[slow_worm]

Is it me or has anyone else experienced slow growth of most of their veg so far this year once planted out?

I am sure tomatoes and beans grow faster in my garden at home than on the plot!

Perhaps the dry weather, then cooler blasts in between the sunny periods is keeping thigs slowed down??

I hate these Easterly winds combined with the sun it dries the ground out faster than I can water - give me a warm  Westerly any day!

[WG.]

Yes, May was very cool.  Things are starting to move now though.

[slow_worm]

Its taking its time though WG... or am I just impatient?
No rain forecast here for another week or so which is 2 dry weeks again!!
I am sure the weather is tilted down here we get long periods with no rain then periods were it rains solid for a day or two, there is no happy medium anymore of rain couple times a week interspersed with sunshine.

[lucywil]

yes, even the stuff in growbags in the greenhouse seems to be at a stand still.

[Sven The Swede]

Yes all veg I am growing is slow this year. Just got a feeling it will not be a great year for me. And also after losing my toms, courgettes and sweetcorn to the frost last week I will not be planting out till mid june next year.

[WG.]

I TRY TO BE ORGANIC BUT SORRY HAVE TO USE THE SLUG PELLETS

You can get organic slug pellets incidentally - thought you might want to know

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[DD.]

Anyone remember this thread from Munty?

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=2662

[crowndale]

I was down at my friends allotment just now and commented to the puppy (no one else there!!   )  that the spuds they planted in the allotment a couple of weeks before mine were planted in the garden, are looking very weedy indeed and the plants are only half the size of mine.  Their's are beginning to flower though.  Same batch of seed spuds coz they got theirs from me!  Their french beans (also from me) are also looking quite weedy and insignificant compared to mine, which aren't great but are ok.  But they have had no water this year til last week on site other than the odd bottle brought from home and the rain at the beginning of may so it may be water deprivation down the lottment.  The peas I put in down there though are doing as well as the ones at home so obviously don't mind water deprivation quite so much!

[Sven The Swede]

I TRY TO BE ORGANIC BUT SORRY HAVE TO USE THE SLUG PELLETS

You can get organic slug pellets incidentally - thought you might want to know

I do try sometimes like using porridge oats it works but the birds eat it all and its gone if it rain

[shaun]

Anyone remember this thread from Munty?

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=2662

yes i remember that one and that weekend i went ahead and planted those spring cabbage that shud have gone in the plot in september (weather and work stopped me) and they have been the best spring cabbages i have ever grown  :?

[DD.]

Anyone remember this thread from Munty?

http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=2662

yes i remember that one and that weekend i went ahead and planted those spring cabbage that shud have gone in the plot in september (weather and work stopped me) and they have been the best spring cabbages i have ever grown  :?

Were they 6 months early, or 6 months late??

[shaun]

6 months late mate they stayed in there modules in the cold frame over winter