Weather 2008

[Michael J Campbell]

Lovely weather here yesterday and today until 1700hrs this evening ,when we had a thunderstorm.

[David Nicholson]

Michael, you are hurting me

[Michael J Campbell]

 

[Anthony Darby]

I think we are getting tomorrow what you got today David? Certainly yesterday and today were quite pleasant.

[johnw]

Magnar - What an incredible collection of rare, superbly grown and photographed plants you have!

johnw

[fermi de Sousa]

I went down to the village to take a look at our local river, the Earme. I could hear the rushing of the water as I opened my front door and we are about a half mile from it's banks as it flows down the steep escarpment of southern Dartmoor. Managed to take a few pictures.

David,
it would be wonderful to see our local river, the Campaspe, in flood like that!
I think for bulbs that need a dry summer dormancy you may need to resort to covers over the beds!
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

If the beds are well drained and water doesn't lie around the bulbs for any length of time, they should be OK.

[Maggi Young]

David, if this is any consolation to you, it is pouring here in Aberdeen today.
I hope the half mile between you and that river is uphill to you?? I wouldn't care to be downstream of that torrent.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Prepare yourself for more cold and snow when this system moves over from Australia to you guys in NZ.  There's been snow in Orange (central NSW), high country in both NSW and Victoria and lots of cold and wind throughout.  Methinks that by the time if picks up the extra moisture on the way across to you guys you'll be getting a good dumping of snow in NZ, and you'll either get the snow or just very cold where you are.  Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings. 

[Joakim B]

Paul did You get any needed water from above may it be in for of rain or snow?
Getting colder here 25 with cold wind instead of 35 and to the weekend rain so I do not have much to gloat with.
Joakim

[David Nicholson]

David, if this is any consolation to you, it is pouring here in Aberdeen today.
I hope the half mile between you and that river is uphill to you?? I wouldn't care to be downstream of that torrent.

For a change no rain (so far!) here today but very windy and overcast all day. We are OK Maggi the river runs down a fairly deep ravine and would have to flow uphill to reach us.

[David Nicholson]

If the beds are well drained and water doesn't lie around the bulbs for any length of time, they should be OK.

When I built my bulb beds I spent a King's ransome on sand and grit so the soil is pretty sharp. Proof of the pudding will be in the eating, as the saying goes.

[Anthony Darby]

The promised rain all fell last night here. Cricket was good though.

[David Nicholson]

Yes it was, I had the radio on in the greenhouse. Sir Geoffrey was berating the South African bowlers. He also had a wonderful go at Jonathan Agnew who told him that at lunchtime he was interviewing the Chair of the Zimbabwean Cricket Association. Geoffrey said 'Well ask him whose bank account the £7 million for the development of cricket in Zimbabwe from the International Cricket Council, went into. But you wont, will you'

[Anthony Darby]

I think this gives you a clue. Mugabe's dining room in Harare. David, I've sent you the rest of the pics.