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Re: Changing Weather here is DROUGHT

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Vasha I'm sure others will suggest a similar idea, i find that when it's
HOT and dry you can shade just about anything; even things that really need
sun appreciate the cooling effect. if they are tiny, water them, then put
strips of newspaper or anything that protects the ground around their feet
(the trouble with mulch and really little seedlings is it's hard not to
bury them in it). In addition, you can shade them from above with bigger
plants in containers, newspaper tents, shade cloth or what have you. I had
basil in a pot growing beneath tomato and pepper plants that needed water
about once a week, versus some exposed fully to the sun that could
completely wilt in one hot afternoon, flowers as well. It's high
maintenance, but you could uncap them at night and in the am, before it
really gets hot, or just keep them covered as long as there's room for air
and some light to get through to everything. Good luck, it's worth a shot.
Better than doing time, anyway.





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>> My students just planted, we can do that now in S. Fla.  :)
>>-john
>
>My students started planting too (Birmingham, AL), and then we got hit with
>this serious drought.  The Birmingham Water Works is running out of water.
>Let's see, I think we have 51 days left, and no plan for what happens when
>we do run out.  There are fines and threatened imprisonment for those who
>violate the ban on watering outdoors.  I have a moral dilemma here: obey the
>laws of the community, or save the children's plants.  I guess losing
>everything to the drought is a real lesson in life!  It is hard though,
>because the neighboring community (about 5 miles away) has water - they just
>built a new water treatment plant and their water comes from a different
>source.
>
>Soooo, anybody have any ideas about how to save the seedlings?  Would left
>over milk work?  The kids throw away a lot of milk every day.  Or would it
>just smell bad and attract undesirable creatures?  I doubt they would save
>dishwashing water for me, for sanitary reasons, but I will check.  Need
>ideas . . .
>
>Vasha
>
>
>
>Vasha Rosenblum
>South Shades Crest Elementary School
>3770 South Shades Crest Road
>Hoover, AL 35244
>
>Telephone: (205) 439-3000
>FAX:  (205) 439-3001
>email:  vrosenblum@hoover.k12.al.us
>
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