Greythundercloudys
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Not a surprise this has been the frostest April on record, around the 18th it was like Xmas morning around here, no wonder there is no grass.
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This morning is Baltic here was better in February .Yes, we could do with the temperature being 18 instead of 8.
It nearly killed my spring barley but it’s coming back now. Everything is stuck with minuscule growth rates then it gets knocked back. My beet is moving through leaf development stages but they are tiny, like bonsai plants.Not a surprise this has been the frostest April on record, around the 18th it was like Xmas morning around here, no wonder there is no grass.
It nearly killed my spring barley but it’s coming back now. Everything is stuck with minuscule growth rates then it gets knocked back. My beet is moving through leaf development stages but they are tiny, like bonsai plants.
It’s getting a bit worrying. We get nearer and nearer to harvest but nothing really is moving.
Farmhouse used to have a peach tree growing in South facing wall back in Grandparents day 100 years ago.The monks used to grow grapes on terraces up this valley back inthe day , you would struggle to grow em in a green house without a big heater now , climate change is not new![]()
Always remember a teacher at school telling us how prior to the industrial revolution, we were heading into an ice age. Growing food in a damp hot climate would be a doddle compared to trying to grow food in permafrost.
I think we have had 16 frosty mornings this April, counting the one expected tomorrow.