Rain, more rain, famine and Hansel and Gretel plus perennial veg
Well, that was a wet spell ….. my garden accumulated another 43 mm since the New Year and I expect everybody else is the same and is faced with a waterlogged garden
Before I immerse you in the recent Oxford Real Farming Conference, I’m just going to think about climate records.
The highs and lows of 2023
The record breaking temperatures in June (remember them?) plus the September heatwave, meant that 2023 was the UK’s second hottest year on record, the hottest being 2022, which means our 10 warmest years have all occurred since 2003.
On the rain front, England has had its 6th wettest year since 1863, with an average of 1045mm, that’s 20% more than average. This included the sixth wettest March, sixth wettest July and equal sixth wettest October records, and I am sure there will be more records to fall.
There’s not much you can do with a waterlogged garden, just stay off of the soil and be patient. But you can observe and this is really important.
Where did the water collect?
Which parts of your garden have stayed dry?
How did the water run through your garden? Are there any rivulets or channels created by surface water run off ?
Some temporary floo…
