All the plants on the plot went on strike last week – they were protesting against the poor growing conditions – until the weather improves they just refuse to make any growth.
Seedlings that had popped their heads through on the plot just refused to come out of the ground any further. Those plants that had attempted to defy the weather were punished.
Potato shoots which we just couldn’t earth up quickly enough were badly frosted and the frost even nipped back some of the shoots of a rosemary.
Excitement at the sight of flower buds on the kiwi turned to dismay as its leaves were devastated. Flower buds that offered such promise still seem to be in tact so maybe they have survived the onslaught.
Let's just hope for a better growing week this week.
And to keep us cheerful ...
Cornflowers flowering on the plot
Bluebells and wild orchids at Rievaulx Terrace
Bees enjoy the dandelions
Oil- seed rape gets everywhere including up my nose!
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That was certainly unseasonal frosty weahter. Things will positively leap out of the ground now it's warmed up a bit!
ReplyDeleteThose bluebells are lovely. I must make time to get down to Rannerdale in the next week and see how the lovely b/bells there have fared after the floods.
ReplyDeleteVH - I really do hope so
ReplyDeleteBWaggins - Bluebells are lovely aren't they? pity they are not as plentiful as when I was a child. The scent from a bluebell wood is wonderful.
Oh I hate the OSR and despite the appalling conditions of may it seems to have thrived EVERYWHERE. The weather is improving in my neck of the woods and temps. are slowly rising....maybe the frost is gone for the year??? God I hope so!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous day today, let's hope it's the start of the warmer weather!
ReplyDeleteI've got today off and am planning to work in the garden - so it'd better be warm! I'm fed up of getting frost nipped, never mind the plants!
ReplyDeleteYep pretty much the same here.Everything seems to be 3/4 weeks behind. I've held back on putting things out that are usually in the ground by now. Definitely a slow start this year
ReplyDeleteEverything seems to be behind this year due to the cold start. My strawberries seem to have got a little frosted, but there's more flowers to come so I hope all is not lost.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! That bee one is really cool....gees you got really close to him though! Cheers~
ReplyDeleteTanya - so do I - we were driving along the motorway at 10:00p.m.ish last night and the smell took our breath away - wondows all shut too.
ReplyDeleteIt has been lovely Damo - long may it continue.
NG - hope you avoid frost nipping for the rest of the spring/summer at least
Let's up everything gets a spurt on now Dee
Jo I have loads of flowers on the strawberries and some now seem to be surviving
CL I love bumble bees - my grandad used to stroke them - - they're really placid little creatures -I think this one is a girl!