On 07/11/2014 19:17, David wrote:
On 04/11/2014 22:45, Spider wrote:
On 04/11/2014 20:09, David wrote:
On 04/11/2014 13:58, Spider wrote:
On 03/11/2014 20:17, David wrote:
Or should that be Mud, Mud and more Mud. And to add to the fun we
had a
thunderstorm late last night, and heavy showers all day today.
Still in 7 weeks the nights will be getting longer and we will be
looking forwards to Spring. That is if we don't get washed away first.
David @ a very soggy side of Swansea Bay



So, the big question is: have you lifted all your dahlias yet?

We have a bright, sunny day today, though only 8.9*C. Alas, I can't do
much gardening because my back is still too tender. Hoping to get my
tulips in soon.


Not dahlia lifted yet, as of today they were almost all in flower
still, though the next few nights could bring frost as we are
approaching full moon.
I have a load of bulbs due any day and they will have to be planted and
my back is hurting just at the thought.
David @ a; for once; rain free side of Swansea Bay



You're going to have a very busy November, but I hope you don't hurt
your back. We are promised a reasonable Saturday, so I may take that
opportunity to start planting bulbs. Keeping them away from squirrel is
the real difficulty - I can't cover the whole garden in wire mesh:~(.
Good luck with your weather, bulb delivery and dahlia lifting.

Well a few days later and more torrential rain having fallen we have now
passed 10 inches of rain since the start of October and more forecast.



That can't be good for your dahlias, let alone the bulbs you were hoping
to plant:~((. I feel rather bad that we've had a fairly dry, sunny day
today, if a little cool.
Hope things improve for you soon.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay