Posted by Sacha on July 13, 2010, 5:12 am
>> Hurled it down this morning after weeks of drought.
>
> Not here it hasn't !
1.5mm last night - not a lot of help!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by David WE Roberts on July 13, 2010, 5:18 am
> Hurled it down this morning after weeks of drought.
> Now everything in the garden is suddenly looking perky and the water butt
> is nearly full again.
> Hopefully the allotment is no longer a dust bowl.
<Smug grin>
Rained on and off all day yesterday, and again early this morning.
Water butt is full.
Grass is squishy.
The sky looks promising but no rain on the radar.
</Smug grin>
It certainly makes a change for Suffolk to be getting extra rain.
We are normally the ones missing it because all of those to the west of us
have pinched it.
May it rain on your allotment.
Dave R
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Posted by Jake on July 13, 2010, 6:10 am
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:16:04 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
>Hurled it down this morning after weeks of drought.
>Now everything in the garden is suddenly looking perky and the water butt is
>nearly full again.
>Hopefully the allotment is no longer a dust bowl.
>Cheers
>Dave R
Tuesday morning and it's raining heavily here in south wales, well
according to the telly anyway. All that's really fallen from the sky
today is something from the rear end of a seagull which has covered
the roof, window and boot of a car I washed and polished yesterday!
Must be really some big seagulls around here! Or mutant giant sparrows
maybe?
Posted by Sacha on July 13, 2010, 6:49 am
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:16:04 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
>
>> Hurled it down this morning after weeks of drought.
>> Now everything in the garden is suddenly looking perky and the water butt is
>> nearly full again.
>> Hopefully the allotment is no longer a dust bowl.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Dave R
>
> Tuesday morning and it's raining heavily here in south wales, well
> according to the telly anyway. All that's really fallen from the sky
> today is something from the rear end of a seagull which has covered
> the roof, window and boot of a car I washed and polished yesterday!
> Must be really some big seagulls around here! Or mutant giant sparrows
> maybe?
It's pouring here and a fine steady rain which, if it keeps up, will do
a bit of good. At least we won't have to water the lawns tonight or
the plants on the hard standing!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Jake on July 13, 2010, 3:27 pm
>> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:16:04 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
>>
>>> Hurled it down this morning after weeks of drought.
>>> Now everything in the garden is suddenly looking perky and the water butt is
>>> nearly full again.
>>> Hopefully the allotment is no longer a dust bowl.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Dave R
>>
>> Tuesday morning and it's raining heavily here in south wales, well
>> according to the telly anyway. All that's really fallen from the sky
>> today is something from the rear end of a seagull which has covered
>> the roof, window and boot of a car I washed and polished yesterday!
>> Must be really some big seagulls around here! Or mutant giant sparrows
>> maybe?
>It's pouring here and a fine steady rain which, if it keeps up, will do
>a bit of good. At least we won't have to water the lawns tonight or
>the plants on the hard standing!
We finally had about half an hour of rain this evening, 7 hours after
the weather forecast said it would set in for the day. Trouble is it's
the wrong sort of rain, not the fine stuff that would sort of soak in
but the big droplets, falling heavily, that just run off. Hasn't even
gone a quarter of an inch into the ground. I think I'll be using the
sprinklers on the flower borders tomorrow unless something more wet
shows up. I spent a lot on new plants this year and don't want to lose
them.
Jake
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>
> Not here it hasn't !