careful what you wish for
That’s what I’ve always heard.
Just a few days ago I was wishing for rain and overnight it came and dumped a little over 3 inches. I won’t be needing the hoses for the next few days. Cooled things off a little too. The high today should only be in the mid-nineties.
I don’t know if we will get any of the after-effects of Dean. You never can tell what they are going to do.
I bought some cypress mulch on Friday to cover some of the beds where I planted stuff earlier in the year. I really should have done that earlier. I have become rather lackadaisical in my planting methods. In my old garden I used to dig out and replace the soil in the flower beds, but here I’ve just been planting in the native soil.
August 20th, 2007 @ 12:33 am
Damn you Texans. We want that!
August 20th, 2007 @ 12:33 pm
We got more rain, too. The oxblood lilies responded immediately. Early fall? Temperatures only in the mid-90s today and more rain in the forecast. I think I count about two weeks of summer this year. Fantastic!
August 20th, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
I wondered how wet you were going to get!
August 22nd, 2007 @ 8:22 am
I think if it ever rains here again all the dirt is just going to wash away…
August 22nd, 2007 @ 9:09 pm
Bill, I’ve had a few bags of mulch stacked up since spring but never used them. John Dromgoole advised people to pull the mulch back if it was already on, and to wait to add any new stuff until the ground dried out. You’re just doing what the experts were advising!
Annie