Summer has been over for weeks

[innocent_lex]

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. And wind. And greyness. And did I mention the rain? I've just had a look at the forecast for the next few weeks and it seems to be more of the same. I wonder if I should install UV in the house to improve my mood?

Just as an aside, tomatoes don't grow well without sunshine. Actually, they don't grow well in my garden, but the lack of sunshine is a bigger issue. I have two tomatoes on the plant (that's two more than last year) which are small and still green, and it doesn't look like they're going to turn into tomatoes that can be eaten.

I've given up on growing veg. Honestly, this is the second year where I've tried and it's been crap. The potatoes gave up and died several weeks ago, garlic just... isn't. Tomatoes as mentioned. *sigh* 

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[corbyinoz.livejournal.com]

It's soooo cold over here, and has been nothing but lashing rain and wind for days. Which is great, for drought reasons, but I'm getting cabin fever stuck in the house with sick child and no other adult company.

Potatoes are tricky, I've heard. Carrots and green beans are pretty much failsafe - do you like them?

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

I keep getting pics from NZ of sunshine and clear skys in the middle of winter. Am unimpressed.

Carrots aren't easy - it's a lie. My carrots didn't produce a single piece of carroty goodness last year, though the leaves were pretty. Nor are potatoes easy. Nor broccoli, cauliflower, garlic, tomatoes, courgettes or any other damn plant. Bugger global warming, I'm flying my veg in from countries that can actually grow it.