PUSHING THE BORDERS

Ah, leaving the washing out. A person after my own heart. A few years ago I treated myself to a large veranda which runs the whole side of the house with the intention of growing under it tenderish plants and overwintering plants. It’s linked to my garage and has a wall at the other end, in effect making it an enclosed courtyard. It suits the intended purpose admirably with passion flowers, lapageria, agaves and other things which need a bit of help. HOWEVER!!! My wife suggested it might make a good area for drying washing :roll: It now has 8 washing lines strung across :evil: and the aesthetics have been muddied by strings of washing every day obliterating views of my lovely plants. On the upside, I haven’t used the tumble drier in about 5 years!

oh good, it was your fault! I was blaming myself for buying a sun visor.

proper downpour here yesterday

17.3mm overnight into this morning. I can hear the plants sighing with relief.

Down here 18 mm of rain yesterday and 31.2 mm since midnight, still rainfall for the year half of last years at this stage.

42mm rain here over the last 24 hours, most welcome. All the water butts full again and a blue sky this morning, also welcome.

Over 60mm inland from Andy.

And a bit windy.



Chad

Windy here too yesteday, what is (or was) that pile?

External thermal insulation panels for the house.

With a new roof and those fitted I look forward to a dry and warm winter.

Chad

60mm in one day! That is more than I get here in a wetter than average month. :shock: :lol:

According to The Met Office I average 1250 to 1500 mm of precipation in a year. Are you, Paul, in 'the black bit' at <600 mm?

Chad