Are you having drought where you are?

It is hotter than usual here, and for more extended time. The drip irrigation has been my life saver. I couldn't keep, up with the watering otherwise. Next year, I want to expand the irrigation to include beds with sweetcorn and potatoes. This year I'm still using the water hose for those. We are on a well. Sone neighbors use the sprayers to keep their big lawns green. I worry about depleting the aquifer, so I let the lawn go brown.

 

We had a bit of rain yesterday but we won't get any more for a few weeks, July and August is always dry here but more so this year. I had to water a rose plant and that's unusual.

 

I so agree with you Daniel about watering grass !! It makes no sense to even think about this for the sake of snobbery very often. For 40 odd years now I have used a mulcher on my grass which helps to feed it (I refuse to use the term ''lawn'') and even when the drought and heat become extreme the grass bounces back to lush and green very very quickly after a shower or two. We were fortunate last night and had a heavy shower, and today the grass is saying thank you already

 

Me too, Tetters, me too.

 

I don't water the grass, i try to do as little watering as possible because I'm lazy when it comes to it.

 

Not anymore, yesterday our drought was truly broken with a thunderstorm. We almost always get thunderstorms in August. For the next week or so.

 

This summer we haven't had any thunderstorms just dry, had a bit of rain on Wednesday and nothing since.

 

The drought has become noticable here.

 

We had rain and thunderstorms for the last 2 days. Just when it was drying out.

 

We had 3 months of drought and heat here. Yesterday I used the last of my water reserves and now my barrels are all full.

 

Its good that the barrels are full again, wont have to worry.

 

We are too wet. An African once told us that we're rich in water. I'll never forget the dreamy look in his eyes as he stared at the rivers flowing down the mountain side and into the sea across the fjord. At home his water travelled through 600 km of pipes before reaching his tap. I keep reminding myself that rain is a luxury, not a nuisance, but I'm very often unsuccessful. I do wish we could persuade the clouds to distribute the rain more evenly around the globe.

 

I get that dreamy look when the storms come. The power of mother nature just astonishes me.

 

We have periods of drought. Some vegetables and fruits like it when it rains rarely. For example, melons grow well when there are no frequent rains. Although they also need moisture. In recent years, the drought has dragged on. So I set up a watering system. I came up with a hose with holes, which I placed near potatoes and tomatoes. Of course, I monitor how much water gets into the potato beds. I don't want the potatoes to rot underground. Before reading mygarden101.com, I always thought potatoes were planted with seeds. But thanks to the tips from the website for farmers, I realized that it's right to plant potatoes with small but juicy potatoes with sprouts.

 

We have had record high temps in the region with drought and wildfire season kickin in every summer, due to climate change. And at the same time we have experienced late season winter snow and ice storms in April May which effect the cherry season. I didn’t have one cherry again this year. Then the attack of the shield bugs every fall which can wipe out the hops, major crops for the beer industry. And the attack of the gypsy moths every year gets worse and worse and I treat all my trees with a systemic in late fall. Of course let’s not forget those power company tree trimmers that wack trees back so severe that they die or fall over in winter storms.
That dreamy look isn’t possible here. Mother Nature can blast severe storms and we loose power which make life complicated especially with severely ill family .