Today, with the release of the newest drought monitor maps, we are officially in a severe drought. Amazing! I would have never guessed it... Not by looking at the wilted plants around or the trees already turning brown or the dusty dry soil. Even the coneflowers and oregano in the pollinator garden are curling up and looking pathetic.
But, never fear! Our governor- Terry Braindead... er.... Branstad... is going to hold a meeting! Because, of course, we know that holding a meeting to talk about the drought will solve all our problems!
I watered the pollinator garden this evening as well as the vining plants. Justine had watered the newly planted tree and shrubs already today. The tomatoes and peppers are looking amazingly well considering how little I have watered them I even got the first Amish Paste tomato this evening for our salads and we had stuffed peppers for dinner- YUM. I think I've given up on my beans for the year. I had really poor germination and they haven't been watered enough to being too well.
We're wishing for rain- as are many this year. We'll see what happens.
I wish I could give you some of our rain. We've had enough, that's for sure. Rains every other day - it pours - it's fierce rain, too much rain....I'll pray for rain for you, and if that doean't work, I'll resort to my rain dance...debbie
ReplyDeleteWe'd gladly take some of your rain. The corn crop around here is going to be pretty pathetic this year if we don't get an inch or two of rain in the next few days. I'm not worried about us but all our neighbors who are farmers are really going to suffer. I don't know if they will ever get a second cutting of hay from the field to the north- nothing is growing.
DeleteHow very hard it has to be for you to watch things wither away. And how about the animals and the humans?? I know that I don't like endless heat and dry... We could use a nice rain storm or two to help put out fires that are burning here in Oregon.
ReplyDeleteWe've been filling our old wading pool with water and leaving it out for the wildlife and making sure that the birdbath is full as well. We don't have the wildfires you do but there are burn bans in effect. I'll wish for rain for you as well.
DeleteI feel your pain. Full on drought here in Colorado too. Although anymore drought is the rule rather than the exception in these parts. I hate to be a zombie apocalypse pessimist, but the fact that folks in normally wet (or at least not dry) areas are in drought too, really worries me. I mean, how many years of crop failures before the whole country is in serious trouble?
ReplyDeleteI've got a sister in Colorado so I've heard about the situation out there as well. They have been frightfully near several wildfires in the past few years. It does seem that your area has been dry for quite a while. But, yeah, the scary thing is how much of the nation's major crop producing areas are in trouble this year. I'm expecting food prices to climb dramatically. I'm glad we've got a garden and a well.
Deleterain rain ,come our way ,that would make foe a lovely day..... i know ,don't give up my day job!
ReplyDeleteI kind of like your rhyme!
DeleteJudy
ReplyDeleteWe were also in drought but it started to rain last night and has not stopped yet. I just hope you got some of this rain too.
We got a brief shower overnight- less than a quarter of an inch but I'm really hoping for some more today.
DeleteJudy, You had me laughing so hard about Branstad... yup the meeting is going to solve all our problems...HA HA HA... Sorry I needed the laugh...
ReplyDeleteI sure hope you are getting some of the rain this morning...We are having a nice light rain for the past hour...I wanted to go food shopping but that sure can wait while it rains...I don't know how futher south of Coraville you are but it looks like rain is forming down that way.. I am hoping you will get the rain...Lisa
Glad I could give you a good laugh. Sometimes I feel like I can either laugh or cry- I choose to laugh!
DeleteI'm glad you are getting some rain. Sadly, it looks like most of the rain is going just to the north of us. It looks like another bit may be headed our way so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
As for geography- we're about 2 miles ESE of the Coralville Dam only a couple of miles North of the interstate.
Judy
It's definitely a time of extremes - heat, dry, wet - you name it. I always wonder if politicians think that it isn't so until they say so. Hope you get relief soon. It's hard to know what to save and what to let go.
ReplyDeleteI think politicians have to say something to feel important. Not that they have any more control over something like this than any of the rest of us.
DeleteAs for letting the beans go- I had such spotty germination that it really doesn't matter much. Of course, the 5 plants I've got aren't looking too bad at the moment.
You have to love the govt.! I'm hoping for some rain tonite/tomorrow that's in the forecast, it's been so hot! 105 yesterday, but 80's now since it's cloudy... sweet relief...
ReplyDeleteDo you happen to have a rockin' peach jam recipe? Like the strawberry one where you just invert the jars?
ReplyDeleteI think most jam recipes can be done inverting the jars. I've made peach jam- July Gelatinous Yum as christened by the children but I can't remember the recipe I used. It's been a couple of years since I got a good deal on peaches.
Deleteah, the required "meeting" LOL!!!
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