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Purple Fairy Tree

lastexitlondon said:

Disaster has struck . My whole  plot is flooded.

Sorry to see that, but how cute is your little girl!

GlowGirl

lastexitlondon said:

Disaster has struck . My whole  plot is flooded.

Oh no. I am so sorry. I know you have been working hard there all summer. I don’t know anything about gardening - is this at all salvageable?

lastexitlondon

Im not sure we arw forecast rain all week si in guess its all gone i hope the fucking mole died on his sword is the only positive. Nature killed him not me.

lastexitlondon

look in b+w looks very spooky. Pandemic.  Flood. Ooooo

deadendp

Oh, Rob. I am so sorry. You might have some things come through okay if it drains relatively soon. The zucchini might not make it though. (Corgettes, maybe? Might have that wrong.)

Just rainwater, right? No sewage? 

How heartbreaking. Your place of solace.

deadendp

The monster tomato that I just picked. 

lastexitlondon

deadendp said:

Oh, Rob. I am so sorry. You might have some things come through okay if it drains relatively soon. The zucchini might not make it though. (Corgettes, maybe? Might have that wrong.)

Just rainwater, right? No sewage? 

How heartbreaking. Your place of solace.

Rain is forecst for another week and this is heavy rain
 The water is clean river water but i dont know whats in it i guess  . Big time  ruined. I may have   few peppers high up in a green  house. But can't  even get to my stuff. Im gonna  walk in i think today get wet and see. But i haven't  been at all well and in a way its the end.  A relief . But  a negative  as its the only place i went. And my daughter has lost ll her toys  there she had a fairy  garden we set up now thats all washed away. I feel very very low and this is just typical. 

rgambs

That is a big time bummer, something always fails around here too.  I haven't had any beets since '18 and, despite daily watering, it looks like my fall attempt is all for naught as well.  

Purple Fairy Tree

deadendp said:

The monster tomato that I just picked. 

@deadendp Imagine making a Greek salad with that!
@lastexitlondon Your daughter's fairy garden :_( Good luck wading through it today.

lastexitlondon

The water level is just up to my shorts. I saved the  fairy garden like a hero. My bench had the  garden on and lifted like a raft with it all on. Lucky. I saved 4 cucumbers  and my peppers but sadly the rest maybe gone. With exception of the greens.

deadendp

lastexitlondon said:

The water level is just up to my shorts. I saved the  fairy garden like a hero. My bench had the  garden on and lifted like a raft with it all on. Lucky. I saved 4 cucumbers  and my peppers but sadly the rest maybe gone. With exception of the greens.

So glad you saved the fairy garden! 

And...that's a hell of a lot of water. 

lastexitlondon

It turns out a farm  up the  way did some "redirecting" of an ancient river the river ver.
And  were warned this may happen and did it anyway now we have all lost everything . 
In Roman  times galleons sailed  the river. Interesting.  But i didnt need the entire river dumped in my plot. Its so sad seeing ll tge worms dead and all ants and woodlouse climbing the plants to survive. 

deadendp

lastexitlondon said:

It turns out a farm  up the  way did some "redirecting" of an ancient river the river ver.
And  were warned this may happen and did it anyway now we have all lost everything . 
In Roman  times galleons sailed  the river. Interesting.  But i didnt need the entire river dumped in my plot. Its so sad seeing ll tge worms dead and all ants and woodlouse climbing the plants to survive. 

So...will this farm be rehabbing your plots and providing veg to offset the loss from their selfishness? 

(I know the answer, but... )

deadendp

Just started blooming today.  

lastexitlondon

deadendp said:

lastexitlondon said:

It turns out a farm  up the  way did some "redirecting" of an ancient river the river ver.
And  were warned this may happen and did it anyway now we have all lost everything . 
In Roman  times galleons sailed  the river. Interesting.  But i didnt need the entire river dumped in my plot. Its so sad seeing ll tge worms dead and all ants and woodlouse climbing the plants to survive. 

So...will this farm be rehabbing your plots and providing veg to offset the loss from their selfishness? 

(I know the answer, but... )

We all have to write to the  council. But my guess NO 

deadendp

Write. Tell them about the devastation. Tell them how this was helping to provide for not only your family, but also your extended family. You are teaching Rosie how to garden and respect the earth. Tell them regardless to how super shitty the world has been, this was your place to escape to. 

lastexitlondon

Yes  im thinking cinzia can help with wording ive lost all that.

deadendp

lastexitlondon said:

Yes  im thinking cinzia can help with wording ive lost all that.

My husband always has me do that for him. He tells me I have a way of telling people they absolutely suck without them seeing it's coming.

Purple Fairy Tree

Reading about saving the fairy garden has made me smile @lastexitlondon

Purple Fairy Tree

What are you gonna do with that massive tomato? @deadendp Are you gonna bake stuffed tomatoes?