hot in this corner of uk

red · Post: # 53702Post **red** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:08 pm

dunno how it is for everyone else - but its been so hot for so long now - daft for April - t-shirt and factor 40 weather. water butts are getting low..
spose it will snap cold again next week or summat and all my little plants will shrivel... *sigh*

Muddypause · Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:20 pm

I got pretty sunburnt on Sunday. And have you seen the amount of hedgerow blossom that's been out for a couple of weeks already?

But... still don't think we're past the possiblity of frosts.

Shirley · Post: # 53727Post **Shirley** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:53 am

It's even hot in Aberdeenshire. I've never known it to be quite so warm so early in the year... yes we often get some good warm sunny days in mid-late April but not the last day of MARCH!

Downside... yes, there is one... we are low on water already

Millymollymandy · Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:25 am

Glad to hear you are concerned about water already because I've been wishing for some rain! I've got one last patch of veggie patch to dig and it is bloody hard work cos the soil is drying out so quickly.

Also with the amount of water my ducks are going through my water butts are getting lower by the day too.

Thomzo · Post: # 53739Post **Thomzo** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:41 am

My clay soil is cracking alarmingly already. The last rain we had was at least a week ago if not more. It's a bit scary really that we are running out of water already.

I guess it's my fault. I emptied one of my water butts into the pond so that I could fix the leeky tap. So the chances of it raining now to fill it up again are very low.

Sorry guys
Zoe

red · Post: # 53740Post **red** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:48 am

ok everyone point their finger at Zoe - is she what controls the weather.

hmm.. a talent like that could go far - could you make it rain only at night please?

Thomzo · Post: # 53742Post **Thomzo** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:51 am

Of course - oh Master, ask and I shall obey! But then that would be unfair on all those poor security guards who have to do their rounds at night. So, you see, my conscience just wouldn't allow it!

Millymollymandy · Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:04 pm

It's OK Zoe, you can share the blame with me.

We had to get rid of 500 litres because the wooden base that the butt was standing on was collapsing!

It didn't get wasted actually, between the ducks, some turf we'd 'transplanted' and plants newly planted out, it just got used!

Thomzo · Post: # 53752Post **Thomzo** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:19 pm

Phew
Thanks, that was a lot of responsibility to bear on my own. Mine wasn't wasted either as my pond has dropped about 3 inches so far this year.

Zoe

the.fee.fairy · Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:02 pm

It wasn't just you two either. I had to empty my water butt. The contents stank to high heaven and it needed a good clean. i couldn't even trust that water on my plants.

Even the flukey-sluggy things were dying in it...