Re: Rain again

Pam, I think I would have planted something I really dislike, like parsnips, with the suspicion that the mere act of planting them would break the drought to hasten their germination and development.

My roma tomatoes are setting fruits--some already as big as Chilean grapes--and we're picking wild tomatoes, not huge numbers, but enough every day or two for a salad or a cold pasta sauce.

On Jan 14, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Pam Evans wrote:

That's exactly right Bonnie. The drought's just as bad in OK and things in
LA are still unsettled from Katrina so the hay is having to come in from the
Midwest. Long ways off. I decided to do something optomistic today and
planted my carrot seeds in my raised bed. And a couple of daffodils are not
just up but blooming this morning, in January can you believe it?? I'll cut
them Tuesday afternoon since we are supposed to get a hard freeze Tuesday
night.



On 1/14/06, Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net> wrote:

In regards to the price of hay, it is like anything else...supply and
demand. I'm sure the supply is way down because of the drought. Shipping
hay in from elsewhere must include shipping costs (with fuel prices on the
rise thanks to Iran and other factors) as well as the cost of personnel to
haul the rolls. I doubt you can get many rolls onto one flatbed.

It's a catch 22 situation. If you put in price controls (like President
Jimmy Carter) you put small farmers in other areas out of business because
they can't afford to grow and ship their product. The long haul drivers
won't haul it if they can't make some profit over the cost of their fuel
and
depreciation on their rigs and they too have to get a fair wage. There
are
no winners or easy answers here.

It reminds me of the "dust bowl" era, sad to say, as far as the drought,
but
restricted to a smaller area thus far. Of course they thought most of the
damage was due to over-grazing and over-use of farm lands (poor tilling
and
planting methods) but the drought certainly aggravated a desperate
situation.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
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Of kmrsy@netzero.net
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:26 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again

There should be some assistance available. Isn't there a Farm Bureau or
some such organization there? This has got to be hard on people with any
kind of animals like horses. I don't know how far a roll of hay goes,
but $100 is absolutely highway robbery.


Kitty

-- "Andrea Hodges" <andrea.hodges@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Pam, that's awful. I'm really sorry to hear that. Isn't Farm Aid supposed
to

help with that kind of thing? Even the small farms I mean?
A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again


This is not good y'all. And maybe the big ranchers (friends of friends)
are
getting some help. None of the little guys I know are getting anything.
Someone at work said hay is up to 100 bucks a roll. And Kemp just
jacked

up
our water rates again.  Mmm mmm mmm.



On 1/14/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

It will effect all of us in some respect or other. I
can't imagine a farmer even thinking of planting
anything in these conditions... Is Texas giving some
kind of relief to the ranchers to offset the cost of
keeping the animals alive? (Importing water comes to
mind)

Think it is time for Rich to go out and point that
rain dance down to Pam's area.

Donna

--- Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:


I heard on tonight's news that this is the worst
drought Texas and Oklahoma
have had for the last 50 years.  A lot of farmers
and ranchers stand a
chance of losing everything because of it.  I feel
so bad for them.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again



3 more big ones today, under control now thank

goodness.  they say maybe a

chance of showers Monday, but "not a good chance"

- weatherman's actual

words.  how nice.

On 1/13/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Any rain in sight Pam? How are the fires out

there doing? Have they all

burned themselves out yet?

Donna


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net

[o*@hort.net] On

Behalf Of Pam Evans
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:16 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again

Oh Cyndi, for my money it could start raining

tomorrow until next

weekend

-
I wouldn't mind.

On 1/13/06, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <

cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>

wrote:

Not that we don't need the rain here in the

high desert, but why does

it

have to come on the weekends? I've been

gazing out my office window

at
blue
sky and sunshine all week, and now we're

supposed to get rain

Saturday.

Unfair. 3 day weekend for me though so

there's hope for working

outside

still.

Cyndi





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