Rain at Last

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mumofstig

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #30 on: April 24, 2011, 08:31 »
still none here either :(

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #31 on: April 24, 2011, 08:35 »
A belter of a storm here yesterday afternoon around 5pm. Skies darkened out of nowhere and lightning, thunder and HAIL!! I haven't seen storm hail for years now so it was a real treat from a purely meteorological sense. It hasn't done my plants much good though, it's hammered them flat. My leeks were outdoors and are now horizontal as were a whole tray of plum tomato plants. they look very sorry for themselves. I'm hoping they'll recover in the sunshine today but i think the tomatoes have had it...  :(

It filled my water butt up though. It's a 200l one and was a quarter full, it's now to the brim!  :lol:

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #32 on: April 24, 2011, 08:38 »
I've been led to believe it only rains on the righteous, hence not a single drop here in sunny old Mountnessing.
We have no mains water on our plots butt  :lol: I've still got over 2,000 litres in store.  :D 

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #33 on: April 24, 2011, 10:31 »
We had rain for the first time in around 5 weeks last night not a load but we did get some.

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #34 on: April 24, 2011, 12:02 »
Typical, been asking for rain for a month, the one day we plan a barbecue the heavens open and we have a thunder storm ::)

Shoudlnt be complaining though, saved me doing the watering :D
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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #35 on: April 24, 2011, 15:31 »
heard thunders and saw lightening, but rain was blown away to somewhere else!

rain rain come again

my plants

want to drink

rain rain come again!
Rain at night, sunshine all day long!

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #36 on: April 24, 2011, 15:33 »
Typical, been asking for rain for a month, the one day we plan a barbecue the heavens open and we have a thunder storm ::)

Shoudlnt be complaining though, saved me doing the watering :D

Is this now Jamie? Im not far from you and its glorious. Considering going back later to water but if its on its way i shant bother!

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #37 on: April 24, 2011, 15:42 »
no rain here :( had clouds but they went away and still its hot my lawn is starting to crack  :blink:

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #38 on: April 24, 2011, 15:50 »
NO rain but lots of clouds - sort of headachy, thundery feeling to the air.

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #39 on: April 24, 2011, 19:26 »
Still no rain in warwickshire, been watering most of the afternoon.

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #40 on: April 24, 2011, 21:20 »
Typical, been asking for rain for a month, the one day we plan a barbecue the heavens open and we have a thunder storm ::)

Shoudlnt be complaining though, saved me doing the watering :D

Is this now Jamie? Im not far from you and its glorious. Considering going back later to water but if its on its way i shant bother!

No, was yesterday, sorry should have been more specific :) :)

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #41 on: April 24, 2011, 22:37 »
Lots of thundery clouds yesteday, about a minute of heavy rain drops then it stopped boo! I can't remember the last time it rained, I'm getting fed up of watering the plants in the greenhouse twice a day as it's sooo hot already

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #42 on: April 24, 2011, 22:50 »
Some of my poor tulips have baked in their pots and they've had it! It was 26' yesterday and no rain for weeks......and none forecast.
Global warming? Will we have to change the stuff we grow to suit a different climate? Scary.....

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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #43 on: April 25, 2011, 01:24 »
Some of my poor tulips have baked in their pots and they've had it! It was 26' yesterday and no rain for weeks......and none forecast.
Global warming? Will we have to change the stuff we grow to suit a different climate? Scary.....


If if gets too bad we might even have to give up driving everywhere and buy bicycles instead  :blink:  :ohmy:
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Re: Rain at Last
« Reply #44 on: April 25, 2011, 08:15 »
Had a light sprinkle here  in N/west Ireland overnight but nothing to do any good to the land really but every little helps

only bad bit is that we have the potential for frost o/night during the week
Stop food waste, pick your own fresh every day


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