As Sacha would say, stair rods.
Baz

"Baz" wrote in message
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As Sacha would say, stair rods.
Baz
are you good at woodwork? I think you should start building an ark.
Tina

"Baz" wrote in message
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As Sacha would say, stair rods.


Now in receipt of a strong winds warning for tomorrow from Felixstowe Dock,
and the Met Office has a "Be Aware" advisory for heavy rain through
Wednesday, with the possibility of local flooding.

Suggest we rename the group uk.rec.not_gardening_its_raining

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[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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In article ,
says...

"Baz" wrote in message
.. .
As Sacha would say, stair rods.


Now in receipt of a strong winds warning for tomorrow from Felixstowe Dock,
and the Met Office has a "Be Aware" advisory for heavy rain through
Wednesday, with the possibility of local flooding.

Suggest we rename the group uk.rec.not_gardening_its_raining

It's glorious sunshine in Arran (but cold east wind).

Janet

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"Baz" wrote in message
.. .
As Sacha would say, stair rods.


Now in receipt of a strong winds warning for tomorrow from Felixstowe
Dock, and the Met Office has a "Be Aware" advisory for heavy rain through
Wednesday, with the possibility of local flooding.

Suggest we rename the group uk.rec.not_gardening_its_raining

We have the same weather warning here in Leics, plus 50-60 mph winds.
ISTR that on April 3rd, we were all moaning about not enough rain. Be
careful about what you wish for.

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:01:28 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
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"Baz" wrote in message
.. .
As Sacha would say, stair rods.


Now in receipt of a strong winds warning for tomorrow from Felixstowe
Dock, and the Met Office has a "Be Aware" advisory for heavy rain through
Wednesday, with the possibility of local flooding.

Suggest we rename the group uk.rec.not_gardening_its_raining

We have the same weather warning here in Leics, plus 50-60 mph winds.
ISTR that on April 3rd, we were all moaning about not enough rain. Be
careful about what you wish for.




The weatherman this evening said something along the lines of the
winds tomorrow would make it feel like October. But every year, just
about now when the crab apple and cherry trees are covered in blossom,
we always have a windy night. Blossom season here is about 48 hours
long.

I'm not moaning though. Caught up with all the ironing yesterday and
got the grass cut today. The next few days will see the breakfast room
redecorated just in time for the slightly improved weather over the
weekend and some time outside.

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from the asylum formerly known as the
dry end of Swansea Bay.

In article , Jake
writes
The next few days will see the breakfast room
redecorated just in time for the slightly improved weather over the
weekend and some time outside.

Cheers, Jake

Looking at Yr.no which is mostly right more times than the BBC for
weather around here, it looks as if the weekend will have even more rain
persisting down.
Might even give me the motivation to cancel gardening and helping
someone clear their overgrown plot into which they have just moved and
booking the "learn Bridge in a weekend" course.......... at least i
won't then care if it's raining in Chelsea!
--
Janet Tweedy

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-23 13:26:30 +0100, Baz said:

As Sacha would say, stair rods.
Baz

Same here, Baz! But very refined ones, and very persistent. It has
actually stopped now and is relatively clear but with dark clouds on the
horizon. At least we don't have to worry about watering the veg patch
now!
--
Sunny and very warm here and the last bit of snow in my garden melted
overnight{:-)
Graham

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-23 19:19:25 +0100, "graham" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-23 13:26:30 +0100, Baz said:

As Sacha would say, stair rods.
Baz

Same here, Baz! But very refined ones, and very persistent. It has
actually stopped now and is relatively clear but with dark clouds on the
horizon. At least we don't have to worry about watering the veg patch
now!
--
Sunny and very warm here and the last bit of snow in my garden melted
overnight{:-)
Graham

Ah but are your trees in leaf and your Alliums showing their muscle?!
;-))
--
Most trees are budding. No sign of rhubarb yet. The tarragon is just
starting to peep through. The chive clump is sprouting quite a bit, but
that's to be expected. I haven't seen a dandelion yet and they're the first
things to really show. Most of the lawn is still brown and only starting to
green up in the sunnier spots. The hares are losing their winter coat but
are still largely white.
And is there honey still for tea?
Graham

"graham" wrote in
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Most trees are budding. No sign of rhubarb yet. The tarragon is just
starting to peep through. The chive clump is sprouting quite a bit,
but that's to be expected. I haven't seen a dandelion yet and they're
the first things to really show. Most of the lawn is still brown and
only starting to green up in the sunnier spots. The hares are losing
their winter coat but are still largely white.
And is there honey still for tea?
Graham



graham, no rhubarb? Where are you? Should be showing now, surely.
Ah! Canada? Just read your . Should yours normally start
showing now? My geography is not what it should be but I always think of
very cold conditions and short summers.

Good luck and best wishes.
Baz

"Baz" wrote in message
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"graham" wrote in
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Most trees are budding. No sign of rhubarb yet. The tarragon is just
starting to peep through. The chive clump is sprouting quite a bit,
but that's to be expected. I haven't seen a dandelion yet and they're
the first things to really show. Most of the lawn is still brown and
only starting to green up in the sunnier spots. The hares are losing
their winter coat but are still largely white.
And is there honey still for tea?
Graham



graham, no rhubarb? Where are you? Should be showing now, surely.
Ah! Canada? Just read your . Should yours normally start
showing now? My geography is not what it should be but I always think of
very cold conditions and short summers.

Good luck and best wishes.
Baz

Here, on the edge of the Prairies, about 80k from the Rockies and at ~3500'
we get about 110 frost-free days. At the moment my lawn is mostly brown and
it is normal here to de-thatch it (scarify) every year.
We had a mild winter this year and I don't think it went below about -25C.
The previous year we had several bouts of -30 to -35C nights. The ground
freezes down at least 2', in fact building regs demand foundations for decks
etc are at least 4' deep. All houses have basements.
Bedding out plants are traditionally planted the 3rd w/e in May, a long w/e
when the garden centres are crowded. I checked the rhubarb and it is just
pushing through. Soft fruits do OK but apple varieties are limited to
crab/ornamental and a couple of non-commercial varieties bred for these
conditions. A friend grows sour cherries that are ready for picking at the
end of August.
A few years ago, I tried to grow scarlet runners but they failed to set
before the first frost in Sept. The following year we had snow in the
middle of August so I gave up on them.
The mayday tree (Prunus padus) at the front is now about to leaf out. 4
minor branches are infected with Black Knot fungus and I need to get them
cut out (I've hurt my shoulder so can't do it myself). I must try and spray
the redcurrants this year before the aphids take over.
Graham

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-26 05:24:49 +0100, "graham" said:
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Here, on the edge of the Prairies, about 80k from the Rockies and at
~3500'
we get about 110 frost-free days. At the moment my lawn is mostly brown
and
it is normal here to de-thatch it (scarify) every year.
We had a mild winter this year and I don't think it went below
about -25C.
The previous year we had several bouts of -30 to -35C nights. The ground
freezes down at least 2', in fact building regs demand foundations for
decks
etc are at least 4' deep. All houses have basements.
Bedding out plants are traditionally planted the 3rd w/e in May, a long
w/e
when the garden centres are crowded. I checked the rhubarb and it is
just
pushing through. Soft fruits do OK but apple varieties are limited to
crab/ornamental and a couple of non-commercial varieties bred for these
conditions. A friend grows sour cherries that are ready for picking at
the
end of August.
A few years ago, I tried to grow scarlet runners but they failed to set
before the first frost in Sept. The following year we had snow in the
middle of August so I gave up on them.
The mayday tree (Prunus padus) at the front is now about to leaf out. 4
minor branches are infected with Black Knot fungus and I need to get them
cut out (I've hurt my shoulder so can't do it myself). I must try and
spray
the redcurrants this year before the aphids take over.
Graham

Had you thought of moving?! ;-) I know the British love to complain
about weather but yours does sound brutal! That said, even the dog won't
go out this morning. The rain is lashing down and shows no intention of
ceasing. I'll have to take the grandson to look at the river again today.
He loves to watch the water and there's certainly plenty of it, at
present. There's little danger of drought round here!
--
One pair of friends moved to just north of Vancouver and another to
Vancouver Island. Winters there are cloudy, drizzly and depressing.
Besides, I have 2 grandchildren here!
Graham

On Apr 25, 2:09*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-04-25 12:06:51 +0100, Baz said:





"graham" wrote in
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Most trees are budding. No sign of rhubarb yet. The tarragon is just
starting to peep through. The chive clump is sprouting quite a bit,
but that's to be expected. I haven't seen a dandelion yet and they're
the first things to really show. Most of the lawn is still brown and
only starting to green up in the sunnier spots. *The hares are losing
their winter coat but are still largely white.
And is there honey still for tea?
Graham

graham, no rhubarb? Where are you? Should be showing now, surely.
Ah! Canada? Just read your . Should yours normally start
showing now? My geography is not what it should be but I always think of
very cold conditions and short summers.

Good luck and best wishes.
Baz

Canada is a country of contrasts. Vancouver, on the west coast, has a
climate similar to the sw of England but 2 hours away and up the road a
bit, you have one of the world's best ski resorts, Whistler.
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SW of England has a climate?
Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.

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SW of England has a climate?
Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.


Can you say all of this again please. With a clue to us what the f**k
you are on about, and which drugs you take?

Baz

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On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:17:41 -0600, "graham" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-23 19:19:25 +0100, "graham" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-04-23 13:26:30 +0100, Baz said:

As Sacha would say, stair rods.
Baz

Same here, Baz! But very refined ones, and very persistent. It
has actually stopped now and is relatively clear but with dark
clouds on the horizon. At least we don't have to worry about
watering the veg patch now!
--
Sunny and very warm here and the last bit of snow in my garden
melted overnight{:-)
Graham

Ah but are your trees in leaf and your Alliums showing their
muscle?! ;-))
--
Most trees are budding. No sign of rhubarb yet. The tarragon is just
starting to peep through. The chive clump is sprouting quite a bit,
but that's to be expected. I haven't seen a dandelion yet and they're
the first things to really show. Most of the lawn is still brown and
only starting to green up in the sunnier spots. The hares are losing
their winter coat but are still largely white.
And is there honey still for tea?

Honey's off, dear.

What about the Waldorf salad?

Baz