Disaster.

Right now, I'm closer than I've ever been to just throwing in the towel and leaving the garden alone. Maybe mow the lawn now and then and that's it.

I took some cuttings off one of my blueberry bushes last autumn, and was surprised that they all took. So I nurtured them along, just for the slugs to get them as soon as they came out of hibernation.

Then a few days ago I sowed the beans for the year. Just checked in the greenhouse just now. It was very window the other night. Windy enough it seems to send the full tray flying to the floor, spilling all its contents everywhere. I guess if I can be bothered I can probably sift through the mess and find the beans and re-sow them, but I just looked at the mess, and my initially reaction was <naughty word> it.

 

I know how you feel clueless ,what with my blow away blowing away and my calla lilies not growing in fact one is mouldy.It is the 1st time for calla lilies for me and it is only the encouragement from members that stop me throwing them in the bin. I am sure once you have sorted through them you will feel a lot better.Plant a few more up and before you know it the little babies will be coming through ,waiting for the tender care I am sure you will lavish on them.

 

Aaaaw Clue, come here...
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we all feel bad about it for ya but the darkness will pass. Another day tomorrow, and the sun will bring you back to the garden again,
Jenny

 

Know that "I hate gardening" and "must be bonkers doing so much hard work only for outside influences to ruin things" only too well. Maybe have a few days away from the garden and return to the attack when you have had a break from it. I've been giving up on my garden for at least 10 years! but then something I didn't think was alive makes an appearance or something which often gets frosted, hasn't and the enthusiasm comes back. A large glass of something stronger than lemonade often helps too!

 

Hmmm, you have had some problems with Agnetha and now a setback with your gardening, but really it's only a teeny weeny setback, and after all it's another lesson learned about windy nights!! None of us have it plain sailing all the time, things go wrong, plants get munched, my Heuchera bed has recently become my cats new toilet!!! So Cheer up clue pick up the beans and soldier on like the rest of us!!!

Val

 

Thanks all, and sorry for whining about something so trivial. It occurred to me shortly after I started this thread this I spat my dummy out/took my ball home for the daftest little thing.

My cuttings got munched. There are farmers who still cant use their land for anything useful because its still waterlogged from last year. The wind knocked my beans over. Big deal. Some people lose entire crops.

I'm actually pretty lucky. None of my land has been waterlogged, it doesn't dry out too much, it doesn't flood. I have the occasional trivial mishap. Some people have losses than run into many thousands of pounds.

I've had a word with myself, and I wont be whining about such trivialities again.

 

I think it's fine to let off steam about anything that makes you sad! I feel your pain, see my recent thread on my sweet peas, I felt much better for sharing. The reason gardening can get us down is because we care about it so much. It won't be long before one of those lovely little garden moments happens again and makes you smile!

 

Right Clueless...put your dummy back in and find those beans and shove them back in the potsthey'll probably be the best beans you have ever grown...it can be disheartening at times...but we gardeners are pretty tough creatures....let's face it who else goes running out late at night in freezing weather(in our night clothes) to check if the GH door is closed or troops around in all weathers making sure 'things' ok ...you let off steam ...it does you good from time to time,that's what we're here for....infact there is every chance i will be letting off steam about my Giant Onions in the near future....so be ready

 

Aaaawww, that's sad Woo,
come here
Jenny