Storm Sandwich

A day of mental weather on Sunday meant that two slices of allotmenteering had to fit either side of a big meaty filling of a pretty serious thunderstorm. Not for the first time this year, chunks of Newcastle found themselves underwater. Things were fine down on the plot early in the afternoon and when the sun came out it was red hot. Then it got muggy as hell, we were treated to a ferocious thunderstorm and then the heavens opened. Read More...

Tags: Allotment, Beans, Bindweed, Broad, Rain, Storm, apples, aubergine, blight, cooking, More…faux-rustic, onions, red, whimsy

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Comment by Catherine on August 7, 2012 at 21:32: Lee....the weather is so unpredictable everywhere this year, I just heard on the early news that South Africa/Johannasburg had snow!!!! We in Ireland had a good deal of blight this year too and it will affect the prices of veg in the shops too this autumn and winter, but at least we won't all have to emigrate yet..LOL! That dam bindweed....it would creep up around my knees if I stand still too long...!

It has been hard this year, but some nice harvests have boosted morale :) Tactics may be needed for next year!

Happy Harvest.

Comment by Lee James on August 8, 2012 at 13:04: Hi Catherine. Good to know that it isn't just us who've been on the receiving end of weird weather. Also glad to hear that Ireland is better equipped to deal with a bit of blight these days! Bindweed, grr. That stuff even laughs in the face of glyphosate.