Rain! Yes, we had precious rain!

7 years ago

Last night, including thunderstorms! Lasted couple hours. Nothing heavy, not a ground soaker, but at least we had some wet stuff.

Been a very long dry hot summer here!

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aok27502
7 years ago
Send some to North Carolina! We had 1 inch of rain in September and so far none in October. Our summer was fine, then someone turned off the hose.
OklaMoni
7 years ago
Glad for you Glenda, and all the folks there. We missed out again... the rain totally missed my area again.

Moni
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Hi Gremlin, those pics were taken three weeks ago, so things have changed a bit most of them are standards apart from the climbers, carpet roses, ramblers and the mini's some in pots some in the ground. All is not what it seems now as a few of them have powdery mildew, and one has black spot. I used to spray every 7-10 days with Triforine but they looked so healthy I stopped in September as they say over on the Roses Forum that Triforine will not stop PM so I sprayed last week with 4.5lts of water, 3level Teaspoons of Bicarbonate Soda, and 3 Tablespoons of Fish Emulsion thats supposed to be good for PM ( They still have it ) and I was going to respray yesterday afternoon when there was no sun on them, but it rained, and same thing today so they will probably get more PM. I go around my roses every morning and take off any leaves that dont look right, also pick off the caterpillars and dead head the roses that are past their prime all that goes into a plastic bag tied up and put in the bin. I feel that hygiene is very important in the garden to stop the spread of anything. But these problems are worse because we live in Brissie and its just a way of life here. I dont know if this has helped but good luck with your roses. Cheers..MM.
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Anglophilia
7 years ago
It started sprinkling/light rain about 3 and then stopped. I just heard thunder. Hopefully, this will mean a nice, long, slow rain. Lord knows we need it. Even my in-ground watering system has been unable to completely keep up with the high temps and long drought.
Rosie
7 years ago
I'm glad rain has finally arrived for those who live in areas that need it. It's so sad to see all the plants dry out and wilt. The rain will help settle the dust too.

We had a couple of sprinkles in September, which was kind of unusual, but it helped reduce the fire danger and for that I am grateful. Our rainy season is due to begin in a week or two (anytime from mid to end October) and I am looking forward to it. Meanwhile, we are having glorious weather with sunny skies and temps in the mid to high 70's. The high today is supposed to reach 81 and 86 tomorrow before cooling back down into the 70's. One of the many reasons that this is one of my favorite times of year!
Kathsgrdn
7 years ago
It's raining here too! It's only about 70 also. Tomorrow more rain and cooler temps. Many trees have a lot of brown leaves here. It must've been awful while we were gone.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
7 years ago
I did get the big cool down from 97 degrees on Friday to 67 yesterday. No rain though. Last one was 0.5 inches on September 2. Even some of my older trees look terrible. Pretty much all I have been doing in the yard is watering.
patriciae_gw
7 years ago
We are supposed to have two to three months without any significant rain in the summer and this year all it did was rain so we have been getting someone else's rain. It was a dryer than normal winter though. We will have to see how this winter goes. I am sorry for those of you who aren't getting your rain.
kathyg_in_mi
7 years ago
Here in northeast Michigan we are down 5" of rain from normal.
laceyvail 6A, WV
7 years ago
We have still not had rain since July 4. Severe drought. My spring nearly dry. Rain has been forecast for yesterday and the next few nights and days, but so far we have had only 5 minutes of what looked like it was going to be a long, soaking rain. Then nothing. Nothing last night either. Getting pretty desperate here.

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