I've just seen my garden again ....
 

.... in amongst the remaining patches of snow. Most of it is squashed,
the rest is under water.

I think I shall leave it until February before I look for it again.
--
Kay

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:37:07 +0000, K wrote:

... in amongst the remaining patches of snow. Most of it is squashed,
the rest is under water.

I think I shall leave it until February before I look for it again.


I liked my garden white - it looked like everyone elses. Now the snow
has melted it looks such a state with pools of water everywhere!

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

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from K contains these words:

.... in amongst the remaining patches of snow. Most of it is squashed,
the rest is under water.

I think I shall leave it until February before I look for it again.

Mine is a sorry site. The lawn has a great big brown patch in the middle
where the birds have been feeding and fighting.

Veg patch is like a disaster zone, with sprouts and purple sprouting
plants lying flat and all the remaining leeks bent over in the middle
and looking as if they are rotting at the bend. Did pick some of the
sprouts yesterday while they were still frozen and had then for dinner
today.

Roger T

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

Got down the plot today....first time for a month. 90% is underwater, 5/6
inches in places. Most sprouts were blown, but rescued some. Overwintering
peas are on a slight hump and have escaped. Broad beans under poly tunnel
are sitting in 2" of water, but actually look like they might survive. Plot
is at the bottom of a hill and it's the water table coming up rather than
the rain/snow coming down.
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Pete C
London. UK.
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

"mark" wrote in message
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"Pete C" wrote in message
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Got down the plot today....first time for a month. 90% is underwater, 5/6
inches in places. Most sprouts were blown, but rescued some.
Overwintering peas are on a slight hump and have escaped. Broad beans
under poly tunnel are sitting in 2" of water, but actually look like they
might survive. Plot is at the bottom of a hill and it's the water table
coming up rather than the rain/snow coming down.
--


Sounds more like a paddy field.

awwww:(

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https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

"Pete C" wrote in message
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Got down the plot today....first time for a month. 90% is underwater, 5/6
inches in places. Most sprouts were blown, but rescued some. Overwintering
peas are on a slight hump and have escaped. Broad beans under poly tunnel
are sitting in 2" of water, but actually look like they might survive.
Plot is at the bottom of a hill and it's the water table coming up rather
than the rain/snow coming down.
--


Sounds more like a paddy field.

mark

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

"mark" wrote in message
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"Pete C" wrote in message
...
Got down the plot today....first time for a month. 90% is underwater, 5/6
inches in places. Most sprouts were blown, but rescued some.
Overwintering peas are on a slight hump and have escaped. Broad beans
under poly tunnel are sitting in 2" of water, but actually look like they
might survive. Plot is at the bottom of a hill and it's the water table
coming up rather than the rain/snow coming down.
--


Sounds more like a paddy field.

mark
Yep, a number of people have suggested I grow rice :)
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Pete C
London. UK.
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

On Jan 16, 3:37*pm, K wrote:
... in amongst the remaining patches of snow. Most of it is squashed,
the rest is under water.

I think I shall leave it until February *before I look for it again.
--
Kay

Is that the bottom end of the garden Kay, I seem to remember it was
damp there?

Judith

I've just seen my garden again ....
 

countymayo.j writes
On Jan 16, 3:37*pm, K wrote:
... in amongst the remaining patches of snow. Most of it is squashed,
the rest is under water.

I think I shall leave it until February *before I look for it again.

Is that the bottom end of the garden Kay, I seem to remember it was
damp there?

The problem is the church next door, who are about 3 ft higher than us.
They have no drainage to their car park, so in heavy rain or snow melt,
the whole lot comes through the dry stone wall in a torrent and in to
the bottom of the garden. From there it drains into next door and the
garden beyond, which are marginally lower and the low point of the area.

It gets to about 6 inches deep and hangs around about 24 hours while it
slowly drains away.

That's why I have raised beds in that area, and a lower area as a
temporary pond. And a swamp cypress ;-)
--
Kay