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How's the harvest
28 October 2012, 16:21,
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RE: How's the harvest
Potatoes will see me through until March I think, onions has been the worst year I have ever had - have not bought onions for years, imagine I should be buying them in January I think - simply down to weather - no sun and lots of rain. Have put away quite a bit og garlic and shallots however. Never suffered slugs on onions like I did this year, same for all crops. Very early brassica did well, stuff sowed april and may poor. Sweetcorn has been surprisingly good.

In the greenhouse lots of tomatoes, but did not start picking red ones until the very end of August - normally get my first the end of June. Cucumbers OK, melons poor.

Peas were terrible down to weather, have not frozen any, but still have some in the freezer from last year even tho I eat them regular. French beans terrible, did not start picking until September and then had nothing more than a couple of handfuls - normally eating them 5 times a week mid July on and freezing.

No apples, blossom blown off the trees by a frost but late rasberries doing very well.

Overall this year, I would say we have had 1/3 of the decent light we need to get good produce, GOK how much rain, double? More slugs than I have ever seen. Next year going to burn the bottoms out of the hedges around my place and although have never used a slug pellet before, they will be going down around the margins.
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Messages In This Thread
How's the harvest - by Tartar Horde - 27 October 2012, 14:31
RE: How's the harvest - by bigpaul - 27 October 2012, 14:43
RE: How's the harvest - by NorthernRaider - 27 October 2012, 14:50
RE: How's the harvest - by Tartar Horde - 27 October 2012, 15:17
RE: How's the harvest - by NorthernRaider - 27 October 2012, 15:39
RE: How's the harvest - by Tartar Horde - 27 October 2012, 15:55
RE: How's the harvest - by NorthernRaider - 27 October 2012, 16:09
RE: How's the harvest - by Straight Shooter - 27 October 2012, 16:54
RE: How's the harvest - by Juice - 27 October 2012, 17:59
RE: How's the harvest - by Bjm - 27 October 2012, 17:15
RE: How's the harvest - by Straight Shooter - 27 October 2012, 18:47
RE: How's the harvest - by Hexyprep - 27 October 2012, 20:40
RE: How's the harvest - by Tigs - 28 October 2012, 08:36
RE: How's the harvest - by Tibbs735 - 28 October 2012, 08:47
RE: How's the harvest - by Barneyboy - 28 October 2012, 13:00
RE: How's the harvest - by BDG - 28 October 2012, 16:21

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