I would guess the intense heat too, I feel sorry for cats wearing a thick fur coat in this weather. He might have a favourite cool spot. Does he...
@burnie I find the first few of all varieties are not the best, I think it's the first ones that have been lingering about. They all get better,...
Black Opal @Philippa very tasty, savoury rather than sweet, has some blight tolerance too
Getting more and more each day. Yesterday's picking:[ATTACH]
It's going to be another great sunny day, already 22c at 7:25 am heading to 32
I dig and eat first earlies as we need them
Sunny 26c already. The forecast rain for Wednesday and Thursday is now looking like a bit of drizzle just on Wednesday
I didn't get any flowers on my Winston this year. They are coming up jacket baking size now, an excellent crop and taste.
I just use garden soil, potatoes don't need anything special. I top up with grass clippings as a mulch.
A bit sunnier than yesterday 28c
Sunny intervals and nicely warm, 28c presently. It's going to get hotter each day till Wednesday when it's due to rain
I'm not sure what's going on as they look too small, are they in the shade ?Mine have all finished growing now, they are dying down so I pulled...
They prefer drier conditions so perhaps cut down on watering. I water every couple of weeks if it hasn't rained. I would also give them a general...
@HumberboyBe careful about nipping the top growth, unless you have side shoots the plants will become blind and won't be able to grow.
23C heading to 25. We had 3mm rain overnight, enough to re-fill the butt fed from the house roof. A very pleasant sunny day
What variety? Assuming they are indeterminate type then all I can think of is over-feeding - a high nitrogen feed will make them grow leaves...
Hello and welcome to the forum Chris
I got one or two to eat, the rest were eaten by mice. I'm trying again this year. For me getting them supported off the ground is vital, although...
I have grown them with limited success, see here:Melon Growing Advice
We had a tiny 1mm rain overnight. It's cloudy now, 21c, with a little rain forecast later
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