Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[ali-s]

We are being battered by gale force winds

 

I have lost nearly half my crop of Caulis and cabbage. they have been ripped out of the ground and are now blowing around the garden. Strawberry and Potato pots blown over. Runner bean wigwam destroyed and the Runner bean plants which I only put in yesterday afternoon lying snapped in the bed The fleece barrier around the carrots is lying on top of my tiny carrot seedlings

 

I could cry I really could

 

I have tried to move as much as possible nearer to the house but the wind is so strong it keeps blowing me about

 

Pray the Greenhouse doesnt't succumb

[bronze]

I'm sorry thats so pooey after all your work

I hope it calms down very soon and does no more damage. I have to admit I'm getting a bit worried here. We have remains of shed that are starting to move around

[Guest]

So sorry Ali

 

It must be awful watching that happen and not really being able to do anything

 

I hope the weather calms down soon

 

It was quite windy here earlier but it seems to have stopped now

 

PS if you need any seeds to start you off again let me know I have some that you can have

[Cinnamon]

That must be soul destroying Ali, I am so sorry

[ali-s]

Thanks for the offer of seeds I do have some left if I need to start again

 

Not much else I can do now It is very nasty out there and the wind is whipping up sand from the beach which makes it difficult to keep your eyes open.

 

The chickens don't like it either and are making strange noises. Maybe the sand is annoying them as well.

[Egluntyne]

What a disappointment after all your hard work. I have too many seeds too....so if I have got any of the ones you want let me know.

[Snowy]

How frustrating Ali, after all your hard work!

I only have a little clear plastic covered, 4 shelf greenhouse type thingy and had all sorts sprouting in it. It was blown over by the wind on Tuesday. Lost almost everything, just managed to save a few well rooted seedlings. Took a real effort to start again. Hope it all settles down soon and you can rescue most of it. Bloomin' weather.

[ali-s]

It is still very windy here although not as bad as this morning.

 

I have managed to repair some of the damage. The Brassicas came off worse. They were snapped off at ground level so I am unable to replant them The fleece barrier around the Carrots has been repaired using more bamboo canes and most of my clothes pegs It is still too windy to erect the Runner Bean wigwam, that will have to be done tomorrow if the wind dies down.

 

Oh took me to the garden centre this afternoon and bought me an Aubergine plant and a Chilli plant and some pretty flowering plants (forget what they are called )

 

On the plus side, I got lots of washing dry today until I needed the clothes pegs

 

Snowy, I am sorry you have been having wind problems as well

[Guest]

 

That's rotton luck, Ali.

 

We had gales here as well yesterday - luckily we hadn't got around to doing the raised beds (no wood), so everything is still in pots, so it could all come into the house. The only thing is, I put washing on the rotary dryer before we went out (no undies mind, because I didn't want to be wandering the village picking up our smalls if they all blew off!), and when we got back, the rotary dryer was bent double.

 

It's breezy today, but not half as bad as yesterday.

[red]

Snowy, I am sorry you have been having wind problems as well

Sorry! (Note to self: must grow up!)

[Egluntyne]

Snowy, I am sorry you have been having wind problems as well

Sorry! (Note to self: must grow up!)

 

Ditto!

[Snowy]

Snowy, I am sorry you have been having wind problems as well

Sorry! (Note to self: must grow up!)

 

Ditto!

 

Had to reread that - didn't get it at first! Wondered what you were laughing at!

[Egluntyne]

This weather!

 

15 minutes ago I was sitting outside in lovely sunshine with a bit of a breeze.

 

It is now pitch black and pouring with rain.

 

I have weighed my little plastic greenhouse thingy down with 3 heavy boulders on the bottom shelf. with a couple of planks underneath to help distribute the weight.....so I hope that will do the trick.

[ali-s]

Snowy, I am sorry you have been having wind problems as well

Sorry! (Note to self: must grow up!)

 

Ditto!

 

Had to reread that - didn't get it at first! Wondered what you were laughing at!

 

 

[Snowy]

I have weighed my little plastic greenhouse thingy down with 3 heavy boulders on the bottom shelf. with a couple of planks underneath to help distribute the weight.....so I hope that will do the trick.

 

Mines now tied to the downspout pipes. If it blows down now all the house guttering will come with it! OHs idea - so I refuse to accept any blame if it happens.

[red]

Don't worry Snowy - we are suffering from strong wind in Devon too ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

must be those beans on toast I had this morning!

 

Seriosly though - the breeze has picked up here - hens looking very windswept.

[Christian]

The wind is strong here too! It wasn't much fun at 27,000 feet flying back from Edinburgh today!

 

Shirley, the fluffiest of our girls, had a very glam look today, like a frizzle!

[Egluntyne]

Despite my best efforts, my little plastic greenhouse has blown over and more than half of my seedlings have been lost. Most of those that have "survived" will have to be re-potted....and as they have parted with their labels I can only guess at what some of the may be. Damnation.

[The Dogmother]

Oh no! What a pain, it's windy here too today - not nearly as bad as you've had though.