They promised a heat wave. Lasting the whole week, with blistering sunshine and record temperatures. The scoundrels promised me! So what did we get? Rain. Not a shower or a mist of mizzle, proper heavy soaking rain all morning and well into the afternoon. As a gardener I should be pleased. As a human being I was outraged. Initially I resisted putting sensible clothing on, my disbelief preventing me from committing to this weather. Eventually I conceded. Then at 2.30pm, now fully encased in waterproofs, the sun came out in full summer glory, as if a switch was flicked. As if it was a hilarious joke on me. Result: boil in the bag gardener. This phenomenon is not something I would recommend to even rapid weight loss junkies.
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Off The Edge Gardening 
Boil -in- bag gardeners . Not quite the same as bag- in- box which is the sort I like.Made me smile
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Good, hope you are keeping cool down there x
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I know the west coast is suffering but here on the east coast we have been having rain every other day. I will say everything is sure green. 🙂
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Rain? You had rain? Oh it’ s not fair. My garden is going into desert mode. I’ m thinking of looking for some of those big cactus things that they have in cowboy films.
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Mind you when it eventually stopped (after 6 hours of rain) the ground was dry just below the surface. Definitely could do with more, but just at night please. Those big cactusy things look very impressive, but concerned about the big cactusy prickles!
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I’m laughing all the way. We have your heat wave, but not a drizzle in sight.
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That’s what I probably hate most when working outside: rain suit covers and then blazing sun hitting on you; sauna, yek!
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Now come on. You know that when a weather forecaster says there’s going to be a heatwave for the UK what they really mean is a 30 mile radius of London.
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Oops should have known!
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Same at Chambercombe, soaked through then baked dry. BTW, hope the paint was OK.
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Glad I was in good company Bob! Think the paint was fine x
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Sometimes Mother Nature does have quite the twisted sense of humor….. (but I’m still giggling over the boil-in-the-bag gardener, sorry, LOL)
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🙂
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Very hot here for many days now. No end in sight. Rain would be entirely welcome.
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Raining now here, after a warm and sunny day. More forecast over the next couple of days, will try and blow some in your direction.
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There are forest fires all over the province and a haze is hanging over us. Yesterday the sky was a strange yellow colour and the sun was an unnatural reddish-orange. Today is better. We might get some rain in a week or so. Any rain you could send our way would be welcome!
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