Think I counted 3 spots of rain last night, OMG reading this suddenly realised I left hose in down veg plot to fill up water buts, OH says its going to rain all weekend and next well 7am today was 19d and sunny!!
East Berks - more thunder and rain last night but I was indoors this time and the storm seemed to be further west. Finally got my incinerator back but everything is too wet to burn, managed some digging yesterday but its looking dismal this morning. May be forced to vacuum instead
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
bless herbaceous, never mind sit indoors with your fork and trowel in your hand then! Sun is going in so down to 23, my thermometer said 27 this morning granted that was in the sun. Have cut grass, OH dug out side border, heavy clay going to get top soil imrprove, ground cover, plants back and bark, chippings, not woof like the dog!
Thank you Nanny So busy are you, and in the heat too, I'm on clay and it is so much easier when it is damp but not wet like it is now. Hope the border turns out well and is worth the effort.
Stopped raining now but very wet, succumbed to the sandwich and going to have an hour in the greenhouse, that should do it.
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
herbaceous, just finnished, cut grass, we had hired a skip so OH said we need to dig clay out of side border. Planted potted, watered, weeded. Trouble is, when the clay is wet, you try to take out a weed, you get a huge clump, then when its dry, you cannot get the weeds out. Whereabouts in Essex are you.? 7.15 now its 22d very pleasant!
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Still raining here- 6 hours now. Sure the hostas will love it, not so sure about some of my other young plants in the other flower beds and pots.
Not sure what that is hanging over from next door, but it's not recovered from the battering it got during Wednesdays flash flood.
Think I counted 3 spots of rain last night, OMG reading this suddenly realised I left hose in down veg plot to fill up water buts, OH says its going to rain all weekend and next well 7am today was 19d and sunny!!
East Berks - more thunder and rain last night but I was indoors this time and the storm seemed to be further west. Finally got my incinerator back but everything is too wet to burn, managed some digging yesterday but its looking dismal this morning. May be forced to vacuum instead
It's raining a bit cooler,so no gardening today,redditch.
E Berks and still raining! I am so much happier with a fork and trowel in my hand, not a vacuum and a duster
Need comfort, feeling depressed, contemplating a banana and maple syrup sandwich.
bless herbaceous, never mind sit indoors with your fork and trowel in your hand then! Sun is going in so down to 23, my thermometer said 27 this morning granted that was in the sun. Have cut grass, OH dug out side border, heavy clay going to get top soil imrprove, ground cover, plants back and bark, chippings, not woof like the dog!
Thank you Nanny
So busy are you, and in the heat too, I'm on clay and it is so much easier when it is damp but not wet like it is now. Hope the border turns out well and is worth the effort.
Stopped raining now but very wet, succumbed to the sandwich and going to have an hour in the greenhouse, that should do it.
Believe it or not its Hailing right now n Essex and big ones too..
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herbaceous, just finnished, cut grass, we had hired a skip so OH said we need to dig clay out of side border. Planted potted, watered, weeded. Trouble is, when the clay is wet, you try to take out a weed, you get a huge clump, then when its dry, you cannot get the weeds out. Whereabouts in Essex are you.? 7.15 now its 22d very pleasant!
Stopped for my "lunch" at 5 0 clock a cheese sarnie.