With a forecast of ridiculously high temperatures here in the wilds of West Somerset starting today, I got out early and opened up the greenhouses and polytunnel (which was already very hot). Some of the peppers were looking rather droopy, but a good splash of water fixed that and they’re now back to normal.
The main job of the day was to get all the large brassicas covered with butterfly netting and remove the insect mesh that they’ve been under since being planted out as they’re getting too large for it. In the heat and humidity it was quite an unpleasant job, but then everything changed. The sky turns exceptionally dark, torrential rain began to fall and thunder started to crash around me. In fact the thunder was pretty much non-stop. Rain stopped play at that point. I don’t mind getting a little damp (in fact it would have been quite nice at the time), but soaked to the skin is less fun.
Once the weather had settled down again I finished getting the netting on the first row and removed the mesh, but I still need to remove the hoops (not least because I want to use them elsewhere) and tidy up/remove a few weeds and volunteer potatoes.
Tomorrow I must get another half-row covered as they’re getting too big, too.
