[Football] What a great summer this is shaping up to be...!

[LamieRobertson]

Oh boy, thanks for letting me know, its a bit too late for that now

Well if you haven't dug the ground over get yourself one of those drills that people use for digging roads over
Seriously I always advise Autumn or late winter planting...better chance of survival or standing there with a watering can every night

 

[AmexRuislip]

Well if you haven't dug the ground over get yourself one of those drills that people use for digging roads over
Seriously I always advise Autumn or late winter planting...better chance of survival or standing there with a watering can every night

Again, seriously its all good up here on the plot, very very green and all growing well, except the bloody peas

 

[LamieRobertson]

Again, seriously its all good up here on the plot, very very green and all growing well, except the bloody peas

Lucky u....lawns on shoreham beach look like cricket wickets on the last day and dusty!

Fortunately I'm quite diversified but will definitely lose money if this doesn't break in the next couple of weeks...always thought we would get a good summer after a relatively bad Winter....still last June was good and then crap after

 

[erkan]

Good thread.

Being involved in cricket 7 days a week the weather has a huge influence on my activity and mood...

Don't want to exaggerate but I can't imagine there has been a drier/sunnier first half of the summer for a very, very long time...?

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[AmexRuislip]

Lucky u....lawns on shoreham beach look like cricket wickets on the last day and dusty!

Fortunately I'm quite diversified but will definitely lose money if this doesn't break in the next couple of weeks...always thought we would get a good summer after a relatively bad Winter....still last June was good and then crap after

We just get up early at 0'my god in the morning to water up there, madness to do it any other time

 

[el punal]

I knew it, I just bloody well knew it! Four weeks ago I decided to fix guttering and downpipes to our garden shed so that any rainwater would then be collected in the appropriately placed water butt. Since then? Nothing - or maybe a drip or two when I wasn’t looking. Grrrr!

 

[essbee1]

We just get up early at 0'my god in the morning to water up there, madness to do it any other time

My dad is up the allotment at 6am sometimes.

 

[AmexRuislip]

My dad is up the allotment at 6am sometimes.

He must enjoy it, its a great life

 

[essbee1]

He must enjoy it, its a great life

It's a huge part of his life. I just turn up and take the veg away and eat it! I'm more than
happy with that arrangement. Nothing quite like broad beans and potatoes for a meal.

 

[AmexRuislip]

It's a huge part of his life. I just turn up and take the veg away and eat it! I'm more than
happy with that arrangement. Nothing quite like broad beans and potatoes for a meal.

We tell our nephews were digging for chips, which keeps them interested

 

[Notters]

There'll still be some knobs later in the year that claim we didn't have much of a summer ! But yes, a wonderful summer so far although the lawn is rather brown and dusty.

Last year we had a wonderful May and June and a dreadful July and August so much the same so far.

 

[Taybha]

Meanwhile in Burnley

 

[VAL1850]

Possibly Flying Ant day 2018 Sunday/Monday ??

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

So much actual sport F1 doesn't even get a mention.

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I see what you did there.....


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[nicko31]

World Cups often coincide with long, hot weather in SE England.

1986, 1990, 2006 spring to mind.

Fantastic.

Spot on, WC's often put the country on the happy drugs. 1990 was a great summer especially

 

[Taybha]

Never mind

 

[pastafarian]

Watched a game the other night tucking into a packet of Golden Wonder crisps i had unexpectedly found on sale at a garage, and a can of R Whites lemonade. Hot as mustard outside, just waiting for a full on plague of ladybirds to complete my 1976 Bingo card

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Its not helping the grass cutting side of my work

How long before they announce a water shortage?

It won't be long. Zero measurable rain for the entire month of June for many areas so far. Water supplies weren't that high BEFORE the summer. IF this continues into mid July I'm sure we'll hear something, maybe sooner..

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Actually - I take part of that back - we did see plenty of rain in the spring, so the river, reservoir and aquifer levels were pretty healthy before June began,

https://assets.publishing.service.g...uth_Downs_Water_Situation_Report_May_2018.pdf

 

[Napper]

Must be the best summer for decades.