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Post by twisock on Mar 26, 2012 7:19:51 GMT
I WANT IT TO RAIN! The ground is extremely hard, too hard for rolling the grass to be worth bothering with, the barley will not chit if it remains so dry, we need rain to bulk-up the grass, there will be a hose pipe ban here, never mind the S.E. of England unless the Rain God/Goddess (PC here ey?) gets his/her finger out. Get that dancing kit on! Trouble is, will it know when to stop once it starts?
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Post by suzieq on Mar 26, 2012 16:02:33 GMT
I know we could do with the rain but I'm enjoying this sunshine too much. Could we please ask the rain god/goddess to just make it rain at night & have this lovely sunshine through the day? Never going to happen but a girl got to dream. Forecast according to the BBC says its to stay like this all week.
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Post by morrich on Mar 26, 2012 17:46:38 GMT
But it is still so COLD!
OK, nice and warm in the sun, but still cold here today and I've just lit the fire -- again!
Having said that, I got a new saw bench and have been gathering up every old fence post and piece of scrap timber and turning it into logswhich the saw does very easily and conveniently. (I now hanker after a log splitter). Consequently, I have burnt hardly any coal this winter and expect to go self sufficient next winter.
For all you youngsters, I urge you to plant trees. I did when I first moved here 30 years ago and bare banks now have an abundance of timber up to15 inches in diameter. My only problem is cutting out trees so the better ones can grow into money.
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Post by suzieq on Mar 26, 2012 18:58:16 GMT
Gosh Morrich, I'm in Perthshire & it got to 22 C here today. We've even put the Central Heating off.
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Post by carolinej on Mar 26, 2012 19:12:24 GMT
The thermometer outside our back door (admittedly on black slate and in full sun) hit 35 C on the north coast of Scotland! 18 C on the accurate one.
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Post by jftd on Mar 26, 2012 21:14:10 GMT
boiling in the day down here but freezing and foggy at night My field is getting very solid - decided to test it last night with my head at speed from the cob and I can confirm it is very hard So we definitely need rain now!
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Post by twisock on Mar 27, 2012 13:36:18 GMT
It is 24 deg. here this pm . Last evening it was so hot we cut a lesson short as the pony involved still has a virtually full winter coat. The ground is seriously hard, if it's the same further south it'll affect the number of runers at the races, especially over fences....... Has Liverpol had any rain?..... not long 'till the National. No doubt eventing fixtures will be affected too. My son works in forestry and was saying today that they are execting a huge loss in the newly planted woodland. Is it still cold at yours Morrich? Can anyone remember if March came in like a lamb? It'll rain next week, the children break up for the Easter holidays on Friday! T.O.M. is fecing a piece of woodland for the calved cows..... so they can get some shade
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Post by morrich on Mar 27, 2012 17:39:29 GMT
Hmm, I now know why I felt cold!
Fed everyone in the morning, then did office work. Ended the day on the tractor.
So the two times I was outside, it WAS cold! No cloud cover so temperature falls at night. I even thought of gloves in the early morning and definitely needed a coat when harrowing at 8pm.
The soil is still a bit damp a few inches down. I am attempting to trap moles and have to dig down to the runs. The soil is still very cold so I don't think there will be much growth yet, though the grass is starting to come.
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Post by brigitte123 on Mar 27, 2012 19:13:19 GMT
24° and glorious sun here in France - enjoying every minute of it. The only problem is that I discovered I have about 40 oaktrees too many on my land and I need to find somebody to cut them. I love trees but there are just too many (and we like a nice fire in winter...)
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Post by twisock on Mar 27, 2012 20:40:10 GMT
How big are these oak trees Briggite 123, they could have a considerable value...... too expensive to burn possibly.
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Post by brigitte123 on Mar 29, 2012 18:30:03 GMT
I know...some will probably go to a place where they 'make' wood for carpenters, furniture etc. Some of the trees have a diameter of about 80 - 90 cm (sorry, I'm 'metric') and they must be 20 - 25 m high. Others are smaller but I have about 80 trees of all different sizes. I have found somebody who will come look at some big ones and another guy who wants to make firewood (and takes 50% of the wood). It is NOT my intention to deforrest my land - but really...there are just too many. I will keep a considerable number for shade during the hot summer months. Actually, something very funny. I have moved to France and I have never been able to speak english that often. The place is crowded with people from england, wales and even scotland. Yesterday I went to visit my 'neighbours' - they have a property of 100 ha - organic sheepfarm and they are scottish. Lovely people ! Whenever I go shopping or have to get building materials (we are in the process of renovating our holiday house) I hear that the other customers are english. So what can I say...is this France or what ?
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Post by brigitte123 on Mar 29, 2012 18:31:18 GMT
PS. My scottish neighbours are also thrilled by the fact that my very own highland (now yearling) is arriving next month. He already has a fanclub !
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Post by twisock on Mar 29, 2012 19:40:33 GMT
I know that "The Mouse Man" at Kilburn in North Yorkshire is always in the market for good oak trees.
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Post by brigitte123 on Mar 30, 2012 9:38:21 GMT
yes, but surely...he would not import them. We do live in France...that is a long way from North Yorkshire last time I looked. You can see my exact location on www.gitelaborde.com
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Post by twisock on Mar 30, 2012 19:01:37 GMT
I think you would be surprised briggite. I can find out if you like.
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