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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:38 pm Post subject:
We've had a week without rain. It's probably a sign or a portent or something.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:40 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

We've had a week without rain. It's probably a sign or a portent or something.

Hopepipe bans

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12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:40 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

We've had a week without rain. It's probably a sign or a portent or something.

*Drought warning*

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:40 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

sean wrote:

We've had a week without rain. It's probably a sign or a portent or something.

Hopepipe bans

You lot have hope piped in?

Long range forecast is chilly, bright, dry, windlessish. Couldn't be happier.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:41 pm Post subject:
Naturally. Hot, cold and hope taps. Doesn't everybody?

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:42 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Jamanda wrote:

sean wrote:

We've had a week without rain. It's probably a sign or a portent or something.

Hopepipe bans

You lot have hope piped in?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:47 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

You must be such a cheap date.

That's been said before

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Our puddles are slowly disappearing and there is grass coming through the mud. I am starting to hope that I might actually be able to dig a hole in the ground and not have it instantly fill with water.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 5:57 pm Post subject:
They've been cutting the grass round these parts for a couple of weeks now and I don't think it's rained for over two weeks. (Actually similar to last year IIRC, a very dry spring). I noticed many of our fruit trees trying to grow, so I've had to nip round and finish the winter pruning.

SandraR

Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 2346
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 6:19 pm Post subject:
We've gone from months of rain and mud to hard frost and frozen ground - better- but still no hope of it being warm enough for the grass to grow.

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 13 6:23 pm Post subject:

I was hoping to start digging over the future vegetable plot. I thought it woudl be good exercise and the weather has been lovely. instead I spent the afternoon cleaning out the lambing pens as we had twins born overnight. A little ahead of themselves it has to be said and not at all premature. Not sure how that happened.

I have made the mistake of sitting down before tackling tonight's meal. I might need waking in a minute.

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 13 11:00 am Post subject:
Lawn needs cutting but is still too damp. Mind you, the drier weather has made the allotment perfect for digging as my back is reminding me this morning.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 13 11:04 am Post subject:

SandraR wrote:

We've gone from months of rain and mud to hard frost and frozen ground - better- but still no hope of it being warm enough for the grass to grow.

same here - and the sheep are getting a bit miffed about it.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 13 11:25 am Post subject:
Aye, I've got cows sitting down for the first time in ages. I don't think it's because it's going to rain, rather than the ground is dry enough for the first time in ever.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 13 1:17 pm Post subject:
Mine was nearly dry enough to mow and then it snowed

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 13 4:57 pm Post subject:
Never mow ours until March. Residents may moan,but a hard frost after a good cut doesn`t do the lawn much good.

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