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Broadback · 04-12-2006, 10:44 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Sacha wrote:
On 3/12/06 21:56, in article
, "Little Weed"
wrote:

Hi
Braved the torrential rain and gusts of wind to visit the allotment
this afternoon. The top half had puddles of water (the rest is on a
slope ) AND my recently planted onions, which have grown quite a bit
were waving at me from the puddles
Now as a new allotmenteer - I'm a tad worried - do they stand a chance
of rotting or will they be OK?
Battenning down the Hatches in Cumbria...
LW

All I'm going to say to that, is that one wet year in Jersey, farmers I knew
who had côtils - steep but cultivable slopes - planted their seed potatoes
three times...... To be honest, there's not a lot you can do either way,
is there?
From wild last night to mild this morning here in North Staffordshire a
beautiful sunny day.