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Keith \(Dorset\) 12-04-2007 09:27 PM

and so the watering begins...
 
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith



Keith Kent 12-04-2007 09:41 PM

and so the watering begins...
 

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith

I have been watering as the weather has been so good,the soil is dry even at
a good depth.I have had plants wilting already.We need some april
showers,but dont think will be enough,i don`t like to say it but could do
with a steady downpour for a few days!
Cheers keith
Nottingham





Sally Thompson 12-04-2007 09:45 PM

and so the watering begins...
 
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:27:33 +0100, Keith \(Dorset\) wrote
(in article ):

Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?



Up here in Shropshire we are watering new plantings only, at the moment.



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk


Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\) 12-04-2007 10:12 PM

and so the watering begins...
 

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith

Yes-watering here and have been for the last two weeks. Even the normally
damp/boggy bit of the lower garden is too dry for the stuff growing there. A
nice gentle patter of rain (at nights) would be wonderful.



Muddymike 12-04-2007 11:06 PM

and so the watering begins...
 

"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith

Yes-watering here and have been for the last two weeks. Even the normally
damp/boggy bit of the lower garden is too dry for the stuff growing there.
A nice gentle patter of rain (at nights) would be wonderful.


My water buts are now empty!!!

Mike



La Puce 12-04-2007 11:20 PM

and so the watering begins...
 
On Apr 12, 9:27 pm, "Keith \(Dorset\)"
wrote:
Well Sacha says she is watering...
and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.
I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.
Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?


Hullo Keith! Watered here in manc, and lots of it. Emptied a whole
water but at the lotty - the ground was cracking and the onions looked
very thirsty indeed. There's been days when I thought we'd get
rain .... but nothing. Got sun burns on my neck gallivanting around
yorkshire sculpture park today and on our way back my garden was
pleading for some water. It's the first time that I go around front
and back garden in mid April watering like there's no tomorrow. Now
I'm praying for lots of rain next week - I'll then be back at work
tee hee


K 12-04-2007 11:35 PM

and so the watering begins...
 
"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" writes

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Yes-watering here and have been for the last two weeks. Even the normally
damp/boggy bit of the lower garden is too dry for the stuff growing there. A
nice gentle patter of rain (at nights) would be wonderful.

I'm just down the road from Rupert and I'm not watering (apart from
greenhouse and pots on the terrace). Soil surface is dry, but its still
all nice and damp underneath.

I'm caving at the weekend - low water levels will suit me just fine :-)


--
Kay

Stan The Man 13-04-2007 12:10 AM

and so the watering begins...
 
In article , Keith Kent
wrote:

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith

I have been watering as the weather has been so good,the soil is dry even at
a good depth.I have had plants wilting already.We need some april
showers,but dont think will be enough,i don`t like to say it but could do
with a steady downpour for a few days!
Cheers keith
Nottingham


I've had a couple of sprinklers intermittently on the go for a week now
-- connected to water butts. But now the butts need rain so may shortly
have to resort to my newly liberated outdoor tap.

Space[_2_] 13-04-2007 08:46 AM

and so the watering begins...
 

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith


I will be as soon as I get the outside water tap re-connected. it hasn't
rained for at least two weeks here in Liverpool. Hope it stays dry for the
next few days for the race goers







Gill Matthews 13-04-2007 09:18 AM

and so the watering begins...
 
In article , says...
Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith


In Berkshire I am watering seeds and pots. The surface is very dry
but it is damp a few cms down so things that have a decent root system
do not need watering yet. Having said that I have a big pile of mulch to
apply but am hoping for a bit of rain before I do.

Gill M

Melanie 13-04-2007 11:13 AM

and so the watering begins...
 
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?


Yes, watering up here in Bolton. It rained a bit on Monday, but nothing
before that for weeks and since then it's been very warm. This time last
year my allotment was a muddy quagmire.








Granity 13-04-2007 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melanie (Post 704741)
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?


Yes, watering up here in Bolton. It rained a bit on Monday, but nothing
before that for weeks and since then it's been very warm. This time last
year my allotment was a muddy quagmire.


I live on a slope near the bottom of a hill so there's still water draining into the garden, this will continue for several months usually but I'm having to water all my containers here in Bedfordshire :-(

Chris Hogg 15-04-2007 07:03 PM

and so the watering begins...
 
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:27:33 +0100, "Keith \(Dorset\)"
wrote:

Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I.. outside veg, young fruit trees, border flowers.

I don't usually bother with the grass, but there are big cracks there
already.

Is the rest of the nation watering, or just Dorset and Devon?

Keith


Rain here in west Cornwall most of Saturday afternoon and evening.
Nice gentle but steady stuff. About a third of an inch. We did need
it. Showers forecast for the next few days.


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Peter Robinson 15-04-2007 10:31 PM

and so the watering begins...
 
Keith (Dorset) wrote:

Well Sacha says she is watering...

and so am I..


I started watering pots, veg seedlings and potatoes (leafing up
happily!) last weekend. The water butt is running dangerously low, so
is now strictly for acid lovers only. Rain some time this week would be
good, but I hesitate to complain about this glorious weather!

Peter


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