Re: Blessed Rain!

Well, I can't believe it but we actually got a little rain today. 
Only about an inch but I was glad to see it nevertheless.  About 2 or
3 more inches and the farmers can get some hay planted for fall.  That
would be wonderful.

On 8/7/05, David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
> Yeah, besides if the U.S. raises a stink about that then the Mexican govt.
> might mention what happened to the Colorado River.
> 
> David
> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Blessed Rain!
> 
> 
> > All the time darlin'.  I'm more cognizant of it because it happens
> > here all too often.  The Rio Grande Valley citrus farms have had
> > recurring problems because Mexico siphons off more than their share of
> > the river (set by treaty) and our butt kissin' government is too
> > lily-livered to do anything about it.  Makes me nuts, best not to go
> > there I suspect.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/6/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >> And you got to wonder how much of this stuff goes on all the time without
> >> anyone knowing about it...
> >>
> >> Good Grief!
> >>
> >> Donna
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >> > Behalf Of kmrsy@netzero.net
> >> > Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 9:24 AM
> >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Blessed Rain!
> >> >
> >> > There are real problems with water in TX. From things I've read, they
> >> > don't like to share the way David's Imperial Valley people do. I don't
> >> > recall the details, but I sent Pam a TX water article quite some time
> >> > ago about political-giving-to-private controls on water wherein they
> >> > could buy rights in small areas and use equipment to suck it up from
> >> > below from very far away, robbing those who really needed it and then
> >> > selling it off to other states. That's just one item.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Kitty
> >> >
> >> > -- "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >> > Ok, now I feel guilty.  We do have several days of 100 degrees but our
> >> > farmers are all connected to water sources around the west.  We
> >> > irrigate
> >> > all
> >> > year.  That's why farmers in the Imperial Valley where average temps
> >> > are
> >> > in
> >> > the 100's can still grow lettuce and cotton.
> >> >
> >> > I was teasing you Pam didn't mean to rub salt in the wound.
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> > http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> >> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 8:01 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Blessed Rain!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Well I know from Agnes in '72 that too much rain is as bad as not
> >> > > enough.  But it's really bad this year.  And I feel terrible for the
> >> > > ranchers & farmers - no hay crop, stock tanks (you call them ponds)
> >> > > dried up, pastures turning brown and all that.  This is my hobby and
> >> > > my life, but that is their livelihood that they and their families
> >> > > survive on.  This tiny burg is surrounded by nothing but ranches and
> >> > > farms for ten miles in every direction.   That's all anyone talks
> >> > > about here anymore.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On 8/5/05, kmrsy@netzero.net <kmrsy@netzero.net> wrote:
> >> > >> Pam, it must get rough hearing us whine about rain, when I think you
> >> > >> have it the worst of all of us most of the time. Cathy sounds like
> >> > she's
> >> > >> running a close second this year. I had to water some beds again
> >> > >> today
> >> > >> because the promised rain was only about 5 single drops, but I've
> >> > >> never
> >> > >> had it as dry as you do.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Kitty
> >> > >>
> >> > >> -- Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > >> Hurricanes are the pits, but I'm almost that desperate for rain
> >> > >> here.
> >> > >> Four months of a whole lot of nothing is killing us here.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On 8/5/05, kmrsy@netzero.net <kmrsy@netzero.net> wrote:
> >> > >> > Say Good Night Irene
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > -- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> > >> > Looks like our only hope for any significant rain is in the
> >> > >> > soon-to-be-named hurricane Irene. Not exactly looking forward to
> >> > >> > it,
> >> > >> > but what are my options?
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > On Aug 5, 2005, at 1:28 PM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > > Much of ours probably ran off, too, but as we are on a slope,
> >> > >> > > and
> >> > the
> >> > >> > > perennial beds and vegetables are downhill, maybe they
> >> > benefitted...
> >> > >> > > total was 1.35 inches in my rain gauge.
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > On Aug 4, 2005, at 9:31 PM, Donna wrote:
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > >> We got some rain this morning, hard hitting storm, lightening,
> >> > >> > >> thunder, not
> >> > >> > >> very good for the plants or ground as it all ran off.
> >> > >> > >>
> >> > >> > >> Been watering all week, but don't think I am winning the battle
> >> > >> > >> here.
> >> > >> > >>
> >> > >> > >> Donna
> >> > >> > >>
> >> > >> > >>
> >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> >> > >> > >>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-
> >> > gardenchat@hort.net]
> >> > >> > >>> On
> >> > >> > >>> Behalf Of Cathy Carpenter
> >> > >> > >>> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:53 PM
> >> > >> > >>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > >> > >>> Subject: [CHAT] Blessed Rain!
> >> > >> > >>>
> >> > >> > >>> Has been raining here for the past 30+ minutes. Probably
> >> > >> > >>> coming
> >> > >> > >>> down
> >> > >> > >>> too hard to do anything but run off, but at this point, I'll
> >> > >> > >>> take
> >> > >> > >>> anything.  Will let you know what the rain gauge says
> >> > >> > >>> tomorrow.
> >> > >> > >>> (This
> >> > >> > >>> morning the drought in the midwest made the front page of the
> >> > Wall
> >> > >> > >>> Street Journal.) At least I will probably get a one week
> >> > >> > >>> respite
> >> > >> > >>> from
> >> > >> > >>> hose hauling!
> >> > >> > >>>
> >> > >> > >>>
> >> > >> > >>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >> > >> > >>>
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> >> > >> > Island Jim
> >> > >> > Southwest Florida
> >> > >> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> > >> > Hardiness Zone 10
> >> > >> > Heat Zone 10
> >> > >> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> > >> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> >> > >> Pam Evans
> >> > >> Kemp TX
> >> > >> zone 8A
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> >> > > Kemp TX
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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