After 38 days with only a bit of drizzle here and there we finally had some real rain, about 1/2 inch in quite a short time. Everything seems to have grown 6 inches over night. Though the water has only gone down about 3-4 inches. Water butts in the garden are full. Great for the areas I have been watering but still leaving a dry layer elsewhere.
Lets hope the runner beans finally set.