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A thread for local weather

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Kindest regards, David.

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/
updated Monday 28th April at 11.50hrs

the frosts are coming back over the weekend people. also into next week

Heavy frost down here this morning and that is very unusual. It didn't stay long though

i know wasnt expecting it either.

seedlings all wrapped up for the night as the temp is gonna drop. even put some cover (wood floor underlay) over the onions and shallots.

dry and sunny at the moment so gonna do some gardening

Windy, grey and raining - must have slept thru the sunshine.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

yeah all blue sky has gone. managed to get some little lettuce plugs in tho.

Blowing an absolute hoolie here, staying inside and watching the Time Team

Snap!

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

im off into the greenhouse to pot up toms and peppers

A beautiful day here today: put me in a really good mood, so I sat with a cuppa and went through all my seeds... again! (Plus bought a pack of 6 different chilli/pepper seeds and 2 fig trees!) Fingers crossed for great weather from next weekend as I'm off for 2 weeks and it's crunch time in the garden.

Ooh Waffler, what fig trees, I've got a Lidl () variety (probably Brown Turkey) - but I feel a temptation to grow some more exotic type. Are you putting them in the ground or pots?

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Third day of bright sunshine and warm, dont think we are going to get a frost at the weekend here in South Devon.

I could not beleve it this morning , it's snowing .
I have lived in the south west for about 26 years and only seen it snow 4 times and the latest was the 26 febuary two years ago for a morning.
This is about typical as i just planted my squashes 2 days ago outside but luckly under a cloche.

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ILFRACOMBE
NORTH DEVON

a seed planted today makes a meal tomorrow!

www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf

now in blog form ! UPDATED 01 / 04 / 08

bright sunny day in wiltshire, cold but no snow

Got a sprinkling of snow in this part of, now sunny, Wiltshire.

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Manda.

"Wouldn't it be nice
For maybe an hour
To not have a care."

Mad isn't it - woke to snow which quickly melted in the sun, then was a combination of hail/snow on and off for most of the day, followed by a prolonged, heavy fall around 4pm which has still not entirely melted. I think we may be in for more tonight, but the pictures aren't coming up on Metcheck Almost the first snow we've had this winter - call this global warming?

im more worried about the frost tonight and for the next 3 nights

Had a bit of snow yesterday at in laws in Crediton just outside of Exeter. Came back to Newton Abbot last night no snow settled. Light shower early this morning didn't lay tho. Bright sunshine at the mo but a few clouds looming over the moors more snow forecast later. Frost tonight showers tomorrow warming up rest of week.

first real planting and gardening day for me today, and i found my old labels from last year with planting dates (does everyone do this or just silly me). planting this year is 3 weeks later. I tend to go with gut feeling rather than anything technical. what have you found ?

Very windy and cold here today no sun very different to the last couple of day's although it was windy yesterday.

Very windy and cold here in west Somerset too. At least no risk of frost for a few days.

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A bad days fishing is still better than a good day at work!

Absolutely chucking it down here! No lottie today.

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A bad days fishing is still better than a good day at work!

Can i join in
Its dull and grey here today in Dorset (never know if we are East, west or just south LOL)
Think the sun is trying to pop out, we have some work to do in the back garden and want to nip up and check the lottie is ok