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Aidy

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monsoon season here..
« on: September 29, 2019, 16:05 »
Its the one thing we have to live with here in the tropics.
Monsoons have arrived....
(on the plus side, a good few snails have drowned)
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« Last Edit: September 29, 2019, 16:37 by Aidy »
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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2019, 16:38 »
OMG At least with your sand it should soon drain away... fingers crossed

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2019, 19:29 »
We had it on Friday !
Good job it did not coincide with the huge spring tides over the weekend , it could have got very damp for those on the waterfront .

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2019, 22:32 »
 OMG,      I wouldn't know were to start, I guess I would just salvage what I could, and then wait for it to drain away.    As long as you are all safe.    Mrs Bouquet
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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2019, 23:05 »
On the bright side...
When I pulled a parsnip up for tea I didnt have to wash it  :D
It has started to drain but we have another 19-25mm forcast for late afternoon tomorrow.

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2019, 00:01 »
And this is why I'm grateful that my plot is at the top of the allotment hill!
Hope you don't lose too many of your crops though Aidy...

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2019, 12:14 »
Thanks for sending it up here Aidy! Most of our dykes are full to the brim and there's a lot of standing water in the fields. My g'house has 3" of water on the floor and the garden is completely sodden. At least it's dry today but …………...!!!!!!!!!!  :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:
I work very hard so don't expect me to think as well.

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2019, 08:56 »
Perfect for growing rice.  :D

I haven't been to my allotment for over a week, but it is going to be soggy given it has clay soil.

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2019, 10:31 »
"When I pulled a parsnip up for tea I didn't have to wash it".

Glass half-full gardener!

Well done that man!

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2019, 15:00 »
Well today it has excelled itself, I organise for the garden club the emptying & replanting of the villages hanging baskets( all 110!) on behalf of the Parish Council. I thought we were going to escape the rain when it brightened up about 8.30, but by 10.00 boy did it rain. Luckily I’d organised the council to bring us some gazebo’s. Those of us that stayed were very wet & soggy by the end, which wasn’t actually the end as I told the Council men not to bring us any more by 1.30 & to get them to us next Tuesday when we replant . They were late arriving with the first load(again) & were taking over 50 minutes in between trips each time so there was loads of standing around which was fun in torrential rain. Fortunately we do have the trading store but even so not the best of days. I was wet thought to my undies  :lol:. Now bathed & hair wash & a bowl of hot soup I feel ready for our social evening tonight.. it’s all go being chairwoman of the club  :lol: :lol:
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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2019, 16:16 »
Snowdops, what a thing for you to do.  Hope you are dried out now and ready to go.   Enjoy,  Mrs Bouquet

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2019, 17:11 »
Thanks Mrs B, to be truthful I nodded off whilst catching up with countryfile on the iplayer :lol:

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2019, 20:31 »
Just Goggle-mapped your village, Snows!

The baskets look stunning, what a great sight!

Are the ones outside the pub your's as well?

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Re: monsoon season here..
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2019, 23:01 »
 Ooh never thought to google it, ours are the ones on the giant umbrella type stands with a few on lamp posts etc. I think the ones you mean will be at the Anchor & no they’re not ours they have a firm in every week to water them etc( usually on a Thursday when I take my grandchildren to the library lol)



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