"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message
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Scott W wrote:
It' a new garden for me, having moved in at the start of the year - but,
yes, very slow growing in comparison to other years. Runner beans this
week finally seem to be getting some sort of momentum in terms of
reaching the top of the cane. Peas, also, only just now getting a burst
of growth. Potatoes, of which I have only one large pot, are the only
plants that seem to be growing at the normal rate. Tomatoes, however, are
really struggling and just don't seem to want to grow. I know that
tomatoes absolutely love sun so it could just be the lack of it that is
stunting them?
One positive at the moment seems to be the lack of slugs
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Opposite here Scott - runner beans never struggled so much but the slugs
are thriving. Have got one ripe strawberry though!
Dave


Cannot grow strawberries up here (too cold). My runner beans are 3 inches
high at present and struggling to make growth (too cloudy and too cold).
Sowed my onions in the March warm spell, about 5 seedlings came up which
have now withered away in the soil. Leeks are still in their pots waiting to
go out when the soil gets warmer. It is all very depressing for veg. growing
:-(

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