After weeks of lots of calm sunny weather the spell was broken with storm Hector. He brought us some unusually strong westerly winds for June in off the Atlantic. However, the one thing Hector didn't bring was any much needed rain.
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| Temperature & Wind Speed Records for 16-May to 15-June-2018 |
It was our third windiest June day over the last eight years but probably seemed worst after a long spell of excellent weather. There was plenty of sunshine with the gale force winds, probably the worst combination for our garden and allotment in its already very dry state.
In the garden Hector managed to blow over our pot grown cherry tree.
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| Cherry - "Stella" |
It's the first time it's ever been blown over. The fleece around the ripening cherries probably acted a bit like a sail helping to topple the tree but I expect the tree to be safe from gale force winds through the summer months at least. The fleece isn't there for decorative purposes as the woodpigeons start devastating the young leaves as soon as they start to emerge and any ripening cherries are picked off by our resident blackbirds. It's very simple really "no fleece - no cherries" so the fleece will stay around the tree whatever the weather.
I’m guessing that our cardoons at the allotment will be looking a bit battered. We'll have a trip down to the plot to inspect for any damage today. The wait for some rain goes on!
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Yes I found myself watering in hurricane conditions!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't seem to be much rain in the forecast either.
DeleteMartyn hoping you can safe the things that have blown over both at home and at the allotment thank you for sharing and blessing to you both
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