Re: [gardeners] Rain
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 24 Sep 1997 12:50:48 -0500 (CDT)
At 11:44 AM 9/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>At 09:36 AM 9/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>It started raining at 12:30 am Monday night and is still raining as of this
>>>>writing. According to the local news and the foot tub I left out in the
>>>>yard, we have gotten 4 inches of rain in that time. We needed the rain but
>>>>now it is starting to leave standing water and it's time for it to abate. We
>>>>still got stuff to plant in the fall garden. I may be forced into doing a
>>>>sun dance before it's all over.
>>>>
>>>>George,
>>>
>>>There is hope, we have had clouds and rain since Friday last, and today the
>>>sun is out, beautiful. Of course there are some lurking clouds over the
>>>mountain that have me a little worried. I had filled up, actually
>>>overfilled, a watering can, and 2 buckets under the skylight that broke
>>>back in July on the back deck. We are definately not used to that kind of
>>>rain.
>>>
>>>Glad to see your message, I haven't gotten any since yesterday afternoon
>>>from either gardens or gardeners. Starting to have withdrawl symptoms
>>>here.
>>>
>>>Good luck with the rain. Jane
>>>
>>It's something we are used to here in SW Louisiana. Our normal rainfall runs
>>about 65 inches per annum with a wet year bringing 100 inches or more. This
>>happens to be our second somewhat dry year in a row and we aren't used to
>>it. It rained for more than 24 hours before the water started running off
>>and pooling up, showing how dry our gumbo gets at times.
>>
>>George, trying to learn to walk on water
>
>George,
>In my book you already do. Jane
>
>p.s. we only get about 18" average of precipitation per year.
>
>
Aha! That's whose been peeking over the fence when I practice.
George