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Rain on the way at last for East Anglia
I realise the west side of the country has already had plenty of rain, but
over here on the lump it seems to have missed us so far. The crops in general and lawns in particular are looking parched at the moment; more like you would expect at the start of August. Hopefully a good day of rain will perk everything up. The farmers should be happy as all the grain harvesting seems to be over. Cheers Dave R -- Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box |
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Rain on the way at last for East Anglia
On 15/09/2016 18:21, Janet wrote:
In article , says... I realise the west side of the country has already had plenty of rain, That's one way of putting it. Yesterday I picked some peas which had sprouted roots in the pods. but over here on the lump it seems to have missed us so far. Send me a long enough hosepipe and I'll pipe you a supply. Janet, Isle of Arran. Here overlooking Swansea Bay we have had almost 4 inches in the last 2 weeks, with the water running off the fields above me, the ground is at capacity. It's the worst year I have ever had for runner beans, 6 sowings and I have just had 2 pickings, after this last lot of rain the ones I am picking have shed almost every leaf, My last sowing which should now be around 3 to 4ft tall still haven't started to climb, so I am going to lift some of them and grow them on inside in the bags I used for potatoes. Nothing to loose. David on the waterlogged side of Swansea Bay |
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Rain on the way at last for East Anglia
On 15/09/16 21:23, David Hill wrote:
On 15/09/2016 18:21, Janet wrote: In article , says... I realise the west side of the country has already had plenty of rain, That's one way of putting it. Yesterday I picked some peas which had sprouted roots in the pods. but over here on the lump it seems to have missed us so far. Send me a long enough hosepipe and I'll pipe you a supply. Janet, Isle of Arran. Here overlooking Swansea Bay we have had almost 4 inches in the last 2 weeks, with the water running off the fields above me, the ground is at capacity. It's the worst year I have ever had for runner beans, 6 sowings and I have just had 2 pickings, after this last lot of rain the ones I am picking have shed almost every leaf, My last sowing which should now be around 3 to 4ft tall still haven't started to climb, so I am going to lift some of them and grow them on inside in the bags I used for potatoes. Nothing to loose. David on the waterlogged side of Swansea Bay It is quite remarkable how the rainfall varies in the British Isles. Down here in south Hampshire, we are almost in drought conditions. Total rainfall in the last 10 weeks is around 80mm, with a third of that falling in one day (when, of course, it just runs off the baked clay). Last night we had 8mm! Hooray! The problem of lack of rain is compounded by a near 20m ash at the rear of our back garden, and a similar sized beech in our neighbour's garden on the boundary with ours. I have been watering with a hose at least once a week for the last couple of months. It takes around 1.5 - 2 hours to do the back garden alone. I don't know how many thousand of litres I've used over that time. I daren't look at the water meter! -- Jeff |
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