Paul Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Our old friend 'Older' would be coming out with all sorts of stats with this never ending rain. It's turning into a mid season break for grounds teams as there's such little opportunity to do anything. No end in sight this week. Someone turn off that tap. Mark, Keith B, BrummyBarry and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 On 15/01/2023 at 21:36, Paul said: Our old friend 'Older' would be coming out with all sorts of stats with this never ending rain. It's turning into a mid season break for grounds teams as there's such little opportunity to do anything. No end in sight this week. Someone turn off that tap. Dear old 'older' would be coming out with good and sound helpful suggestions for grounds too Paul. He will be for ever missed - rest in peace Dave. mattelot, Mark, Town Fan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrgreen Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 From 17 December, the west cornwall area hasn’t had a 24hr period without some sort of precipitation. From this date nearly 300mm has hit the ground. While this is not the wettest period I’ve known, it is, nevertheless challenging. As a side note, while snow does undoubtedly make the ground sodden, there is relatively little water in it. As a rough guide a foot of snow is an inch of water. There is obviously, very little that can be done about it. Besides the obvious things such as aeration (when the ground conditions allow) Does anybody use a penetrant type of wetting agent. In basic terms it allow the ground to absorb water faster and more efficiently. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumming Nutter Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 20 hours ago, Mrgreen said: From 17 December, the west cornwall area hasn’t had a 24hr period without some sort of precipitation. From this date nearly 300mm has hit the ground. While this is not the wettest period I’ve known, it is, nevertheless challenging. As a side note, while snow does undoubtedly make the ground sodden, there is relatively little water in it. As a rough guide a foot of snow is an inch of water. There is obviously, very little that can be done about it. Besides the obvious things such as aeration (when the ground conditions allow) Does anybody use a penetrant type of wetting agent. In basic terms it allow the ground to absorb water faster and more efficiently. Amazing that we are still under a hose-pipe ban and according to SW Water there is a severe water shortage !!! Only in this country 🤪 Devils@Dusk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 24 Author Report Share Posted January 24 That's because all the rain doesn't end up where we need it. Yet there are fields which have disappeared under water. Crazy situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Pat Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 And more and more countryside is being built on taking away more and more natural drainage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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