I tidied the greenhouse out this morning before the sun got to that part of the garden, all the spare pots are washed and stacked neatly ready to use again. At the moment, the only plants in there are a tray of rudbekia that needs potting on plus, some calabrese and savoy cabbage that needs planting out at the allotment.
A gave the garden a good watering this morning too. Even some of the plants in the ground are starting to droop in this heat, We've got heavy clay soil, and it drys out really quickly in the Summer. We're lucky we haven't got a hosepipe ban at the moment, but if we don't get some decent rain soon, I don't think it'ss be long before we do.
The allotment is surviving, I've been going down there between 7 and 8pm in the evening and staying until around 10pm. It's not ideal but it gets full sun all day, which is great for growing vegetables - not so great when you're the one working in it! I'll post an update on how it looking soon.
Other than keeping the plants watered and trying to stay out of the sun as much as possible, there hasn't been a lot else going on here. Oh, I nearly forgot - I did make some bunting for the summer house this week using an old table runner. It got me thinking I should make some for the allotment too. Maybe that'll be this week's little project...we'll see!
How are you all coping with this heat? I definitely find that the older I get, the less I can handle hot weather. Everything seems to take twice as long, and by the afternoon my energy levels have completely disappeared. Is anyone else finding the same, or is it just me?
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I'm struggling this week, we are not doing much, but its still too hot for me, I have a few small tweaks to make in the garden, no point in this heat. I love your bunting, mine has all been taken down it had faded, not decided if I will make more.
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