The state of the ground.

[stuartbert two hats]

I don't mind being a heretic - that farm could do with some rain.  Green is much better than yellow.  Nobody is there yet, we should be seeing green, green grass!

[mjsell]

get the sprinklers out at halftime.

[p.pete]

4 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I don't mind being a heretic - that farm could do with some rain.  Green is much better than yellow.  Nobody is there yet, we should be seeing green, green grass!

Should be a wee bit this weekend - presumably less construction over the weekend too, so perfect timing I'd of thought

[Spindles]

10 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I don't mind being a heretic - that farm could do with some rain.  Green is much better than yellow.  Nobody is there yet, we should be seeing green, green grass!

We'll have some, for sure.  The occasional thunderstorm between now and then is a certainty from what I'm seeing right now, but significant, prolonged rain lasting days?  Off the cards by the looks of it.  Whether the pattern changes is unlikely but possible.

I should caution that every single year I am a hopeless optimist over the weather, last year I made the ridiculous claim that we had "dodged a bullet".  Not going to change though.

[Keithy]

22 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The existence of this well is a key development, hydrogeologically speaking.  We've now got baseline by which to track the state of the groundwater.

We need a Well Watch Webcam.

[deebeedoobee]

5 minutes ago, Keithy said:

We need a Well Watch Webcam.

unless Pilton Digger is willing to stand outside with his phone, this ain't happening. I could get a dip stick I suppose if I can find a stick long enough

[Waapster]

We need a daily dip report

[kalifire]

Could do with a moisture manager.

[verrymerry]

More of this good news people!  You are brightening my spirits with every post 

 

[Jugtanion]

1 hour ago, Spindles said:

We'll have some, for sure.  The occasional thunderstorm between now and then is a certainty from what I'm seeing right now, but significant, prolonged rain lasting days?  Off the cards by the looks of it.  Whether the pattern changes is unlikely but possible.

I should caution that every single year I am a hopeless optimist over the weather, last year I made the ridiculous claim that we had "dodged a bullet".  Not going to change though.

Haha - we may have dodged a bullet, before we got bulldozed!

[mr gumby]

1 hour ago, deebeedoobee said:

unless Pilton Digger is willing to stand outside with his phone, this ain't happening. I could get a dip stick I suppose if I can find a stick long enough

Surely one dipstick in the house is enough?

 

[GMF]

1 hour ago, deebeedoobee said:

unless Pilton Digger is willing to stand outside with his phone, this ain't happening. I could get a dip stick I suppose if I can find a stick long enough

Would this do,

[GMF]

Interesting historical information, may not be localised enough.

http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/groundwatertimeline/home.html

[deebeedoobee]

44 minutes ago, GMF said:

Would this do,

 

Yep it's got the length....possibly

[deebeedoobee]

58 minutes ago, mr gumby said:

Surely one dipstick in the house is enough?

 

I like to have a choice of yardage 

[pie_and_a_pint]

4 hours ago, verrymerry said:

More of this good news people!  You are brightening my spirits with every post 

 

PHWOOOAR.

[jyoung]

Torrential downpour and possible flooding this weekend according to the met, so the ground should get a good watering. Hopefully nothing too extreme but lets get it out the way before the festival!

Incidentally a bit of rain right now would be great for my spinach and celery but I doubt that's a top concern for Glasto weather watchers.

Edited May 26, 2017 by jyoung

[shoptildrop]

What's this sticking out of the trees left of the other stage towards the glade?

 

[Woffy]

2 hours ago, deebeedoobee said:

I like to have a choice of yardage 

(Reeled) metal tape measure?

[mario man]

46 minutes ago, shoptildrop said:

What's this sticking out of the trees left of the other stage towards the glade?

 

Looks like a mobile phone mast to me, could be wrong 

[musky]

4 hours ago, mario man said:

Looks like a mobile phone mast to me, could be wrong 

That's what I thought. I read something about EE putting in some permanent infrastructure to handle the amount of 4G traffic, so it could well be something to do with that.

[paulshane]

58 minutes ago, musky said:

That's what I thought. I read something about EE putting in some permanent infrastructure to handle the amount of 4G traffic, so it could well be something to do with that.

it's not nearly big enough to be a 3/4G mast, most likely it's part of the local infrastructure point to point WiFi that keeps all the areas connected.

[Tommy101]

That Ra*n last night must have been a blessing in disguise. If it's anything like here they got a downpour that the ground has been crying out for.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

A few more overnight sprinkles to keep the grass green would be good. We need the grass healthy in case it has to help us out.  Plus yellow grass is spiky to sit on.  And I'm useless with a mallet.

[briddj]

30 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

A few more overnight sprinkles to keep the grass green would be good. We need the grass healthy in case it has to help us out.  Plus yellow grass is spiky to sit on.  And I'm useless with a mallet.