{"id":8373,"date":"2022-09-13T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2022-09-13T10:32:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:32:27","slug":"at-long-last-some-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/martyn\/at-long-last-some-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"At long last some rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We\u2019re heading towards the middle of the month and we\u2019ve actually had some rain. We haven\u2019t had a really wet day, just a few days in a row with showers.<\/p>

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September rainfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>

As you can see, the rainfall this month is adding up. Now it\u2019s the middle of September there\u2019s no hot sunshine between the showers and although it\u2019s been a pleasantly mild start to the month with above average temperatures the soil doesn\u2019t dry up as quickly as it did in the middle of July.<\/p>

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The result is that some of the beds at the allotment are just about in the correct condition for digging over. Beds that have been watered throughout summer are now okay for digging. Two beds where sweetcorn has been harvested and the plants removed have been dug over. I need to decide whether to cover them with weed control fabric or not. The advantage of covering them is that it will stop any weeds from growing over winter.<\/p>

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Sweetcorn bed dug over<\/figcaption><\/figure>

We can now begin to concentrate on jobs that have been on hold over the summer. The priority jobs over the last few months have been watering and harvesting. There\u2019s plenty of tidying up to do. Some of the trees on the plot are in need of cutting back. Some parts have been neglected for a while and will take some time to get back into shape.<\/p>

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A neglected area on plot 41<\/figcaption><\/figure>

So far temperatures this September have been above average however the forecast is for cooler temperatures arriving by the end of the week. It will be a shock to the system as its been several months since we have had any cool weathe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re heading towards the middle of the month and we\u2019ve actually had some rain. We haven\u2019t had a really wet day, just a few days in a row with showers. As you can see, the rainfall this month is adding up. Now it\u2019s the middle of September there\u2019s no hot sunshine between the showers and 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