With the impending drought becoming more of a reality, a forecasted lack
of rain in May and June and a hot dry Summer. What arrangements have you
made to save valuable shrubs and trees if there is a hosepipe ban.
Suggestions:
Too late for rain water buts/storage tanks.
Save: washing up water, ditto Shower/Bath water for use when it gets
really hot and dry.
Don

-"Donwill" wrote in message
...
With the impending drought becoming more of a reality, a forecasted lack
of rain in May and June and a hot dry Summer. What arrangements have you
made to save valuable shrubs and trees if there is a hosepipe ban.
Suggestions:
Too late for rain water buts/storage tanks.
Save: washing up water, ditto Shower/Bath water for use when it gets
really hot and dry.
Don


Thanks for tips, Don. Its hard to believe that we're needing a few good
downpours here i our part South Lakeland area (NW England) Haven't had any
for a while, Going to need a relative to come over and give it all a good
soaking tomorrow. Don't like that really, but have no water butts etc.. I
suppose the water from my tumble dryer (usually a bit warm and fragrant
with Fabric softener) is not to be recommended? Hsebound myself so rely
on family to come. Big garden-- but I love it-- masses of coloure at
present. Been too hot to sit out for more than ten minutes stretch. Let
us know how you fare-are you South?

Margaret

g'day don,

never to late to put in a rain water tank.

heaps of mulch will help stop loss of soil moisture lay it 8" to
12"sthick and keep it that way.

use all second hand water from the house.



On Sun, 01 May 2011 14:56:19 +0100, Donwill
wrote:

snipped
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Matthew 25:13 KJV
"Watch therefore, for ye know neither
the day nor the hour wherein the Son
of man cometh"

Mark 13:33 "Take ye heed, watch and pray:
for ye know not when the time is".

and also: Isaiah 38:1&17-18 KJV

1: Thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order: for thou shalt die and not live.
17: for thou hast cast all my sins behind my back.
18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down in the pit cannot hope for truth.

len

With peace and brightest of blessings,

"Seek truth and understanding will follow"

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

- Fill up my litre bottle and steal the water from the local gym (joking).
Saving bath water is a good idea, I like that.
Toilet water that contains no yuk? Hmm, that maybe silly. Bath water appears more favourable for moi.

On 01/05/2011 15:36, The Brownie wrote:
wrote in message
...

With the impending drought becoming more of a reality, a forecasted lack
of rain in May and June and a hot dry Summer. What arrangements have you
made to save valuable shrubs and trees if there is a hosepipe ban.
Suggestions:
Too late for rain water buts/storage tanks.
Save: washing up water, ditto Shower/Bath water for use when it gets
really hot and dry.
Don



Thanks for tips, Don. Its hard to believe that we're needing a few good
downpours here i our part South Lakeland area (NW England) Haven't had any
for a while, Going to need a relative to come over and give it all a good
soaking tomorrow. Don't like that really, but have no water butts etc.. I
suppose the water from my tumble dryer (usually a bit warm and fragrant
with Fabric softener) is not to be recommended? Hsebound myself so rely
on family to come. Big garden-- but I love it-- masses of coloure at
present. Been too hot to sit out for more than ten minutes stretch. Let
us know how you fare-are you South?

Margaret



It's going to be pretty bad I think Margaret according to Will Hand (see
Newsgroup "uk.sci.weather").
I'm in Oswestry Near Wrexham, we haven't had rain for weeks.
Bye
Don

On 2011-05-01 14:56:19 +0100, Donwill said:

With the impending drought becoming more of a reality, a forecasted
lack of rain in May and June and a hot dry Summer. What arrangements
have you made to save valuable shrubs and trees if there is a hosepipe
ban.
Suggestions:
Too late for rain water buts/storage tanks.
Save: washing up water, ditto Shower/Bath water for use when it gets
really hot and dry.
Don

There are no hosepipe bans on the horizon.
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http://www.hortweek.com/Landscape/ar...-bans-planned/

Hottest

April since 1910 but no hosepipe bans planned

By Matthew Appleby Wednesday, 04 May 2011

April was the hottest on record since 1910 for England and Wales,
according to the Met Office, with just 21 per cent of expected rainfall.

The average temperature for the month was 10.7 degrees Celsius (51.3
degrees Fahrenheit), eclipsing the 10.2 degrees average of 2007, the
Met Office said.

Rainfall for the month was 36.77 millimeters (1.4 inches), the eleventh
driest April since record-keeping began 111 years ago, or 52 percent of
the average for that month, it said.

But water companies say a hosepipe ban is not on the cards.

United Utilities said reservoirs across the North West are 90 per cent
full on average so there are no plans for hosepipe bans yet.

An Environment Agency representative said: "April has been very dry as
was March. Water companies are not expecting to put any extra
restrictions on public supplies.

"They are confident at the moment that there will be enough water to
avoid restrictions through spring and summer but going forward we may
have to speak to farmers about the use of water in some agricultural
practices. If the very dry weather continues it may be we look at
preventing farmers taking water from rivers to irrigate their crops.

"We are working very closely with the water companies and with the Met
Office, and will monitor things in order to ensure supplies are not
disrupted."
----------

On 05/05/2011 01:08, Stan The Man wrote:
On 2011-05-01 14:56:19 +0100, Donwill
said:

With the impending drought becoming more of a reality, a forecasted
lack of rain in May and June and a hot dry Summer. What arrangements
have you made to save valuable shrubs and trees if there is a
hosepipe ban.
Suggestions:
Too late for rain water buts/storage tanks.
Save: washing up water, ditto Shower/Bath water for use when it gets
really hot and dry.
Don

There are no hosepipe bans on the horizon.
----------
http://www.hortweek.com/Landscape/ar...-bans-planned/


Hottest
April since 1910 but no hosepipe bans planned

By Matthew Appleby Wednesday, 04 May 2011

April was the hottest on record since 1910 for England and Wales,
according to the Met Office, with just 21 per cent of expected rainfall.

The average temperature for the month was 10.7 degrees Celsius (51.3
degrees Fahrenheit), eclipsing the 10.2 degrees average of 2007, the
Met Office said.

Rainfall for the month was 36.77 millimeters (1.4 inches), the
eleventh driest April since record-keeping began 111 years ago, or 52
percent of the average for that month, it said.

But water companies say a hosepipe ban is not on the cards.

United Utilities said reservoirs across the North West are 90 per cent
full on average so there are no plans for hosepipe bans yet.

An Environment Agency representative said: "April has been very dry as
was March. Water companies are not expecting to put any extra
restrictions on public supplies.

"They are confident at the moment that there will be enough water to
avoid restrictions through spring and summer but going forward we may
have to speak to farmers about the use of water in some agricultural
practices. If the very dry weather continues it may be we look at
preventing farmers taking water from rivers to irrigate their crops.

"We are working very closely with the water companies and with the Met
Office, and will monitor things in order to ensure supplies are not
disrupted."
----------

According to Will Hand, generally it's a dry May and June.



So things may change rapidly.
Don