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On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 10:43:38 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The message from Paul contains these words: On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:09:11 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from Paul contains these words: This garden is in a windy seaside location, Should'nt have much of a problem with salt spray, LOL Janet. My assumption was made on the observation that as I have been at this location for three months, and the winds have been strong enough to blow over my plant pots (18inch dia), I can't taste any salt in the wind, my garage/shed/car windows don't show any evidence of salt film. We are sheltered from the direct sea winds. Three months? choke! Those of us who have lived by the sea may suggest that you pause for a couple more years before you think of assessing the liklihood of any maritime influence. Err, I have lived close to the sea for the past 16 years. My first location was 200 yards from a clifftop, as the garden was sheltered by the house and a number of large trees I had no "seaside" related problems, this was the house with the 40ft apple tree previously mentioned. Everything grew very well. I then moved to another seaside location, about 400 yards from the sea, my the rear garden being totally exposed to the prevaling winds. Nothing would grow in this garden, any shrubs I planted would refuse to grow or shrivel up and die. My potted palms went into reverse and started to whither away. The two trees the builders planted remained spindly sticks with just a few leaves to keep alive. I gave up on this garden. Then I moved to my current location, as I just said this home is sheltered from the direct sea winds and appears to have an environment more like my first seaside home. My palms are now thriving, they don't seem to mind the winds here. As you say 3 months maybe too soon to tell, but all my plants are thriving. The point I am trying to make is, there are such things as microclimates, can you generalise on a seaside location as being a salt laden windy difficult gardening environment?. It might even be a decade before a particular set of conditions coincides, and half the Channel/Bristol Channel pays you a flying visit... /choke! My mother lives 4 miles away, she has been there for 53 years, I have returned to my home enviroment, I think I have a good idea of what the local climate might be like. However should I drive a few hundred yards arond the corner towards the sea, then yes, the car windows are spotted with salt . What is this 'drive' activity, Earth creature? Sorry I don't understand this coment, I normally walk 1.5miles into town, but to the next town I drive. Paul |
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:47:47 +0100, Paul wrote:
On Tue, 4 Oct 2005 10:43:38 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: The message from Paul contains these words: On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:09:11 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from Paul contains these words: This garden is in a windy seaside location, Should'nt have much of a problem with salt spray, LOL Janet. My assumption was made on the observation that as I have been at this location for three months, and the winds have been strong enough to blow over my plant pots (18inch dia), I can't taste any salt in the wind, my garage/shed/car windows don't show any evidence of salt film. We are sheltered from the direct sea winds. Three months? choke! Those of us who have lived by the sea may suggest that you pause for a couple more years before you think of assessing the liklihood of any maritime influence. Err, I have lived close to the sea for the past 16 years. My first location was 200 yards from a clifftop, as the garden was sheltered by the house and a number of large trees I had no "seaside" related problems, this was the house with the 40ft apple tree previously mentioned. Everything grew very well. I then moved to another seaside location, about 400 yards from the sea, my the rear garden being totally exposed to the prevaling winds. Nothing would grow in this garden, any shrubs I planted would refuse to grow or shrivel up and die. My potted palms went into reverse and started to whither away. The two trees the builders planted remained spindly sticks with just a few leaves to keep alive. I gave up on this garden. Then I moved to my current location, as I just said this home is sheltered from the direct sea winds and appears to have an environment more like my first seaside home. My palms are now thriving, they don't seem to mind the winds here. As you say 3 months maybe too soon to tell, but all my plants are thriving. The point I am trying to make is, there are such things as microclimates, can you generalise on a seaside location as being a salt laden windy difficult gardening environment?. It might even be a decade before a particular set of conditions coincides, and half the Channel/Bristol Channel pays you a flying visit... /choke! My mother lives 4 miles away, she has been there for 53 years, I have returned to my home enviroment, I think I have a good idea of what the local climate might be like. However should I drive a few hundred yards arond the corner towards the sea, then yes, the car windows are spotted with salt . What is this 'drive' activity, Earth creature? Sorry I don't understand this coment, I normally walk 1.5miles into town, but to the next town I drive. Paul Sorry to tail end my own posting, regarding my assumption being free of any salt problems. The houses half a mile away situated on the seafront are all blighted with rusted Sky dishes, the local houses do not appear to suffer this problem. Paul |
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: [...] Whirlwinds can be quite impressive: [...good history snipped...] Telly the other week actually said Britain was the tornado capital of the world (cue patriotic music). That must have been in purely numerical terms, of course: I'm not sure that most cute little Brit willy-willies would even be counted on the NA Prairies. And East Angular is the tornado capital of the Brutish Aisles. I've seen three in the last few years. Last year an impressive funnel snaked downwards from some angr-looking clouds, but it didn't seem to reach the ground. Another swept relatively harmlessly along the Tas valley, and I saw another in a similar place. A few years ago, one hit Long Stratton,and did a great deal of damage down one side of the A140, stripping roofs and hurling loose items (Flossie, Rosie and Shaz) around. Wally wondered what the noise was and looked out of his café window - to see his Mercedes trundling past - on its roof. It had been parked behind the building... -- Rusty |
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The message
from Paul contains these words: Sorry to tail end my own posting, regarding my assumption being free of any salt problems. The houses half a mile away situated on the seafront are all blighted with rusted Sky dishes, the local houses do not appear to suffer this problem. Evidently they planted the wrong seeds. -- Rusty |
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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: The message from Paul contains these words: Sorry to tail end my own posting, regarding my assumption being free of any salt problems. The houses half a mile away situated on the seafront are all blighted with rusted Sky dishes, the local houses do not appear to suffer this problem. Evidently they planted the wrong seeds. You mean, because all they got was a Sky dish? |
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