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Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1325 Location: Leicestershire

My potatoes have got blight due to the damp conditions we are experiencing at the moment.

I would dig them up but they are currently under the river (currently get it?)

Anybody know where I can get some rice plants from Laughing

It's actually not quite as bad as this, this was last week, but see the runner bean canes? well the potatoes are next to them. Confused

Itsybitsy

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2373 Location: South Cumbria

oh dear

NannyP · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject:

Oh dear again.....there is nothing else to say Sad

Lisa · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject:

Oh yes there is Wink

"Look on the bright side, at least you won't have to water them Razz

"

I'll get me coat.... Embarassed

(Sorry, in Knobby's absence I just couldn't resist it.... Confused

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CP · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

Is there still a hosepipe ban? Confused

Both my boys' schools had their sports days scheduled for tomorrow - they have been postponed. The fields look like the Somme! Shocked

(not quite as waterlogged as yours though Itsy. Laughing

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NannyP · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject:

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1325 Location: Leicestershire

Well I dug them up yesterday and today, it was the first time in 2 weeks I could get on there, they were all ruined Crying or Very sad

The river is back in it's bed, but it has started raining again & I still have standing water in the field.

On the good side the runner beans are begining to look perkier.

Itsybitsy

CP · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:55 am Post subject:

Shame about the spuds Itsybitsy. Sad

Lisa · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:34 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear all your spuds were ruined Sad

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6927 Location: isle of lewis

i was listening to farming today and they where saying on their veg will be going up in price ,and hay is going to be a problem this year
and that they are breaking innto the hardship fund as there will be hardship amounst growers in the area
sorry about yoour potatoes Sad

Kristal · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Shrewsbury

Sorry about your potatoes Sad

Here, everything we actually want to grow is waterlogged, rotting or just hasn't had enough sun to grow properly and everything we don't want to grow (weeds!!!! especially nettles) is growing at a stupid rate and is totally unmanageable Rolling Eyes

I look at my garden and want to cry with how much work there is to do!

mojo · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

ready washed spuds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!