Water, water everywhere (+update)

[OverWyreGrower]

Well, I'm sure that normally I'd have been posting loads of question about sorting out my allotment space in my garden...

Sadly, with all the rain we've had up here (and gale force winds) our garden has flooded

The lawn looks fine from a few feet away, but up close you realise that only the very tops of the grass blades are out of the water, and around the edges where it slopes gently there is standing water about 3inches deep

The field (read: hopeful allotment space) hasn't (as it has drainage ditches along it) but we've not been able to mow it/plough it/do anything with it as it is too wet...

We have a 10ft bonfire in it, waiting for the 4th November and 2 boxes of fireworks in the garage and have decided that we're going to hire something mechanical to help with digging/ploughing it after Bonfire Night.

I've started to get all my seed catalogues together and decide what to order... I think I'll end up with a spreadsheet (I'm so sad, I make spreadsheets about everything!)

Happy Autumn/Winter Gardening!

[melon]

I know the feeling well. I've just taken on my allotment and being half term I thought great, get the kids over there and start digging or rather snorkling! instead of which, I have been tucked up in bed with bronchitis on the only two dry days we have had so far. Although I have managed to sow broad beans ready for spring.

[nick the grief]

Hi Melon, Welcome to the vine. Strange how things like that happen, within days of getting my lottie I trapped a nerve in my back & waas out of action for about 6 weeks !!! That was before I'd started to dig still, it wouldn't be fun if it were easy!!!

OWG - If your lottie space is liable to flooding, I'd make raised beds I think by digging the paths out & throwing that on the beds & then toppong the paths up with gravel or quarry waste that way you'll get better drainage on the beds & drier feet on the paths

[rustylady]

Why does it ALWAYS rain on your days off? Here in Suffolk (officially the driest part of the country) I haven't been to do a ***** thing for weeks, apart from tidying up in the garden (between the showers).

My water butts are full, the lawn is too soggy to even think about cutting even though it's still growing like mad - I want to plant onions and garlic, but I think maybe rice (paddy fields) would be a better idea.

Wonder what next year will be like?

[nick the grief]

Me to RL, and the sun shone lovely today ......in Peterborough!!! Ah well maybe saturday

[rustylady]

Shhhhhh!!!! I've got Saturday Off!!!

[Stroppy scotte]

Rain forecast here!! You must have spoken too loudly!!!