There was plenty of coverage on the TV news last night about thunderstorms in the south of the country and flooding from heavy rain especially around the Birmingham area. Not for us though. It was warm or maybe hot, sunny and breezy in Ossett with the afternoon temperature making it up to 24.8°C or 76.6°F.
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| Temperature & Rainfall 22-28 May 2018 |
It was back to watering duties at the allotment as all signs of Friday's rainfall have disappeared. To be honest, while any rainfall is appreciated at the moment, Friday's effort didn't do much at all for our parched allotment.
I haven't made any effort to dig over some of our beds which are bone dry and resemble concrete rather than soil. From the weather forecast this morning it seems the only water these beds are likely to get over the next week to ten days is from a watering can.
I've managed to get a bed prepared for our runner beans and climbing French beans and yesterday Sue finished off tying in canes for the supports.
The beans themselves are growing in pots at home and will be ready for transplanting over the next week or so. The problem is as more and more crops get sown or transplanted the amount of time spent watering increases as well.
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I can sympathize with you and Sue. This is something I know about. I do not have an irrigation system like most southern Californians do and water by hand. This takes up a considerable amount of time each morning. However, my lot is only 60 feet wide unlike your spacious allotment. It's work, isn't?
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