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T.G

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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 7:16 pm Post subject: Rain
When???? If it carries on this dry spell we'll have lovely hay making weather but no grass to make it!! Anyone know of a tired and tested rain dance or is prone to singing out of key?

Mrs R

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 7:20 pm Post subject:
Very stressful for us, especially after two harsh winters and a dry summer last year we're eyeing up potential cull candidates - no room for passengers anymore! All our land is adapted for sopping wet conditions, this really is a curveball for our pastures!

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Rain

T.G wrote:

When???? If it carries on this dry spell we'll have lovely hay making weather but no grass to make it!! Anyone know of a tired and tested rain dance or is prone to singing out of key?

Wait 'till we've got the roof back on...

gil
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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:39 pm Post subject:
Thursday should sort you out. By nightfall.

Jo S

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:41 pm Post subject:
Are you a rain god?

earthsoul

Joined: 10 Feb 2011
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Location: Ceredigion West Wales

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:42 pm Post subject:
I am on annual leave from Thursday believe me we will have two weeks of rain from then on........

Katieowl

Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Posts: 4317
Location: West Wales

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:46 pm Post subject:
I've resorted to the sprinkler otherwise there will be no food come later in the year. There are cracks in what passes for a lawn like I've never seen...and this is WALES! It's supposed to rain all the time! Kate

gil
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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:51 pm Post subject:

Jo S wrote:

Are you a rain god?

No, that's the forecast for here. Heavy rain by Thursday night.
Because I won't have finished digging over the veg plots by then.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:51 pm Post subject:
I've been wishing for rain for the last couple of months. On the other hand, if there was any rain likely for tonight we might wake up to a dusting of snow in the morning.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:51 pm Post subject:

Katieowl wrote:

I've resorted to the sprinkler

otherwise there will be no food come later in the year.
Kate

BW referred to our little veg plot as "the grocery patch" the other day. (He was retrieving a football from it

)

We've had the sprinkler on too - otherwise the seedlings that are just poking through won't have a chance.

The rivers and streams are all very low too.

T.G

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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:51 pm Post subject:

gil wrote:

Thursday should sort you out. By nightfall.

but of course! Bound to; we turf the nags out Friday

jamanda
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Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:53 pm Post subject:

T.G wrote:

gil wrote:

Thursday should sort you out. By nightfall.

but of course! Bound to; we turf the nags out Friday

And it's Mayfair here. I reckon the Maypole dancing is actually a rain dance.

Mrs R

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 7202

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 8:58 pm Post subject:
just looked at bbc weather - we were told rain at the end of the week yesterday, now that's changed to overcast and the rain (light) apparently shunted to the weekend. After that it looks dry dry dry with (maybe) some light rain

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Tue May 03, 11 10:03 pm Post subject:

T.G wrote:

gil wrote:

Thursday should sort you out. By nightfall.

but of course! Bound to; we turf the nags out Friday

That doesn't work this year - we turned the cows out a fortnight ago...

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Posted: Wed May 04, 11 11:00 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

T.G wrote:

gil wrote:

Thursday should sort you out. By nightfall.

but of course! Bound to; we turf the nags out Friday

That doesn't work this year - we turned the cows out a fortnight ago...

oh eck .. it's normally a sure fire side effect

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