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Rain here at last.Now I can get on and plant out my leeks,Chinese cabbege and chard.Without the bother of all that watering. It was along time coming but worth waiting for. ;D

I never thought I would be so pleased to see rain either.    ;D ;D 

I too have leeks to put in as well as winter squash and some more courgettes.  I finished digging the plot at 8am this morning so am just waiting for the rain to ease off a little so I can get out there again.

I'm new to this lottie lark (this is my first year).  I have had gardens but it's absolutely nothing like the same is it?

One thing I've noticed is that since I got one I've caught myself thinking "Oh good, it's raining".  Never thought I'd hear those words pass my lips.   ;D

Could you send some of the rain to me please. With the garden and the allotment half of my life is currently spent walking about with watering cans.  :(

It's getting to the point now I think where I could quite happily divert it to you, Larkspur.  At least for a day or so.  :)

OH PLEASE could you send some our way too. :'(

I've just finished feeding all my containers and greenhouse plants - six 2 gallon watering cans - and me with a bad back ::). It has clouded over a bit, but I don't think they are rain clouds - worse luck!

The last measurable rain here - a measly 3mm  :( - was on 13th of this month. Nothing for weeks before or since, so please, if there is any rain left over send it to Torbay just for a day to fill my rain butts. :)

Tricia

Yes!.....I'd like some too - it's bone dry here in Berkshire. Apart from a slight shower the night before last, which made no impression at all, had none now for ages & ages. Very 'hazy' looking and humid.  We've been told we could have some 'heavy showers' tonight lingering into tomorrow but time will tell......

I had to saturate the bit of ground I needed last night at the lottie before I could plant my leeks and some lettuce.

H.P.

Bone dry here in the Midlands too. How stuff is coping, I really don't know.

It really needs to come to Berkshire my plot is getting a little dusty could do with a good inch over night.

Last substantial rain in East Sussex was during late May, a month ago. I really don't know why my courgettes and squashes are doing reasonably well, huge leaves and starting to fruit. No water at my allotment, and I have been taking seriously the theory that if you water things they stop trying, and their roots stay shallow. Runner beans flowering, climbing french beans climbing like mad, lots of pickings from broad beans and gigantic crispy lettuce. But how long can this go on for before they collapse?

Have just transplanted 6 psb plants with plenty of water round their roots, but none since, and after three very hot  days they are standing up quite well.

It has just started raining heavy here in Oxfordshire...great. I hope it rains all night. The plot was bone-dry when I was down today.

Thomas

Send it down to Wantage Thomasb!! was hoeing last night and the dust was unbelievable, still things seem ok(ish) although I have lost 2 rows of shallots and the garlic are looking like they maybe better on the compost heap :(

matt

lots of dark clouds today, then about 3 spots of rain and the clouds disappeared ... sigh

We have rain here on the south coast,.  On my way to work this morning, looking over the Solent, they even have it on the IOW.  Maybe i will get the ironing done tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote from: MattyJC on June 25, 2006, 21:29:52
Send it down to Wantage Thomasb!! was hoeing last night and the dust was unbelievable, still things seem ok(ish) although I have lost 2 rows of shallots and the garlic are looking like they maybe better on the compost heap :(

matt

Must be raining there now - i'm in Harwell and its pissing down here.

The wet stuff arrived here at 10:30pm last night - and it hasn't stopped yet! I trained my binoculars on to the rain gauge from the patio windows and it shows 2.2 inches so far with the skies beginning to lighten a little, but still raining. Talk about famine or feast ::).

I have all the buckets and containers I could find filling with the rainwater, so expect to see my five butts more or less filled by the time it stops. I'll have to get out there soon to empty all the trays under the plants too or the poor things will drown ;) :).

Tricia

Had some overnight in the South East, but not enough to fill the rain butt even up to half way, we need more!

We had a pathetic attempt at drizzle, which didn't even wet the pavement.

Quote from: Doris_Pinks on June 26, 2006, 14:30:58
Had some overnight in the South East, but not enough to fill the rain butt even up to half way, we need more!

Don't we just, despite it raining on and off all day here.