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| Author: | stymie [ 07 Oct 2014, 10:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Rain |
 'tis a good thing that we live on a hill or we'd be wading by now. Lots of wet after the extended dry spell is welcomed with mixed feelings. I'm even considering replacing the 'umbrellas' over the Pine's pots so soon. I don't think that I'll be watering outside today. See you all at Elsecar on the 19th? 
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| Author: | Bill [ 07 Oct 2014, 13:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
well glad of the bit of rain here  there was frost in places last night though  i still have to water, theres always a few in the rain shadow by walls and other sheltered spots... |
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| Author: | sputnik [ 07 Oct 2014, 14:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
Yesterday was the first rain we'd had for weeks and my trees this morning looked really happy to have had rain water rather than tap water but about an hour ago we had a really heavy hailstorm. Hope that's not going to become too regular. 
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| Author: | Mikey [ 08 Oct 2014, 11:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
We just got back from 3 days around Venice in +20° heat. The bottom of the garden is waterlogged and it's got very cold. Good job I bought some Jamesons back, twas nice to put the fire on and have a sip yesterday. The wet weather was good for the cat sitter though as she didn't have to water my trees this time. |
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| Author: | John M [ 09 Oct 2014, 09:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
You brought Jameson back from Venice, Mikey?  J
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| Author: | bonsaibirdy [ 09 Oct 2014, 09:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
stymie wrote: 'tis a good thing that we live on a hill or we'd be wading by now. Lots of wet after the extended dry spell is welcomed with mixed feelings. I'm even considering replacing the 'umbrellas' over the Pine's pots so soon. I don't think that I'll be watering outside today. See you all at Elsecar on the 19th? Don how do you do your 'umbrellas'? Do you cover the whole tree or just the base and what do you make them with? |
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| Author: | bonsaibirdy [ 09 Oct 2014, 09:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
stymie wrote: 'tis a good thing that we live on a hill or we'd be wading by now. Lots of wet after the extended dry spell is welcomed with mixed feelings. I'm even considering replacing the 'umbrellas' over the Pine's pots so soon. I don't think that I'll be watering outside today. See you all at Elsecar on the 19th? Don how do you do your 'umbrellas'? Do you cover the whole tree or just the base and what do you make them with? |
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| Author: | PeterBone [ 09 Oct 2014, 10:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
Why put an umbrella over a tree? What harm will a lot of rain do if it's in free draining soil? |
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| Author: | Mikey [ 09 Oct 2014, 11:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
John M wrote: You brought Jameson back from Venice, Mikey? JYes John, plus some Prosecco of course 
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| Author: | stymie [ 09 Oct 2014, 11:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rain |
Peter. Pines in particular and most Junipers prefer to dry out from time to time and even in free-draining stuff, we don't get that over the Winter months. I cut disks of visquine to cover the pots, cut to the centre and make a hole to go around the tree trunks. This can be closed at the cut with a clothes peg or paper clip and sometimes held down with a couple of small stones. I wouldn't dream of covering the whole tree with an umbrella. I thought that almost everyone on here must have read my notes. Sorry if I mislead anyone. |
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