Liljagare
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Horrible year.
Hit 30 C today, all our native plants are just wilting and not doing well. The currants are dropping all their berries, the rhubarbs are croaking, no matter how you water, our native beets sprouted, and died. :\
On a positive, the corn, pumpkins and foreign beets are growing like crazy.
But, I am going to miss my red/black and white currants this year. Have noticed for each year, our native plants just aren't doing that well anymore, gets too warm too soon, and they like a semi-wet spring, which we don't have anymore.
Spices are growing well though, have more parsley/thyme/tarragon/peppers than I know what to do with.
But, imho, it's worrysome, even the have potatoes wilted, and the spanish killer slugs are having a field day it seems...
Also noticed the differences in the forest, by now, you'd usually have a few bags of chanterelles, last three years though, they just dry up and die.
Hit 30 C today, all our native plants are just wilting and not doing well. The currants are dropping all their berries, the rhubarbs are croaking, no matter how you water, our native beets sprouted, and died. :\
On a positive, the corn, pumpkins and foreign beets are growing like crazy.
But, I am going to miss my red/black and white currants this year. Have noticed for each year, our native plants just aren't doing that well anymore, gets too warm too soon, and they like a semi-wet spring, which we don't have anymore.
Spices are growing well though, have more parsley/thyme/tarragon/peppers than I know what to do with.
But, imho, it's worrysome, even the have potatoes wilted, and the spanish killer slugs are having a field day it seems...
Also noticed the differences in the forest, by now, you'd usually have a few bags of chanterelles, last three years though, they just dry up and die.