Yaaayyy It's Raining

[Hans Mum]

It's raining here hurray first proper rain we've had in months hopefully water butts will get a good measure and the soil will turn better once its had a soak
roll on the weekend

[piskieinboots]

It is quite lovely to see isn't it

[Hans Mum]

i know..... everyone at work is moaning about it and I'm saying more please

[HeyWayne]

Had to wear my jacket this morning for the first time in I don't know how long. Veird!

[piskieinboots]

you know, we gardeners are never really pleased! Not enough rain, too much rain, too hot, too cold - tis good to have something to talk about with strangers

[seasprout]

Also raining at last here, its been 29 days continuous dry. Already filled water butts up once in the last month.

And can you believe it last night I started watering my Strawberry plants just to get them through.!!

[Glutton4...]

I'm with you there Ladies - I've never seeen the lawn so yellow, even the clover has died-off in places

I've got 2 gardens to do today, but with one of them it just isn't worth it when it's like this, I'll just make more mess than good iykwim. The other one is lopping shrubs, so better get me waterproofs on again and get going, then catch up on paperwork afterwards (if I don't end up in a garden centre) - have a good day all.

[Hans Mum]

And can you believe it last night I started watering my Strawberry plants just to get them through.!!

thanks to you its raining then

[Headfry]

Rain here and oh boy does it smell nice!

[Incy]

Raining here too. Not much fun doing the school run as everyone forgets how to drive. Took over an hour! The plants will like it though.

[Nicos]

Yey rain!

Sunday my OH dug up the last of the spuds- and stored them bone dry
I put the garlic in ..and in the evening it started to rain!
Perfect timing!!!

[ginger ninger]

Yup we've got some as well, it must be at least 7 maybe 8 weeks since we had "proper" rain, we had some of that fine stuff but that's all....not be long before we're grumbling about it though

[Flummery]

We've got our first rain for 6 weeks or so. Fortunately, during the dry time, we put a corrugated clear plastic roof on the chicken run so the hens aren't all clarty this morning! I want to plant my Japanese onion sets but I've been waiting for the ground to moisten up. Otherwise I'd just be wedging them in amongst the brick-hard clods!

[Bren In Pots]

I'm raking and storing my leaves today so the rain means I don't have to wet them

[dexterdoglancashire]

Wish I could join in your happiness for all this rain. We seem to have too much of it over here in Preston. Its been raining non stop since about 4am (it did stop for an hour at tea time and now its back at it again). My chooks are thinking of becoming ducks!