{"id":2361,"date":"2020-10-04T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T09:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2020\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2020-10-04T09:54:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T09:54:50","slug":"september-finishes-on-the-dry-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2020\/september-finishes-on-the-dry-side\/","title":{"rendered":"September Finishes On The Dry Side"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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September in many ways was similar to the summer months in that we had a few hot days for the time of year but the remaining days were pretty disappointing. This September finished in fifth place, temperature-wise, equal with 2010, with an average 13.8\u00b0C or 56.9\u00b0F.<\/div>
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September Average Temperatures 2010 – 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
As you can see from the rainfall figures, it was a dry month finishing in tenth place out of eleven years. The dry weather has meant that we\u2019ve been able to get some tidying up done at the allotment.<\/div>
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I\u2019ve at last managed to get our old strawberry bed dug over. It\u2019s a few years now since the old strawberry plants were removed. Under the weed control fabric, the ground had become exceptionally dry and compacted with large cracks.<\/div>
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It\u2019s good to have it finally dug over. Hopefully, over winter it will be broken down by the winter rain and frosts and be in a suitable condition for planting up next spring.<\/div>
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We\u2019ve already had our first frost of autumn. Whilst it wasn\u2019t a keen frost it was enough to finish off our courgette plants.<\/div>
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It didn\u2019t do any damage to our dahlias so with a bit of luck we might be picking a few flowers for another couple of weeks.<\/div>
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October has got off to a wet start making up for a dry September. Saturday was a thoroughly wet day with the rainfall adding up to 19.9mm or 0.8in.\u00a0<\/div>
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September Average Temperatures 2010 – 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>
I’m pretty sure,\u00a0 judging from posts on social media., that we avoided the worst of the rainfall.<\/div>