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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 2:18:36 GMT -6
I was wondering if you were swimming after the storms.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Apr 29, 2020 10:44:36 GMT -6
I'll sure be glad when Blackberry Winter is finally over. My garden is a muddy, muddy, mess!
I looked out in our backyard yesterday, from all the rains we've received ... about 8' feet in the past 14 months. Seventy-three inches in 2019, and twenty-three inches, so far this year. We've lost about 2" to 3" inches of topsoil in the past year. The top of rocks that were underground last Spring, are now 2" inches above grade.
In 2015, we had 82.5" inches of rain (6' feet-10.5" inches. In 2019, we had 6' feet-1" inch). Our part of Oklahoma is becoming a near rain forest from climate change. The Scenic, Illinois River, which used to run beautiful and clear 10-years ago, has been as muddy as the Arkansas River almost continually for the past two seasons. Multiple people drown here each year now, from roaring floodwaters on what used to be a calm and serene place to spend the day in safety, just having fun with our families.
I was charcoaling hamburgers last evening, when that most recent deluge came. We live down in a hollow, where you can't see the sky past the treetops. Just about the time the coals were ready, the whole world turned dark as night. I had to grab everything and run for the house! I finished our dinner in the oven and we ate while listening to the pouring rain as it pounded down on our roof.
Poor, Josh wrecked his car on the way home from work last night when a tree blew down across highway 82 C in the pouring rain, about 2-miles from our house. Luckily, it's still drivable, but it no longer has a front bumper or a grill, and the hood is rumpled from hitting the tree.
He was soaked to the bone when he came in last night, from having to stop and pull his dragging bumper out from under his car in the middle of the downpour. This morning, when the sun came up, we could see the damage more clearly. His poor car looks like the face of the loser of a Mike Tyson boxing match, bitten off ear and everything.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Apr 29, 2020 20:56:05 GMT -6
The hamburgers were pretty good. They got flavor from the smoke, but They were only cooked on one side.
The rain last night packed my garden so hard I could walk on it this morning, so that's good for a change.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 4, 2020 19:02:42 GMT -6
I got the last of my gooseberries planted today ... Just in time for more heavy rains, and round-two of Blackberry Winter. I didn't charcoal today, but from the looks of the sky, someone out there probably did.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 7, 2020 11:18:14 GMT -6
Frost, this coming Saturday morning? According to the weatherman, there is a huge low-pressure system positioned just North of the Great Lakes. That low-pressure system should cause the Jet Stream to start diving South. The forecast is calling for lows in the mid-thirties. Maybe, even frost in the low lying areas by Saturday morning?
It sounds like I might have made a good call, by not planting my okra just yet? You never know ...
Planting early is always a gamble. Sometimes, it pays off with an early crop. Sometimes, you're cursed with severely stunted, or possibly dead, okra plants.
At any rate, I think it would be wise to place a 5-gallon plastic bucket over any tender plants on Friday night.
I plowed my garden today ... I've lost count of how many times that makes? So plan on getting a very heavy rain soon.
Lately, I've found that plowing my garden, is a better predictor of coming rain than washing my car.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 8, 2020 1:03:22 GMT -6
Forties are better than thirties. Let's hope for the forties.
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Post by hank on May 9, 2020 12:50:57 GMT -6
I stayed at 40.1 last night
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 9, 2020 15:52:25 GMT -6
It got down in the 30s here last night, but no frost, at least none down on the ground where my tomato plants are. That was a relief, because I've had them get frosted in May more than once.
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Post by mountianj on May 9, 2020 20:48:36 GMT -6
got to 30s as well had cover up some of grape vines.havent put any tomatoes out afraid of weather it bein warm few days then frost next day.
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Post by macmex on May 10, 2020 5:19:57 GMT -6
As long as they don't get frosted, the beans should do well. Also, it's helpful to mulch around them, so that heavy rains don't splash soil on the leaves. That can cause disease.
We had a light frost yesterday. I had covered everything and everything came through it well.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 19, 2020 5:21:28 GMT -6
45-degrees again this morning ...
Despite the extra cool mornings for this late in the year, I got a lot done outside yesterday and managed to get my second sunburn of the season. No okra planted yet though. It's still too cold and wet for it.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 20, 2020 22:42:54 GMT -6
Mesonet says we've had 24.84" inches of rain, so far this season. (Which is a lot!) Our average yearly rainfall used to be about 42" inches, but ever since 2015, we've been getting way above average rainfall per storm system.
We had 82.5" inches in 2015.
We had 73.32" inches in 2019.
This year is shaping up to be a bad one too.
I laid 1,000 feet of Plasticulture today, right before the next 7-day bout of toad strangling rains. Since it was way, way, way, after dark before I was finished, I think some of my beds ended up being about a foot tall?
I couldn't see what I was doing in the dark, but I stepped off in a huge hole when I was getting ready to cut the last sheet of plastic loose. I think I accidentally dropped my hydraulic lift down to subterranean while I was pulling my last row? I guess I'll see how bad it looks tomorrow morning.
This was my third attempt since March 13th. Each time I'd plow the garden to get it ready to hook up the mulch layer, it would start pouring rain again. The first time, it rained for 11-days straight. The second time, it rained for 7-days straight. This time, I just stayed with it until it was done, no matter what. According to the forecast, we're due for another 7-days of rainy weather starting tomorrow.
I have pictures of geese swimming in my garden last year on May 21st. Things could be worse ...
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Post by macmex on May 21, 2020 11:46:27 GMT -6
Wow! Hope you didn't discover a new Mammoth Cavern! Never thought I'd wish for drought, but am getting really tired of constant rain!
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 21, 2020 16:40:56 GMT -6
My Plastic didn't look too bad this morning.Maybe, I ought to start laying all my plastic after dark? There were a few 'hiccups' like running out of plastic, before I ran out of dirt, but for the most part, everything went as well as could be expected for a rush job. I got all my transplants planted. The Weatherman predicted this storm system right on schedule. When I got up this morning, the first thing I did was to check the weather. It said we'd be getting rain, mostly after 4:00 pm. Just as predicted, it started raining at 4:00 pm this afternoon. I sure was glad I had my plastic all done.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on May 21, 2020 17:00:08 GMT -6
I really, really, need to plant some okra but with this weather, I'm afraid to soak my seeds over-night, for fear that I'll get rained out for days on end again. I'm with you on your lamenting, George ... I sure am getting tired of rain, rain, and more rain.
Oh well, I suppose it's still way better than a drought. The last time it didn't rain for a year, I got pretty tired of that too. Not to mention, I'm pretty sure most of the grasshoppers were drowned this year. That's also a huge plus!!!
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