[Sudanpan]

I haven't been able to inspect my beehives for a couple of weeks now - either too windy or just too wet


The grass in the field that we are growing for hay spends most of the time lying down as it is so heavy with all the rain.


The slugs are busy chomping through our squash, courgettes, beans and salads, plus the cauliflower, carrot and parsnip seedlings - slug numbers have exploded because of the mild damp conditions


Very bored of summer so far 

[deepinthewoods]

i agree, its crap.

[tizaala]

Gabi's dad rang from Germany this morning complaining that for the last couple of weeks the temperature has been between 30-37 deg C during the day and mid 20's at night, too hot and uncomfortable for him, 

[Bionic]

Doug,
Is that supposed to make us feel better or worse? 

[VSS]

We have just heard that another show we were supposed to be going to has been cancelled. That's two so far

[kaz]

They won't cancel the Royal Welsh even though you don't show there VSS.They don't mind if you wade in mud there.
I'm sick to death of it. Have loads of jobs to do outside, but not the weather to do it. Roll on summer

[Brijjy]

They definitely won't cancel the Royal Welsh and if this weather carries on it'll be a good test if the drainage and improvements to the main ring have worked. In other wet years, competitors have been knee deep in mud. Usually the weather doesn't get me down but this constant wet, cold, miserable crappy weather is depressing. The only things growing rampantly are the poxy weeds.

[Beewyched]

I agree ...
It's sooo depressing, totally fed-up of the cold, wet & mud everywhere 

[MAK]

We are a lot further south than most of you but are also experiencing different weather. We have had more rain than usual so we still have green grass and have had 3 lots of hay gathered around us. It's not as hot as last year so I am spending less time watering the veg plot and can get some heavy work done rather than wilting like the veg did last year.

[Beewyched]

But I actually ENJOY watering the veg patch, my flowers, the dogs, the pigs ... 

[holz306]

we've had it really dry over the last 6 weeks or so, so i'm actually glad for a bit of rain over the last week - and yes, this is coming from the north/west coast of scotland, normally the wettest part of the country, but we've actually been hoping for rain as my hay crop hasn't been growing, and obviously we're not set up to have to water the fields!! 

[Lesley Silvester]

According to radio two news this morning, June was officially the wettest since before records began.     Wow!  Was it really?  Who would have thought it? 
 
Thee was also someone on from Trent Water who said they are loving it.  the reservoirs are almost full again after a long time of being very low.  It's an ill wind....
 
I'm sick of the wind, ill or otherwise, as well.  My goats desperately needs mucking out but I can't leave them outside long enough and I have nowhere to put them under cover.  Do you think they'd share a golf umbrella? 

[PetiteGalette]

Here in Brittany we're on the outskirts of the UK weather. We've now abandoned any idea of taking a hay crop again this year - because it is too wet and the farmers that cut 2 weeks ago have their grass rotting on the soil. We haven't had a hay crop for the last 3 years because of drought conditions and the grass/clover had only grown 6 inches before flowering...........It seems that you just can't win!
As regards the veggie plot? Well, forget it! Anything that needs the sun has just sat there, mournful............ Although netted, I've lost 50% of my cabbages/brocolli/sprouts to wind and slimy s*ds that devour them (oh yes, and the mice!)
The peas/ broad beans plants have just given up the ghost; the runner beans are heading down to Australia and the onions have now decided to call it a day.
Of course, the tayberries, should now be ready but, like last year............ it's raining.......... and they will all go mouldy..........
But hey! it'll be a good year for blackberries................................ (No apples to go with them as the strong cold winds in April destroyed the ample blossom on the trees! No cider this year, either as the cider trees are bare!)
Oh yes, and the blight has hit all our neighbours' potato crops and decimated their outdoor tomatoes.........
Depressed? Am I depressed..........................

[Small Farmer]

We're still in drought condition here, at least there's still a hosepipe ban!  You gotta laugh sometimes

[Beewyched]

We're still in drought condition here, at least there's still a hosepipe ban!  You gotta laugh sometimes

WHAT    I'm guessing you ARE getting some of this rain - or are you all too naughty down your way SF