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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 08:22 PM
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Notice how incredibly warm and eerily dry it's been?
No rain in site for January, apparently. Fingers crossed for February.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 08:47 PM
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1. Well, you know we had winter all during fall. So I figure if we have fall
all during winter, it evens out. Brace for fires.

Sigh.
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mackerel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-11 11:40 PM
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2. So should I start watering again?
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-11 12:01 AM
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3. That depends on two things:
How sandy or clay-like your soil is.

And how drought-resistant your plants are.

If your soil has a lot of clay in it, then that holds the water really well...

If your soil is sandy, then it'll drain quickly and will need watering sooner.

The plants will wilt and look sad when they need some water...

Good luck!

:hi:
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-11 02:31 PM
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4. Check your soil moisture. You might need to.
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robt6750 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-11 03:40 PM
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6. indeed
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-11 06:56 PM
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5. I went ahead and planted sweet corn last weekend, because there's no cold weather...
...for the foreseeable future.

I could get zapped by a frost, but it's not likely IMO.

(I live in San Diego within sight of the ocean.)
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mackerel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-11 02:20 AM
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7. I'm in v-town, clay soil and it's still pretty dry.
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