The English Weather. Hot and Cold.

I was thinking to myself today about the diversity in the English weather. Today or Tuesday as it is now very early Wednesday morning was cold (20 Degrees C which in comparison to the temperatures of late is cold) wet very, windy and over cast with pockets of sunshine. It was only last Tuesday (7 Days ago) that I was sitting out side trying to find some shade to shelter myself from the scorching sun. It was 30 Degrees C in the shade and must of been 33 Degrees offer slightly more as the garden acts like a suntrap. All the plants where drying out and the only way we could water them was to use the old soapy washing up water. So all the tubs and bedding plants where blowing bubbles and foaming at the petals (Joke!). They where not really and it is ok to use your soapy dish water on your bedding containers as the soap does not really hurt the plants. I think it may benefit the plants as the deturgent in the water will break down the resistance of the compost so it can absorbe water more readily. The reason why I am saying this is in hot dry weather the compost can dry out and it forms a barrier that acts like a waterproofing and the water just runs through the pots and out the bottom so does not get absorbed and retained in the compost.

One good thing about the weather today and over the previous few days is that it has watered the garden and will hopefully green up our brown dead looking grass. The forcast is for it to stay unsettled in the Midlands and warming up towards the weekend. In some ways I am delighted with the weather as hot dry days every day can get boring and can make the place look quite deserlet.

The_Snail