Yes - the forecasters said that it would be particularly windy along the Bristol Channel - and they weren't wrong. The wind is picking up and it looks like the amber warning was about right. The only good thing is that, for the moment, it is not raining as heavily, so I'm off out to batten down the hatches as suggested and tie up some of my lovely plants that are likely to get flattened! (And to think, it's only a couple of weeks to the longest day. Summer????)
Just bought another water butt, but will I ever need to water again? I now have so many recepticles filled with rainwater that I doubt I'll get to use it all even if we had a heatwave till Xmas! My claysoil borders are full of water AGAIN! I despair, as plants are getting flattened, nothing is growing in the veg patch or GH as it's too cold. One of my cucumber plants has keeled over with frostbite I reckon! Now gale force winds and heavy showers predicted for tomorrow, which puts the kibosh on my planned trip to Kew Gardens!
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Very wet and windy in South Devon, glorious patch of canterbury bells are now laying flat despite supports!
Batten down the hatches folk's
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167#extra-uk-content
I'm just having light showers at the moment
Yes - the forecasters said that it would be particularly windy along the Bristol Channel - and they weren't wrong. The wind is picking up and it looks like the amber warning was about right. The only good thing is that, for the moment, it is not raining as heavily, so I'm off out to batten down the hatches as suggested and tie up some of my lovely plants that are likely to get flattened! (And to think, it's only a couple of weeks to the longest day. Summer????)
Pouring here too, as predicted. Repaired water collection system working swimmingly.
Just bought another water butt, but will I ever need to water again? I now have so many recepticles filled with rainwater that I doubt I'll get to use it all even if we had a heatwave till Xmas! My claysoil borders are full of water AGAIN! I despair, as plants are getting flattened, nothing is growing in the veg patch or GH as it's too cold. One of my cucumber plants has keeled over with frostbite I reckon! Now gale force winds and heavy showers predicted for tomorrow, which puts the kibosh on my planned trip to Kew Gardens!
Diggingdoris is depressed!!!
Southampton update
You can't resist those moving icons, can you Geoff?
Nope
Geoff, where are you getting the wonderful icons from, I luv them.
Rain -do a search on photobucket