Forecast not looking good

[Ananke]

" Summer will be bought to an abrupt end this weekend as the tail end of Hurricane Bertha drags cold air in from Scandinavia.

Temperatures are expected to plunge across the country with chilly winds pushing the mercury close to freezing"

I have a row of dwarf french beans that are loaded and sooooo close to being ready for picking, hope these low temps won't affect them.

[scarey55]

I was just wondering if I should be getting the fleece out It has become quite wintery in the evenings over the past week. I'm afraid that we've had pretty much all the summer we're going to over here

[bearded bloke]

Bring back the sunshine I haven't got a single squash or pumpkin yet

[arpoet]

That's right, Ananke, cheer us all up with talk of frosts and icy blasts.

[Ananke]

Hahaha glad I could help :P

[Strawberry patch]

It said in the news today that Autumn in August: Summer is officially over as forecasters warn of more downpours and 50mph winds this weekend.

[Nannysally99]

I hope not SP, I'm banking on getting the washing out and dry tomorrow

[Greenleaves]

Oh fear ye not grapes, I have it on good authority it well start to pick up from Wednesday.

[ButternutSquash]

I'm hoping blight does not hit as I have lots of outdoor tomatoes waiting to ripen. I think the rest of my crops can cope with cooler temperatures. I got sick of watering crops, even ones in the ground.

The recent winds broke the raspberry wires, again. What is the point of the wire they sell in garden centres, it snaps so easily.