Re: Re: MORE STORMS!

Oh I have them all along the back and out of sight. But the flooding
from the street down the driveway and into the back yard has to be
re-directed. Rain barrels won't help w/ that. And yes, it's feast or
famine here. Very little in between moderate kind of weather!


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 6/6/2004 12:31:54 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT]MORE STORMS!

> Can't help you with rocks, but a suggestion -

> You seem to get all or nothing.  5 inches one night then nothing for 5

> months.  How about rain barrels?, though I suppose you'd need a long string

> of them.

> 

> Kitty

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>

> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

> Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:55 AM

> Subject: Re: [CHAT]MORE STORMS!

> 

> 

> > We had another humdinger here last night! 5" of rain in about 2 1/2

> > hours - 50-60 mph winds. Been cleaning up all morning. Jesse - tell Neal

> > - MORE rocks please. That last load did a good job but there are still a

> > few places I get washout. No storm drains here, so when the streets

> > flood, the yards flood and my driveway turns into a river. And every

> > vehicle that goes by sends tidal waves into your yard. I've done a

> > pretty good job w/ raised beds and rocks placed to divert the flow

> > considering my major was history and not civil engineering. Anyone heard

> > from Noreen or Scottie? My power went off around 8pm last night and

> > didn't come back until 3am or so, so couldn't get any news here. Rich

> > darlin' - pour yourself a glass of tea and take a little break from the

> > rain dancing for a week or two! We sure needed this though, just not the

> > wind and hail.

> >

> >

> > Pam Evans

> > Kemp, TX

> > zone 8A

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Cersgarden@aol.com

> > Sent: 6/5/2004 10:06:47 PM

> > To: gardenchat@hort.net

> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: STORMS!

> >

> > > Jesse, so glad you are all safe.  The storm occurrence is unbelievable

> this

> > > year.  I just rtd from St Louis and had the best possible weather all

> week.  We

> > > are currently receiving rain but no storms.

> > >     BTW, what is a loafing shed?

> > >         Ceres

> > >

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