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ancellsfarmer:
Only 5.8mm month to date here in N E Hants (crondallweather.co.uk), but in dribs and drabs.Mostly evaporated within minutes. No proper thunderstorms, they seem to circumnavigate us. Still a chance for 7pm tonight-heres hoping!
gray1720:
Started lifting spuds today - thoroughly soggy on top but dry as a bone underneath that first half inch.
lezelle:
Hi Ya, We live in a dry area admitidly but since the 27th July we have only had 5mm of rain. We had a shower yesterday and today but only got 2.5mm. !0 miles away they got a torrent and suffered some heavy flooding. Scratch the surface here and it's dry as dry can be. Suffering with a bit of scab on tatties and found out dry soil will not help. Oh well never to old to learn. Happy Gardening
tricia:
Light rain overnight and on and off all day. Murky and muggy too. 3rd consecutive day of Blight Watch emails and first signs of blight on my outdoor tomatoes, :BangHead:! But at least the water butts are no longer empty :icon_cheers:.
Tricia :wave:
ancellsfarmer:
--- Quote from: gray1720 on August 15, 2020, 13:30:23 ---Started lifting spuds today - thoroughly soggy on top but dry as a bone underneath that first half inch.
--- End quote ---
Started mine too, main crop and 'covid extras'.
Having a wider than necessary woodchip central path, decided to plant some surplus Desire' and bury them in composted woodchip/fym/leaf sweepings from last season. The path is lower than the surrounding beds, therefore lies damp. Wow, what a bonus crop they are! Dry on top but very moist at tuber level. They seem to have rooted across the path as well. Next job is to sieve out the entire path of woodchip/any wayward tubers and that material resulting is to be the basis of next years seeding compost. Just to build a steriliser( next winter project).Anybody done it?/got a design ?
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