gutted

Well the strong winds have ruined and flattend my potatoes they look a mess.all broken stems n dead leafs. So much hard work now this
I even put sticks around all of them .no use
Just hope they still grow ok

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Permalink Reply by Mr Farmer on June 8, 2012 at 18:24

we have strong winds also (right now) and I dread to go out to the allotment to see what happened.

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Permalink Reply by Mr Sparkles on June 8, 2012 at 21:20

I'm trying to keep my polytunnel intact at the moment ! Being right on the seafront it is a bit exposed!

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Permalink Reply by Deborah Davies on June 9, 2012 at 17:14

I have the same trouble, 3 of my bags have met the 'storms doom', luckly they are just about ready, but I would've been gutted if it had happened before now.

My peas also took a battering, the pods were just coming on and starting to fill up.

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on June 10, 2012 at 22:05

If the haulms are very badly damaged it's very difficult for them to recover. It happened to me last year and I don't think the spuds bulked up much at all after that, even though they got a high potash feed. Don't give up on them yet, though.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Andrews on June 11, 2012 at 10:05

They may come back yet.. I always worry during a good storm

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Permalink Reply by Jade Hwang on June 11, 2012 at 13:45

My potatos are still standing but 2 broadbeans also broke their stems while my cucumbers are withering in the cold rain. Seriously missing flaming June...