South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[Alderc 2.0]

 jy lol lush - everything is saturated…

[Dorsetbred]

Morning All, looking dry for the time being but cloudy and I'm sure we are due some more rain today at some point to keep up the monsoon season. The overnight low of 11.0°C at: 03:40 has risen to 13.1°C, RH87% with a fresh SW'ly breeze.

From Above, the showers over Cornwall and W. Devon showing nicely.

On Golden sands, the surf looking well churned this morning

 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jyWe drove past loads of flooded fields around Oxford yesterday

[Dorsetbred]

Warm but not that warm, peaking at 14.9°C at: 14:36, whereas it reached 16.2°C at: 13:00 on Feb 18 this year.

[jtay]

Been down to the coast again today. Not much in the way of the promised sunny spells. Didn't feel warm in that wind either.

Bought some Aubrieta on the way home, to spill down the walls hopefully; as my seeds are taking their sweet time.

[jy]

First phase Gladioli poking through,just a few of my favourite Tiger Lilies showing nearly all destined for new homes,only purchased 450 bulbs in total,concentrating on cheap perennials helped by the greed of garden centres and supermarkets.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jtay I picked up one but at £6 I put it back again! I killed last years one. Oh well came away with this lot though ...

[jtay]

 *Stormforce~beka* Very nice. Remember to be mean to the lavender. 

If in doubt, check the RHS website.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/lavender

 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 jtay Put it in a flower pot with garden soil, stones and nothing else?

[Dorsetbred]

43 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Put it in a flower pot with garden soil, stones and nothing else?

[Andy Bown]

Another 24 hours with the best conditions through the daytime with another wet late evening into the night on the way! 

[Dorsetbred]

Well that moved through rapidly, and didn't even provide any measurable rain here!

[jtay]

Pretty warm out there this morning.

Clearer first thing, but overcast now. So much for the Sunny spells again.

[Andy Bown]

Rather a waste of warm air isn’t it! Completely overcast and the temperature probably easing back from late morning. 

[Alderc 2.0]

Looking at satellite imagery if you haven’t got sun now you won’t see it until about 6pm after the rain and drizzle passes.

[Dorsetbred]

Morning All, and overnight low of 12.4°C at: 00:52 has managed to peak at 15.1°C at: 10:53, even under mainly cloudy skies, yet EGHH reporting shows:

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more.

Meanwhile on golden sands with a fresh SW'ly its looking like this:

 

Edited April 6 by Dorsetbred

[Mapantz]

Temp shot up to 17.3°C at 2:44 this morning. Sun has come out now. Temp 16.4°C.

[jtay]

Yep, beautiful now. The clear slot has been heading this way all morning, so keep the faith to the North and East.

[Bobd29]

Beautiful here in Trowbridge temp 18.2C in the sun, breezy but nothing out of the ordinary.

[Mapantz]

Clouded over again. A nice 35 minutes of sunshine.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Dorsetbred That looks grim

 jtay It's trying ... Weak sun now here

 Mapantz Dont tell me that!!!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

What can I plant in this small planter? Whatever I put in there dies. I've had clematis, passion flower and something else. 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

What can I plant in this small planter? Whatever I put in there dies. I've had clematis, passion flower and something else. 

[Dorsetbred]

22 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

What can I plant in this small planter? Whatever I put in there dies. I've had clematis, passion flower and something else. 

I suspect it MIGHT be a combination of things. It might need some decent compost to strengthen the soil , OR it might be what you put in there, OR it might be the position, i.e. full vs partial vs shade. I'm sure the garden folks on here can advise better than me, but I'd start by thinking, where is it positioned, it might receive little rain, so dry vs wet. So if you share the details where it is in the garden how deep it is, what are you possibly thinking of placing in there. I'm the the gardeners in here will take from me, bearing in mind my background is business analysis, so I try to determine "root" issues, ha ha.

Edited April 6 by Dorsetbred

[HurricaneSteve]

Some sun this morning. Of course it's been very windy all day

Went downhill fast from late afternoon.. bands of heavy showers moving through with big gusts

Temp down to 13c