It's been very dry down south hasn't it.

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For about three weeks now.
I've been outside with the watering can every 2/3 days giving things a little drink.

Yes my garden which is heavy clay is drying out quickly!

I hope this is innuendo

Yes thank god - I'm so happy to be able to get in the garden. Looks lovely tomorrow although less so the rest of the week - just cloudy, not raining.

Can't quite work out what this thread is about...

My tulips are loving the dry weather, they have really opened up. My garden is full of primroses and violets too.
Yes, I’ve been watering, I’ve got some thirsty little shrubs in pots just starting.

Ha ha @Yallreadyforthis - watering can in the garden?

I took it as a step out of the frenetic, everyone watching everyone and judging frenzy happening everywhere else on the site.
My peonies are coming through earlier than usual, and the bluebells are on the way.

twinkle I know. I decided I couldn't be bothered to phrase it differently .

It's been dry in the north west too (so I'm guessing also everywhere else), I had to water my pots yesterday.

Yes, and looking at the BBC forecast, no rain expected in my area for the next 10 days. Quite unusual for Spring, isn't it? April showers and all that.

It has been very dry, one extreme to the other. Soil moisture deficits are building.

soil moisture deficits? technical term or just a fancy way of saying its a bit dry?

Yes, central south here, my allotment was like concrete till last Friday when it rained all day much to my relief. But it's drying out again fast. I'd like a day of solid rain once a week.

Lake District here and... no rain for a month wouldn’t mind but we’re on a farm (and not any mains) and the sheep need water! And the fields are turning brown... very windy which is drying it too

It's a technical term Blackeyed

OYBBK & Gloria, what are your lovely models suggesting for the late spring/summer in terms of heat and moisture? Is it going to be a scorcher or a bit dreich?

Yep. No rain up north

Really? It rained here in Cornwall this morning, and over the weekend

It has! East Anglia. I'm trying to get some grass seed going. My poor grass is yellow and dry.

We've started having the sprinkler on in the eve.

You know it's dry in England when we're saying it's not rainy enough.

GailForceWarning (apologies - only just seen your post) Weather models don't really go that far at the moment but TheWeatherOutlook has some thoughts on summer 2020 here.

For those wanting rain, from this weekend onwards, it looks like things are going to be a bit more 'April-like' with some showers around.
Netweather's thoughts for the next few days.

The met office are saying that the next three months are more likely to be warmer and slightly more likely to be drier than average.

www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/government/contingency-planners/index

It's going to rain on Tuesday!
I'm relieved I gave up my allotment last autumn as trekking over there to water it was a faff. It's easier to water veg in my garden.

Very heavy showers in the Peak District this afternoon, I too was getting bored with the watering-can and hose, I'm expecting everything to burst into verdant exuberance in the next week or so!

Proper rain tomorrow too :)

One of my jobs today is to give the lawn a good haircut - it is going to go a bit mad after such a dry spell. After that, we are in much more seasonal weather - sunshine and showers, some days more cloudy. It won't be awful, but it won't be the glorious weather we have had.

DH cut the grass yesterday. I had to soak part of my allotment with a hose to get my potatoes planted. I'm happy for it to rain all day tomorrow, the garden and allotment both need it.