Drought in South Gloucestershire

[JTO]

in 1976, we had no rain at all from the first few days of April until the last day of August. The ground was so dry, the electric fence wouldn't give a shock.
Then on the last day of August, the driest August on record became the wettest.

 

[JTO]

I wish you lot would stop moaning, my suntan is coming on a treat,

I think the Actikerall is starting to work on my skin cancer.

 

[sikamalc]

South Kent is the same. No rain, and as we are also on clay soil its now as hard as a house brick. I managed to obtain a few more water barrels to catch run off from our house, last year. In total I have 9. They are almost empty now. It looks like the weather will change next week, hopefully some overnight rain.

 

[Cyres]

Last nights walk. This was last years maize ground. Like broken uo concrete.
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[JTO]

Every rain in May,
Is a load of hay!

 

[Brad93]

Making hay on one of my perms. The farmer who was 70 last week told me that he had never made hay in May. Good crop and drying very nicely. I didn't see a fox on the field the evening he mowed it. In fact devoid of all life.
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I'm in cornwall and the land behind us must be two hundred acres of silage is devoid of any mammals. I've seen crows, jackdaws and song birds that's all. Not a rabbit, fox or deer since i left essex.

 

[Cyres]

6mm this am. Spent all day in the garden yesterday. Ground rock hard and turned to dust. Lots of plants dying. I had to fill planting holes full of water prior to planting my sunflowers. I then had to use a bar to make a hole for the 8ft canes to support them

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[Cyres]

Prayers answered 11mm today so stored water capacity up to 80% .
No need to water for a couple of days I expect plant carnage tonight as all slugs and snails will be out in hoards.
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