On 2009-07-12 10:31:07 +0100, Dave Hill said:

I thought the forcast was for a dry hot summer.
Since the heatwave passed it has done almost nothing but rain.
Our ground can't take any more, it is running off everywhere.
Friday 0.6 inches then last night starting after 7pm till around 1am
we had another 1.6 inches.
I had to go out when it finished and make sure it was running away
where ever possible.
I had to dig a couple of ditches in the field to stop it running
through the dahlias and washing them away, great fun by torch light.
Having lost so many dahlias the last 2 wet summers I was hopeing that
this year I could have a good "Normal" summer to try to recover my
stock, but if this carries on then I wonder what I will have left.
I wonder if it is natures way of telling me to get out of growing and
to retire?
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Oh, David, this does sound sad and such horribly hard work. Can you
start growing other things as well - ferns of Hostas if this keeps up!
We had water pouring off the field and down the paths at one point and
it rained steadily almost all day yesterday. I quite agree - we really
do NOT want to hear any more nonsense about long range forecasts for
months ahead. Just a week or two ago I read an article by a
meteorologist and she said that in reality, it was impossible to
forecast more than 5 days ahead with any certainty and even that isn't
certain!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon