tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post4614181060929703238..comments2023-08-13T05:26:06.112-04:00Comments on Vinegar and Honey: Drought In The LandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-13676695219103737222007-10-18T19:12:00.000-04:002007-10-18T19:12:00.000-04:00sue..you had to remind us! I was just thinking th...sue..you had to remind us! I was just thinking the other day about the snow that we had here in April!<BR/><BR/>We had a green Christmas, and a white Easter!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-30019650074820864422007-10-18T19:10:00.000-04:002007-10-18T19:10:00.000-04:00lydia..it seems like it's either too much, or too ...lydia..it seems like it's either too much, or too little, all around the country.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-88422767633467632452007-10-18T10:15:00.000-04:002007-10-18T10:15:00.000-04:00Don't get me wrong, we've had the droughts here, t...Don't get me wrong, we've had the droughts here, too... I have all my gardens mulched and try to conserve when I can. My sister-in-law lives in Virginia and it has been something like four months since they've had rain. It has just been unusual. I'm hoping the weather pattern changes a bit before winter hits, this could be 30 FEET of snow!suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087761009975204727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-9312503433668544822007-10-18T07:55:00.000-04:002007-10-18T07:55:00.000-04:00Hi Jan, We had an unusually dry summer this year. ...Hi Jan, We had an unusually dry summer this year. I've never seen anything like it. Some of my vegetable plants were not as productive, because of the lack of rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-44379116823090060862007-10-17T23:20:00.000-04:002007-10-17T23:20:00.000-04:00granny j...there are no words to express my feelin...granny j...there are no words to express my feelings about that disgusting situation!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-47199570314709170362007-10-17T22:49:00.000-04:002007-10-17T22:49:00.000-04:00Our problem is that the Powers That Be are celebra...Our problem is that the Powers That Be are celebrating the arrival of more and more people in an area that is already in a deep water deficit. They will probably solve our problem by drying up the upper end of a lovely free-flowing desert river. Argh!Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-83531856001417252852007-10-17T14:49:00.000-04:002007-10-17T14:49:00.000-04:00rockync..think what it would cost today, though!rockync..think what it would cost today, though!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-51996397539939246402007-10-17T14:45:00.000-04:002007-10-17T14:45:00.000-04:00Yeah, Jan, that new well was drilled in like 1980 ...Yeah, Jan, that new well was drilled in like 1980 and cost several thousand dollars. A lot of money back then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-5194887201586997632007-10-17T13:45:00.000-04:002007-10-17T13:45:00.000-04:00guyk..I don't recall either, really, except maybe ...guyk..I don't recall either, really, except maybe when I was a kid. I remember my stepdad worrying about having no rain for such a long time, and how we all went crazy with excitement when it finally did rain..so I guess we must have been having a drought.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-79074808027649167942007-10-17T13:20:00.000-04:002007-10-17T13:20:00.000-04:00I have lived through some droughts..bad ones and I...I have lived through some droughts..bad ones and I have lived through some years of continual flooding..and I can't say that one was any worse than the other..except that the dry years seemed warmer.<BR/><BR/>But in any event there is a lot to be said about a deep well and conserving the water.GUYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365709988592687239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-23194112462556942652007-10-17T12:49:00.000-04:002007-10-17T12:49:00.000-04:00rockync..well-drilling can get to be pretty expens...rockync..well-drilling can get to be pretty expensive, too, right?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-12345765971109687272007-10-17T12:48:00.000-04:002007-10-17T12:48:00.000-04:00sue..it's crazy, alright!I guess if your livliehoo...sue..it's crazy, alright!<BR/><BR/>I guess if your livliehood isn't dependant on farming, or agriculture, you don't realize how devastating too much of it can be!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-24618641732365529212007-10-17T12:37:00.000-04:002007-10-17T12:37:00.000-04:00Vin..well, now you've given us something else to t...Vin..well, now you've given us something else to think about...erupting volcanoes, and the subsequent ash!<BR/><BR/>Yikes!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-63295859011420699192007-10-17T11:11:00.000-04:002007-10-17T11:11:00.000-04:00Sue, seems like no one can catch a break. Our fiel...Sue, seems like no one can catch a break. Our fields are drying up, there is a shortage of hay and fodder and some cities are imposing water restrictions. I live in the country on a well, but I had a well go dry once during a drought. The well was at 181 ft and they had to go down to 272 ft to get me more water. I'm taking care of my well and conserving water. I plan on using a heavy layer of mulch on next year's garden to cut down on water needs. If the human race dowsn't take good care of what Mother Nature provides, she'll just kick our butts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-20730276414655580162007-10-17T09:41:00.000-04:002007-10-17T09:41:00.000-04:00See? Isn't this crazy? In our area we are having f...See? Isn't this crazy? In our area we are having flooding... in fact, we have seen so much rain the past few days that harvest has come to a screeching halt and the crops are just sitting in the field. Nothing is getting harvested, none of the field work is getting done, it is just a very weird fall...suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087761009975204727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071607692933192813.post-31751077587824099502007-10-17T02:56:00.000-04:002007-10-17T02:56:00.000-04:00Well at least we shouldn't have to worry about a t...Well at least we shouldn't have to worry about a ten year dust bowl again, even if we should fall to another serious drought like the one back in '29. Scientists say that crop rotation and proper agricultural care has eliminated that threat.<BR/>Personally I am far more concerned with biological viral mutations and the Yellowstone Caldera, than a drought in my neck of the woods.Rio Vista Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874243711162984051noreply@blogger.com