Re: rainfall map

Kitty,
Click on the "map key" label in the blue section to the immediate right of your map. A key will come up to the right of that.
Cathy
On Saturday, December 6, 2003, at 12:40 PM, Kitty wrote:

Noreen,
On the National Atlas rainfall map I can see NINE colors in Texas. (though I
still can't find a key as to what the colors indicate.) This might be a
little more informative, but from what you describe of differences from one
side of town to another, maybe not.
Kitty
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From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] rainfall map


In a message dated 12/6/2003 8:00:09 AM Central Standard Time,
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
Both frequency and

time of
occurrence would be as important as how much.  Just ask any flood
victim.
Exactly!!!!
Again, I think this is region specific. Here the frequency of rain is
less
important than the amount. South Texas doesn't have a typical rain
period....growing or dormancy. The frequency of rain is the same for my
area or parts
east of me....however the amount that they get is much more than we do.
Instead of Xeriscaping, here the term is Waterwise gardening. Unlike many
areas that are dry constantly with high heat....we don't concentrate as
much on
the heat as we do on the water requirements. Not the frequency, but the
amounts. One has to plant the garden accordingly. Plants have to be
able to
survive periods of drought as well as periods of standing in water. The
grade of

the garden depends on how well the plants can take these conditions.

Plants

that are less tolerant of wet feet get put in raised beds, or in pots

without
saucers. Parts east of me, don't plant anything that isn't tolerant of
standing water.

I agree that tables are a great start, however, they can easily be
misleading
as well, especially when WAY off as in the Texas part of this chart. This
shows Pam and I getting pretty much the same rainfall....I think she'd be
the

first to say that this is not even close to accuracy.

Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast

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