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Does this rule work for mature Junipers? I have been assuming that they have deep roots and that 2-3 feet would be either worthless or counter productive for them.
IDK. This is a real question.
Devin, I don't water my junipers as often as my other trees that have broader leaves. I think if it is really hot out and there is not much rain, I give them a bit of a soaking every other week. But junipers like to be well-drained, so I don't keep them as wet as my Burr Oak, maple and aspens. A neighbor of mine has not watered his juniper much at all, and now it is starting to die from the top down. So I surmise it is possible to kill them with neglect, but you don't have to water them as much as other trees.
I am not so sure I ever saw rain this heavy, even in Kansas!
My husband estimated we got two to three inches. It flooded our front and back yards, and was pouring off the roof and running like a river down the swale between our house and the one to the west.
Now it is raining again! I never expected rain like that here in Santa Fe ... but we are loving it!
I am not so sure I ever saw rain this heavy, even in Kansas!
My husband estimated we got two to three inches. It flooded our front and back yards, and was pouring off the roof and running like a river down the swale between our house and the one to the west.
Now it is raining again! I never expected rain like that here in Santa Fe ... but we are loving it!
Part of this is -- I think -- the nature of the soil in combination with relatively sparse vegetation. When it rains a much lower percentage of the water soaks into the ground -- instead it runs offs -- in sheets across flat land and into the arroyos.
It is a vicious cycle -- the soil might get better with time and the water retention improve except that any decent soil washes off. I have worked for a long time bringing in rock to build low walls and slow the run-off and build up the soil.
> ... found the term "monsoon" to be pretty funny around here,
> cause usually that means torrential rains.
I put this in another "rain" post in Las Cruces, but thought it also belonged here:
LiveScience.com: Life's Little Mysteries - What is a Monsoon? (http://www.livescience.com/mysteries/070706_llm_monsoon.html - broken link)
" ... a monsoon is not a storm. Rather, monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind. ... "
Well, okay, Mortimer....then I assume it is the shift in winds which is bringing us the heavy rains? The winds seem to be coming from the North-Northeast bringing these torrential rains.
My husband estimated we got two to three inches. It flooded our front and back yards, and was pouring off the roof and running like a river down the swale between our house and the one to the west.
I'm so envious!!! Hey, get yourself a rain gage. It's easy and you can make your own. There's probably a thousand Internet sites telling you how to, so I won't bore anybody with a how-to.
I think we have a rain guage that has not been unpacked yet.
Maybe it's gauge?
Somebody's bound to spell it right eventually.
I'll bet that it measures less than you expect. Of course, I could be wrong.
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Blessed rain tonight!
