Has it rained enough in Stoke-on-Trent?
Rain soaked properly in 2 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Stoke-on-Trent has had 96.8mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 70.7mm, so the ground is roughly where it should be for the time of year.
Rain in Stoke-on-Trent through a normal year
Across a normal year Stoke-on-Trent gets about 811.9mm of rain, most of it in October (80.7mm) and least in April (57.7mm).
That makes Stoke-on-Trent one of the wetter places this site covers in the United Kingdom in August — 17th of 40, against Glasgow at the wet end (108.3mm) and Portsmouth at the dry end (58.8mm).
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorth checking by hand even so — a pot in the sun can dry out in a wet week, because there is so little soil to hold anything.
- Beds and bordersNothing needed. Watering soil that is already wet does more harm than good.
- New plantingsAnything planted within the last month is the exception; its roots have not spread far enough to find water on their own.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Stoke-on-Trent as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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