"Graham Easterling" wrote in message
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On 12 Feb, 11:16, "Will Hand" wrote:
I forecast a mini suckers gap in the south on Monday when it starts as
rain
and all suckers then get covered in egg by Tuesday lunchtime :-)

Will
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I''ve been waiting since 13th Jan for it to turn proper cold again!
Currently (noon) 7.2C barely any wind, with long sunny periods.

On a serious note, this blocked winter has been unique in my
experience. Normally blocked (for Cornwall) means persistent, cold,
cloudy SE-E winds. (Known locally as a dark easterly) In fact cold
winters are typically windy & cloudy here.

This winter has been exceptionally sunny, and exceptionally unwindy.
There's hardly been a decent easterly all winter (apologies to to
readers in Kent!) The only time there was a real battle between the
cold/mild air was 12th/13th Jan, when we did get a SE gale, but the
mild air won easily. Almost all our snow was a dangler. Most of the
winter the cold has just sort of ambled across in a "can I really be
bothered sort of way", despite the models perpetually wanting it to
get a move on. It's this 'slack' cold which has led to so many air
frosts here (most since 86/87) though none severe.

Camellias at their best now. No frosts since early Jan hard enough to
do any harm, & (unusually) no wind & driving drizzle to rot the
flowers.http://www.trewiddengarden.co.uk/gar...tes.php?page=4


You missed out on the great blizzard of 20 Feb as well!
Garden here still absolutely dead, I have lost quite a lot of stock. :-(

Will (Haytor, Devon)
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