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Rainfall - Scarlet - 28-04-2022
How much of the wet stuff have you had.... I was hoping to dig another bed but we have had such little rain that everything has dried up. All the water butts are empty too
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RE: Rainfall - Veggie - 28-04-2022
Nothing here for a while. The ground is very dry, though not cracking like yours. Still water in the water butts as I only use it for the GHs and a few pots.
RE: Rainfall - Vinny - 28-04-2022
Been planting tatties today. Coudn't believe how wet the soil was. Plenty of water in my storage areas as well so maybe living in the NE has a few advantages?
RE: Rainfall - SarrissUK - 28-04-2022
We've not had any for a while, and my usual go to water butt is running low. It has a water lily in it, so I'm going to have to use the other six water butts lol
RE: Rainfall - Scarlet - 28-04-2022
8 water butts here - all empty. And I only use to water my greenhouse and seedlings that are outside waiting to be planted.
RE: Rainfall - Veggie - 28-04-2022
11 Water butts here.
RE: Rainfall - Scarlet - 28-04-2022
I have got a couple more but the builders moved one and changed the drainage around and one is only half size?
RE: Rainfall - Roitelet - 28-04-2022
Rainfall, what’s that???? We had a bit at the beginning of the month but since then nothing. The waterbuts are low and I have had to use the hose on the veg plot and in the tunnel.
RE: Rainfall - JJB - 28-04-2022
I've got to go one better, 14 here
and yes my ground is just like yours Scarlet, cracking and solid. I've only emptied 4 butts so far but the rest are being drained a bit just so we can harvest the rain if it comes. If we get a rainy day I'll send P out to pump it up to the storage butts. It's very satisfying watching someone thoroughly soaked in the rain from a dry warm vantage point there's nothing on the forecast though.
RE: Rainfall - toomanytommytoes - 28-04-2022
Only about 500 L of water storage here. Full at the start of the month but almost empty now. Greenhouse borders and carrot bed have needed a lot of watering due to the warm weather. Seems to be a trend now of very dry springs, makes things go to seed much quicker.