"Sacha" wrote
It rained all day yesterday but a 'soft day' is what, I think, the Irish
would call it. No stair rods, just steady fine rain came our way. It
freshened things up quite a bit but I wonder how much of it went deep
down,
where it's most needed by plants.
Today, we have patchy sun, it's still warm but it's windy, unhappily. I
do
HATE the wind and its drying and damaging effects. How has everyone else
been doing?

We had the first rain for weeks 4 days ago and a little more since, ground
seems to have moisture in it for the first time this summer. Main crop
potatoes had collapsed two weeks ago and I'm not sure this rain has come
early enough to save them. Poor Blueberries were covered in fruit but it's
all withered away and one has died right back, nothing to water them with
except hard tap water, similar story with the cranberries.
Pumpkins, tomatoes and chillies are loving it, provided we water daily.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK