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It might be a daft question, but, (considering I'm no expert!) what gardening can you do in the rain? AS if you would want to, perhaps.

Any suggestions! Any at all!

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Zebedee
"Raised to a state of heavenly lunacy where I just can't be touched!"

Planning? Weeding? Sowing seeds in the greenhouse?

It's very icky here and I'm not venturing across the garden as it's too slippery! Wouldn't mind if I didn't have a huge bump sticking out my front!

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Rachel

Trying to tame the mad thing called a garden and failing

My Garden Mayhem...inspirational blog for me I hope!

Have a day off digging perhaps?

I'm on holiday, but feel more tired than I do when at work! Spent most fo the last week on the plot for 4 to 6 hours a day, double digging and tidying up, plus marking out the beds on our Plot No2! Still, at least the double digging on Plot No1 is almost finished, and Plot No 2 doesnt need to be double dug, so it should get a bit easier from here on in!

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Blessings
Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

The Dobby's Pumpkin Patch - a blogspot work in progress!
Last updated 26th November2008 - more new piccies!

Sort out shed, clean tools, talk to plants!!???

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Regards, Jane
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? The creative adult is the child who has survived.
Ursula LeGuin
http://www.etribes.com/madderbat

You could sharpen some of your tools!
Newspaper on floor,grinding thingy block (go on..someone tell me what it's really called!!!! ) clean spade,fork,trowel and a good black and white film on the TV.....( oh and a nice mug of tea and a few bikkies...)

Sulk, moon about looking out window, update blog, chat on grapevine, plan, sort through seedpackets for the 300th time.

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Hazel
www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com
update Tues 02/12/2008......End of year report!.....

Hey - I've already done that.......

Put some of your spares on the Seed Swap. Take photos of your plot to put on your blog. Paint the inside of your shed a nice colour. Make some plant labels up ready to go. Go shopping to fill up the snack cupboard in your shed.

Oh, I thought of some more for if you have a lotta spare time: Make a birdbox. Get some string and make your own bean netting (my friend made a goal net). Knit yourself some wellie socks.

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~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi

me again. how could i forget? make thousands of paper pots to sow your seeds in
http://www.wizer.co.uk/?p=29

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~ What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea ~ Gandhi

Go out and get wet -spent the best part of the day in the p*ssing rain taking down 500m of fencing, rolling up the 7 (count 'em 7! including top strand of barb,) strands of wire, removing all the posts and two strainers and got absolutely soaked. But then my polytunnel is coming tomorrow so easy access to the site now !!

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Rat

British by birth
Scottish by the Grace of God

Blog updated Wednesday November 13th

I have to agree Rat. A bit of rain never hurt anyone! I've done the weeding in a thunderstorm!!

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If I waited for a dry day I wouldn't get any gardening done! I do draw a line at horizontal rain though.

Skin is waterproof, so get out there !!!!!!!! As Jennie says, if some of us were to wait for dry days, we'd get hee-haw done most of the year.

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Rat

British by birth
Scottish by the Grace of God

Blog updated Wednesday November 13th

I can only get to my lottie odd nights and weekends! If it rains, so be it!!!
As Sewerat says "Your skin is waterproof"!!! Unless you are doing more harm on the land than good, just bite the bullet and get on with it...you may even find you enjoy it!

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My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

Just about what you like Zebedee. Clean the shed or the greenhouse. Dead head what needs doing. Clean the paths. Wash your pots. Turn your compost heap. Spread your muck. Plant your seeds. I've never found a lack of anything to do. But my skin's waterproof.

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From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.

Tell that to Mr & Mrs Noah

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

http://grief-encounters.blogspot.com/

Yep, I turned my compost today in the pouring rain.
Had just discovered something had burrowed up in the middle. So needed to disturb the contents.
Dont know what it was as no sign of anything. Burrow too big for a mouse. So thinking it might be a rat? Will turning the contents everyday for the next few days work to get rid of whatever it is?
Continued writing labels and tidying up in greenhouse.
I love the sound of the rain on the glass when you are in the dry!

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I'm definitely one for indoors planting seeds, sorting out, picking and packing, drinking coffee, baking, cooking my harvest. Depends on the rain. Drizzly stuff is ok but verging on hailstone stuff is a no no. Too wet and Roxie doesn't go out because she sits out in it rather than under cover. That's assuming I can get her out of the jutch to start with

I've been swimming in a thunderstorm but never weeded.

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Bright Blessings
Earthbabe
If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.