Re: Crazy weather/ flooding

Not too surprising......when the soil, especially clay, is so dry, it  
practically bakes, and becomes rock hard.  When it rains, the soil is not  porous 
enough to soak it in, and often it rains so much at one time, in a short  time, 
then quits.....the ground never softens up enough, so it all just puddles  on 
top or runs off.....causing the flooding.  Happens here a lot!!   It's only 
after several rains that the soil loosens up enough to allow for  absorption. 
All the concrete everywhere (here anyway) doesn't help any.  Such a waste of 
rain, when one thinks that the ground never benefited....all  that good stuff 
went straight into the storm drains.   Don't get  me started......
 
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
In a message dated 3/9/2006 11:02:36 PM Central Standard Time,  
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

we got a  lousy 1/4" and Kaufman was flooding.  This makes me  nuts.

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