowed a couple of months ago hasn't grown at all and is yellow. The only thing thats growing are the s in the patio despite spraying them every week. |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 1 day ago
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I leave my back garden grass to grow long, and occasionally cut it down with manual shears. That's partly protected it, because it's stored more water, si it's still green in places. But it's struggling now.
I have kept my roses and tomatoes, and my herb garden watered by hand (watering can). My roses are surviving (I have some lovely flowers), and my herbs are luxuriant (except the Rosemary, for some reason).
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My lawn is yellow and crunchy. It should come back but it was never in great shape before so I'm not overly worried about it.
I've been trying to remember to water the plants, most are surviving in a slightly tired looking way with just one major casualty of a little dianthus |
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I have kept my roses and tomatoes, and my herb garden watered by hand (watering can). My roses are surviving (I have some lovely flowers), and my herbs are luxuriant (except the Rosemary, for some reason).
🧛🏻♀️"
My Rosemary is doing really well (only it's second year), cut the flowers off (I use them in my smoker when doing the bees - nice smell, as is fennel) and they have produced a second showing. Roses are doing well, other flowering plants tend to be withering - had to give the Rhododendron stacks of water the other day as they were wilting. |
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The greenhouse is impossible to keep cool so the tomatoes are splitting and almost cooking, the cucumbers aren't too bad. I never believed I'd be able to grow aubergines outdoors but here we are.
The grape vine is doing ok, so are the roses but the vegetable patch is in a sorry state. The apples are dropping off the trees but the figs are doing great.
We use grey water for the pots so they're doing ok but the lawns are just brown, the mower hasn't been out since June
I don't know whether to change what I grow next year or hope that this year's a one off. |
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"The greenhouse is impossible to keep cool so the tomatoes are splitting and almost cooking, the cucumbers aren't too bad. I never believed I'd be able to grow aubergines outdoors but here we are.
The grape vine is doing ok, so are the roses but the vegetable patch is in a sorry state. The apples are dropping off the trees but the figs are doing great.
We use grey water for the pots so they're doing ok but the lawns are just brown, the mower hasn't been out since June
I don't know whether to change what I grow next year or hope that this year's a one off. "
I have bought some green netting for shading which has really helped my tomatoes in the greenhouse. |
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"The greenhouse is impossible to keep cool so the tomatoes are splitting and almost cooking, the cucumbers aren't too bad. I never believed I'd be able to grow aubergines outdoors but here we are.
The grape vine is doing ok, so are the roses but the vegetable patch is in a sorry state. The apples are dropping off the trees but the figs are doing great.
We use grey water for the pots so they're doing ok but the lawns are just brown, the mower hasn't been out since June
I don't know whether to change what I grow next year or hope that this year's a one off.
I have bought some green netting for shading which has really helped my tomatoes in the greenhouse. "
In past years I've used the white shading you paint on but what with one thing and another I didn't get round to it this year.
The good news is my tortoise has been able to be outside every single day this summer |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 1 day ago
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"The greenhouse is impossible to keep cool so the tomatoes are splitting and almost cooking, the cucumbers aren't too bad. I never believed I'd be able to grow aubergines outdoors but here we are.
The grape vine is doing ok, so are the roses but the vegetable patch is in a sorry state. The apples are dropping off the trees but the figs are doing great.
We use grey water for the pots so they're doing ok but the lawns are just brown, the mower hasn't been out since June
I don't know whether to change what I grow next year or hope that this year's a one off. "
Alas, I don't think this year's a one-off. 😬 |
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"The greenhouse is impossible to keep cool so the tomatoes are splitting and almost cooking, the cucumbers aren't too bad. I never believed I'd be able to grow aubergines outdoors but here we are.
The grape vine is doing ok, so are the roses but the vegetable patch is in a sorry state. The apples are dropping off the trees but the figs are doing great.
We use grey water for the pots so they're doing ok but the lawns are just brown, the mower hasn't been out since June
I don't know whether to change what I grow next year or hope that this year's a one off.
Alas, I don't think this year's a one-off. 😬"
I know the temperature is steadily rising year by year but do you think constant heatwaves and drought are going to become the norm from now on? I hope not 😭
We're already considering putting most of the vegetable plot over to drought resistant plants and shrubs and just having a raised bed for vegetables that it's easy to water with watering cans |
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In past years I've used the white shading you paint on but what with one thing and another I didn't get round to it this year.
The good news is my tortoise has been able to be outside every single day this summer....
I only did that once, getting it off was way to hard 
The netting I can put on when the sun is ridiculous, and on cloudy days I can move it off. |
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"In past years I've used the white shading you paint on but what with one thing and another I didn't get round to it this year.
The good news is my tortoise has been able to be outside every single day this summer....
I only did that once, getting it off was way to hard
The netting I can put on when the sun is ridiculous, and on cloudy days I can move it off."
I'm so lazy I just let the rain wash it off over the winter  |
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"Our place is doing great. Plenty of rain in Scotland this year. 😂"
I have always discounted any thoughts of moving to Scotland, because of the rain fall. This year along with the predictions, it is starting to have appeal |
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"its yellow and bone dry.. the good think is the lawn mower staying where it is ... the good thing is still get lovely birds visiting the garden a group of long tailed tits, "
Long tail tits are awesome 😍 They arrive in chattering groups, grab a snack, then scoot off ☺️ |
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"Our place is doing great. Plenty of rain in Scotland this year. 😂"
I think the north of England and Scotland will experience a gradual migration of people from the more southern areas. If I were you I'd encourage repair of Hadrian's Wall 😝 |
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We have a big family home with a garden that stretches 360 around the house but it's all on different levels and nothing is flat lol. 2 apples trees and a pear tree and lots of beautiful flowers and bushes but sadly all the patches were done by my bamp 50+ years ago and it's in need of a huge restoration. There's lots of crumbling steps and wall rendering that needs doing. The house itself is over 340 years old. It's alot to keep up with |
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I think most plants are much more resilient than it might appear right now. For the future I’m going to focus on the plants that have survived (if not exactly prospered) this year, assuming this is the new normal. |
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"I think most plants are much more resilient than it might appear right now. For the future I’m going to focus on the plants that have survived (if not exactly prospered) this year, assuming this is the new normal."
I have had a good look at my borders and thought....too many plants, too much competition for water. As it looks like we are going to experience these conditions more, I am currently slaying and digging out some plants, and will put a few more back, but more drought tolerant ones. |
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I have a cluster of shrubs in my front garden, inherited from previous owner many many years ago, and it is growing wildly out of control. Someone needs to tell it we are in the midst of a hosepipe ban and that it has no business thriving so aggressively. I never water it so it have no idea how it's grown so enthusiastically 😳
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"I think most plants are much more resilient than it might appear right now. For the future I’m going to focus on the plants that have survived (if not exactly prospered) this year, assuming this is the new normal."
Good idea. Sunflowers and cosmos are doing really well, roses aren't too bad neither are fig, buddleia, wisteria and grape vines |
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