Re: drought
If its thunder storm rain is accompanied by nitrogen in the air which the plants can
take up by foliar feeding..
Connie
Barb Pernacciaro wrote:
> > And I'm always puzzled by the reaction
> > of plants to real rain vs. the same amount of city water from
> > sprinklers.
> > There's no question that rain water makes everything look and act better
> > -- any ideas from experts out there about this? Obviously, all water is
> > not created equal!
>
> I've always been curious about this too. Esp. since our city water up until this year
> has not been chlorinated and like most comes from wells - natural ground water. But
> you are right, everything looks greener and better after rain! And real rain means a
> cloudy day; no sun which slows transpiration - gives the plants a chance to
> recuperate!
>
> Maybe it is just that rain falls everywhere, lawn, trees, and garden and penetrates
> deeper; the water put on just the garden dissipates, evaporates faster and gets
> sucked up by the thirsty far reaching tree roots which even though they are growing a
> good distance from the garden, have roots that are closer (and in the garden).
>
> All this is just guessing. Any other better theories?
> --
> Barb P.
> SE Wisconsin, Zone 4
>
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