get your buckets ready

[jacob marley]

Walking aroud the countryside i have noticed that the oak trees have come into full leaf this last week reminds me of an old saying
Ash before the Oak and we will have a soak,
Oak before the Ash and we will have a splash .
i wonder if it works.

[TonyF]

Hundreds of bloody oak seedlings all over my garden and it's been absolutely falling down with rain for 24 hours!

[jacob marley]

Are but are the Ash trees in leaf or still in bud like they are here and i think the rhyme works over the whole summer ps rather jealous of all your rain jacob

[shirlthegirl43]

Dug up some ash tree seedlings today and they were as far in leaf as the oaklets I was sent my TonyF - not sure what to make of that one!

[Snadger]

Don't know about the rest of the country but we seem to have missed the April showers around here? As nature usually has a way of putting things to rights, the bucket scenario may ring true!

[sewer rat]

At the risk of me beginning to sound like a farmer, I wish it would bloody p*ss it down - we have had about half an inch of rain this April - coupled with scorching sun and fairly strong winds, the fields are beginning to blow away.
Gonna search the web for a rain dance !!

[Paulottie]

I having some friends round for a BBQ on Friday..that guarentees rain! Hasn't rained here in two months.

[LaurenGrows]

Last night we had a thunderstorm here with some heavy rain. Lasted about two hours. The plants loved it I'm sure I didn't, I hid under my duvet

[Nicos]

Ash only just starting to peek out of their buds...oak already in leaf ..
memo to self......order more water butts...

[madderbat]

We've not had any rain to speak of for weeks now. BW has been watering the seedlings everyday. Oak leaves out well before the ash here.
We managed to scavenge a blue waterbut from the canal last week, and have got our name down for some barrels from the local Indian Restaurant (apparently ones that have had mango chutney in!!).