Weather 2008

[mark smyth]

Out of interest can I ask all those in the UK and Ireland to make a quick comment about rain or lack of. Is your ground wet or dust?

This is our 41st day without rain other than the 2x1 mils that fell last week. The casualties continue mainly bulbs and alpines

[ranunculus]

An abundance of dry, sunny weather here in Lancashire, Mark (which will promptly end now that I have mentioned it  ), but the grass on the moors outside my window is still lush and green and I am only watering plants in pots at present.  Liverpool had flash flooding in the past couple of days and light rain is predicted for this region on Thursday/Friday.  Anything is preferable to the horrors inflicted on the poor people of Burma and China.  The loss of a few plants through a temporary drought seems very minor in comparison?

[mark smyth]

Very much so.

I just spoke to a forum watcher who lives 45 miles away. Last Thursday they had a huge down pour along with thunder and lightening. My half barrel water feature is down to half. The grassy areas outside my house are turning brown

[Martin Baxendale]

Dry as a bone here and scorching hot, up to 26-27 C (until the weather changes tomorrow). Still moisture in the soil though from earlier rains so not much suffering. Bulbs dying down but it's time for that. Snowdrop seed pods ripening nicely.

[Susan Band]

Hate to say it Mark but there are perfect growing conditions here. The ground is moist from previous rain. There is little wind, the mornings are cool with dew and the afternoons lovely and sunny. The flowers are staying on the plants for quite a time and new ones are opening with the afternoon sun. Compared to last year when it had been dry and windy for 10wks until we came back from the Prague conference.
I might regret saying this as we might not get anymore rain or too much rain from now on.
Susan

[Maggi Young]

We've had the odd shower either early in the morning or later at night over the last week or so but good bright days... we get a bit of haar ( sea-mist) in the evenings which cools things down and is very slightly damp but no really high temps. here... just very nice... this may be summer
That said, we've been watering today.... and getting our photo taken by the local paper for a bit of Show publicity for Saturday!

[Susan Band]

I think I would like too much rather than too little rain. My water bill has just come in and it has gone from £0.72 to £1.97 per sq.metre.  
Susan

[Maggi Young]

I was going to ask if you are coming up to the Show, Susan, thought you and Addie might fancy a weekend in Aberdeen..... but reading your last post, I expect you cannot afford the petrol    That's a very nasty price rise, isn't it? Daylight robbery, me thinks.

[Susan Band]

Maggi, I think we will be too busy trying to dig a well, with any luck we might hit oil instead of water.
 I have pushed the limit on shows for the year, Addie has been along to 4, I think that is his max.
Susan

[Maggi Young]

Aberdeen being the country's oil capital, Susan, you perhaps should come up to seek advice from the local oil big-shots!  I'd quite like to see Addie as Jed Clampett, mind, better than JR Ewing!! 


If you're to be digging, then  I hope the sun shines on you and on the Aberdeen show!  Can't you train up Heather the Terrorist    (sorry, slip of the pen) Terrier, to do the digging for you?   

[David Nicholson]

Well, I did tell you what would happen as soon as I got my shade paint on my greenhouse!

Intermittent very heavy showers all day today and a half hour thunderstorm with torrential rain and hail is just coming to an end (don't think I have ever seen before as many lightening bolts in a concentrated period-you would have been under the table Maggi! The forecast for tomorrow and Friday is more of the same.

[Casalima]

Well, I did tell you what would happen as soon as I got my shade paint on my greenhouse!

Intermittent very heavy showers all day today and a half hour thunderstorm with torrential rain and hail is just coming to an end (don't think I have ever seen before as many lightening bolts in a concentrated period-you would have been under the table Maggi! The forecast for tomorrow and Friday is more of the same.

It must be coming up from Portugal, David  No lightening, but heavy showers, wind and (for us) rather chilly temperatures. Not much fun 

Chloë

[Michael J Campbell]

No rain here for weeks,soil dust dry, and no rain forecast for the coming days.

[Anthony Darby]

I think I would like too much rather than too little rain. My water bill has just come in and it has gone from £0.72 to £1.97 per sq.metre.  
Susan

I'm puzzled, or should that be puddled? How does one get a square metre of water?

[Susan Band]

I knew someone would spot my mistake, I meant 1 cubic metre.Still a rip off no matter what.