Weather ... again

[DominicBest]

I use a cheapo Bosch charger which can be left on maintenance charge if required.

I've used a similar thing on my lawn mower ever since the Optimate did its magic.

[Bayleaf]

And, back to the Weather .....

That little diversion was weather related... Summer day cars, lawn mowers and motorcycles are all influenced by the weather.

You don't have to tell me, gardening is my livelihood. Just wondered if people want to start discussing battery power and chargers etc. in detail, maybe starting a new thread about the subject would be a good idea.

[DominicBest]

My contribution to a gardening thread would be to advise people with ride on lawnmowers to buy a battery charger that maintains the battery when it is not in use. I would also suggest that they check the handbooks that came with any battery powered garden tools to see what state the batteries should be stored over winter in.
I would rather be outside right now than typing on a weather thread but despite the blue sky and sunshine out there there is a strong, unpleasant wind.

[Blaze]

Posts do digress, and any work done in the garden can be weather dependent ! I was going to get the ride-on out today but the grass is still wet after the rain so I cleared a horrible briar/nettle patch and planted a willow.
I enjoyed the battery diversion and info about the Optimate charger

[Doug]

Woke up at 6,30 am to thunder storm.
Now no tv as huge storms to s,e.
What a lovely spring.

[Hotrodder]

I have only managed to cut the grass once since late last year due to so much rain keeping it too wet to cut. That was about three weeks ago and it is already 4" long and needing it again. I suppose I shouldn't complain. It takes about ten litres per cut so it is getting expensive.

[Doug]

4", 4", ? ? Hotrodder, you should be so lucky.
Cut half of our 500 sq mtr a week ago and it's at least 6" now.
The other half is still ankle deep in water.

[glazedallover]

have they developed a GM grass yet that only grows 1cm per annum ?

[Polly]

Today it’s raining, forecast to stay all morning, cloudy all day after the rain stops and chilly, with a high of 15C with 40km wind. A big change from 23C and quite a lot ofsunshine yesterday!

Not any of my favourite weather today!

[Bayleaf]

Pffff; another stormy, windy, VERY wet night; and set to rain again today. Reshuffling of backing-up mowing jobs again, sigh. It's a good job we live minimally!

I don't mind wind, some rain is necessary, don't want it to get too hot too quickly, but come on Weather - give us agriculteurs some working time!