Is anyone in SE England watering?

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We have had a fair bit of threatening cloud over the last few weeks but no rain to speak of and it has been quite warm. No hosepipe ban that I know of. I'm tempted to water my veg and soft fruit. Anyone else doing so?

Planters and pots only

Stuff in the ground is all drought resistant as we live on very well drained, dry, chalky soil so never water it

I'm on clay/sand and the perennials are fine. Just want to give my strawberries and beans the best chance.

If you've planted a tree in the last 3 years, you'd best be watering it at least weekly!

I'm watering the shrubs we put in over April/May, and pots etc. Was going to put the hose on my main bed, but we just got some rain!

We've watered a little the last couple of days as it's been very warm and we've put new stuff in the ground.

I've been watering for ages now, definitely needs it, every thing is dry.

I water my tomatoes every day if it doesn't rain, and the new plants for a few days after planting. Always use rainwater though, do you have a water butt?

I’m watering pots and containers, and new plants that aren’t established yet. But I have water butts, a useful son and a watering can.

Yes I have three water butts but they are getting low from all the greenhouse and pot watering. It's looking very grey overhead so hopefully we will get some rain tonight. Otherwise I think it's hosepipe time tomorrow.

I am on the south coast and have been watering pots for the last month along with giving giving them a feed.Two out of my three water butts are pretty empty and I have used the hose on the front beds once so far. I have also watered with the hose my hydrangeas in the back garden a couple of times a week since mid April.

Pots and containers yes, also several shrubs I planted out about a month ago. Haven't got much else in the ground that ever needs watering (I have a fairly dry garden, so most stuff in there is drought-resistant).

I’m up north and I’ve been watering for weeks, pots ,beds and grass.

Mostly it’s because I’ve planted lots out. The garden is very dry for this time of year, I’ve never watered the grass in May before!

I have been watering every couple of days here. MAinly becuase we are grass seeding a large area so that needs to be kept watered, plus have several new bush type plants, fruits and vegetables.

I use the water butt for the fruits and vegetables,hose on he grass. That should be finished in the next 2 weeks.

Watering pots at home and everything except established fruit bushes at the allotment, the soil is very dry.

In SE here and watering every two days. No rain for ages to speak of and lots of newly planted stuff

Tubs, sweet peas and nasturtiums, veg and soft fruit are all watered daily.

Yes, we are. We did a lot of planting in the last year so it needs the help, and it's been so dry! Pots a couple of times a week with the can, and occasionally with leftover grey water from the sink, the rest with a hose once a week. Hopefully it will rain this week!

The raspberry bush is having old washing up water tipped over it a couple of times a day. The shrubs and flowers are managing ok.
And I should really water the spuds at the allotment.

Another one in the SE, watering newly-planted perennials as they settle in. We’ve had some threatening skies over the weekend, but they’ve only delivered two showers, each lasting about two minutes and not even enough to fill the water butts.

We had rain last night but not enough to do any good for the garden. It has barely made any difference to what I have in the water butts either. I will be putting the hose around the pots and baskets later but I never water the grass even though it will already beginning to brown. The grass will always recover but I spend a lot on plants and so do what is needed to keep them alive and thriving.
We are on metered water and I do notice an increase in consumption from now until the end of summer.

Watering the entire garden twice a week as I have a lot of young plants. Pots every day. Fruit and veg twice a week. We went 10 days without rain and the temperature in my garden was 25 degrees C one day.