Our local area is still in a severe or extreme drought. For those who don’t read droughtmonitor.unl.edu or drive by any local streams, every water supplier in the area has declared a drought watch or emergency. The major difference is between you should use less water and you shall not wash your car or waterContinue reading “In case you thought we weren’t in a drought”
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August showers…
…may not bring May flowers, but they do bring cooler temperatures that are most welcome. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the 60s make overdue yard work possible this week.
The other other drought monitor
Nothing has changed at droughtmonitor.unl.edu. The spring has not changed since Tuesday. There is one other method of determining how dry things are locally. For the first time, I have dipped into my stored water supply to water my plants. Some people like me do collect rainwater as a supplement to rainfall. It also helpsContinue reading “The other other drought monitor”
The other drought monitor
The website droughtmonitor.unl.edu is one way to tell if the local area is in drought mode. Another is to check the local spring about fifty yards from my house. The flow rate varies widely and has been known to dry up completely. This morning I went to fill a jug for my container plants. TheContinue reading “The other drought monitor”
Short and long drought
Long term we are still in severe drought. Recent rains have moistened the ground but have done nothing to relieve the long term drought. So even though we are in severe drought status, I never had to water the garden until yesterday. With no rain in the forecast I will probably do the same tomorrowContinue reading “Short and long drought”
Hay Weather
The weather has been decent this summer. There has been enough rain to make grass grow with enough dry spells to cut the grass and make hay bales out of it. The ideal hay cutting and baling weather is hot, dry and going to stay that way. That is what we will have the restContinue reading “Hay Weather”
Transplants
I took advantage of the break in the temperature and transplanted the okra today. The pepper seeds finally germinated and should be ready for transplant this weekend.
Stormy start
I got off work today and it was windy raining. By the time I got in my car to start it I felt the car start to rock back and forth, so I decided to wait the storm out. 30 minutes later I went back inside and picked up some groceries. By the time IContinue reading “Stormy start”
Letting the heat out of the heat dome
Here along the Kansas-Oklahoma border we have managed to escape the heat waves taking over the Southwest and the East Coast. It’s hot enough, but not the usual 100 degrees it should be. The medium term weather forecast calls for some cooling and then back to near 100 degrees. Now if can just get aContinue reading “Letting the heat out of the heat dome”
Still in Drought
According to droughtmonitor.unl.edu we are still in severe drought I spite of the fact that we have had at least a half an inch of rain every week for the last six weeks. I would tend to doubt the website, but I went to the local spring and found out the flow rate has droppedContinue reading “Still in Drought”
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