Brisbane Incoming!

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:24 am

Wish it would rain!
Had new turf put down in the whole backyard last week.
Havent had a drop since - Bayside
Its getting cooked and i dare say i will get a big water bill next quarter trying to stop it drying and frying.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 12:31 pm

MINX wrote:Wish it would rain!
Had new turf put down in the whole backyard last week.
Havent had a drop since - Bayside
Its getting cooked and i dare say i will get a big water bill next quarter trying to stop it drying and frying.

Storms now forecast Friday thru to Monday - our luck they will be 'dry' and deliver nothing but heartache instead of water. Then again I have had over 75mm this month :wink:

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 12:51 pm

MINX wrote:Wish it would rain!
Had new turf put down in the whole backyard last week.
Havent had a drop since - Bayside
Its getting cooked and i dare say i will get a big water bill next quarter trying to stop it drying and frying.

The easiest way to guarantee rain is to wash your car or give your garden a much needed watering - not long after the rain will come.

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 2:10 pm

Our modelling shows Sat night and Sun nights are the big times.

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 2:20 pm

Might get the bike out on the Saturday night then, need to practice some wet weather riding skills.

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:59 am

MINX wrote:Wish it would rain!
Had new turf put down in the whole backyard last week.
Havent had a drop since - Bayside
Its getting cooked and i dare say i will get a big water bill next quarter trying to stop it drying and frying.

I wish it would rain also. I covered my lawn in $500 of stinky top dressing yesterday in the hope of big rains. Of course the BOM got as all excited for no reason again.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:49 pm

project.r.racing wrote:
MINX wrote:Wish it would rain!
Had new turf put down in the whole backyard last week.
Havent had a drop since - Bayside
Its getting cooked and i dare say i will get a big water bill next quarter trying to stop it drying and frying.

I wish it would rain also. I covered my lawn in $500 of stinky top dressing yesterday in the hope of big rains. Of course the BOM got as all excited for no reason again.

It's coming - my lawns were verdent green Wednesday, two days of heat and hot winds and a lovely shade of brown now

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 10:24 am

Still coming? Was out this morning at five o'clock spraying one hundred dollar bills on the lawn since last nights storm netted a total of zero millimeters of rain.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:29 am

No tank(s)?

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 11:47 am

Yeah one tank. 5000L. No real rain in past 3 weeks. Emptied it late yesterday. Stopped watering last night when tank water ran out. Thought incoming storms and 80% chance of rain (BOM prediction) would finish off the rest.

The top dressing went down on Thursday due to reports of incoming weather:-

Thursday night = 0 millimeters, waited for rain.
Friday Night = 0 millimeter, waited for rain.
Saturday night = 0 millimeters, couldn't wait longer for rain, used tank water to do 75% of lawn.
Sunday = unknown millimeters yet , still waiting for rain, used mains water to do 25% of lawn.

At least it is safe for 48 hours now some water is on it. I would've got the stuff delivered Saturday morning if I had known 3 storm warnings in 3 days would have collected a total of zero millimeters. Stuff happens. It will rain sometime soon.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 2:25 pm

It didn't miss Brisbane metropolitan area by much and there was rain all around us. When you consider the forecast area, it was pretty accurate.

Red_Bullet · Postby **Red_Bullet** » Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:13 pm

If rain is needed there is one sure fire way to bring it on for a few days. It involves me taking the camping gear off the garage shelf and placing it in a car boot with the intent of actually using the camping gear.