tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post9088450850473836575..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): The rain! The rain!chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-58667046044852807752009-10-14T10:38:17.702-07:002009-10-14T10:38:17.702-07:00That Greek god seems to behold Miss Patty's fu...That Greek god seems to behold Miss Patty's fur-clad glory with awe! I'm impressed with your rain chart, we should do that here. I adore Watsonia and look forward to news about it's growth in the Spring. What color did you get - I really love the salmon-coral color Watsonia blossoms.Bonnie Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500058929186043543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-26354448965541447962009-10-14T10:27:23.242-07:002009-10-14T10:27:23.242-07:00I still can't convince myself that a rain barr...I still can't convince myself that a rain barrel is efficient enough to be worth the cost. So many people love theirs that I ought to work harder to understand the benefit. Glad yours is working well!<br /><br />Under an inch of rain at my house near Los Angeles thus far, but that's par for the course.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-15167071080524229672009-10-14T08:39:12.538-07:002009-10-14T08:39:12.538-07:00And 2.65 inches as of 5:00 PM yesterday! Someday I...And 2.65 inches as of 5:00 PM yesterday! Someday I'll have to get my own rain gauge. The wind blew things around here also but I'm going to wait for everything to dry off before I try to set it all right again.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-3646149910847527032009-10-14T02:45:42.668-07:002009-10-14T02:45:42.668-07:00I was worried about you after watching the news, b...I was worried about you after watching the news, but know you live high up in a place with the word Heights in its name. Smart move with the deep watering too, your plants are lucky to be under your care. Miss Penny looks ravishing, great capture. Love your dad's saying too.<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-74818259904658507092009-10-13T23:41:14.072-07:002009-10-13T23:41:14.072-07:00I can't imagine wanting to add more water to a...I can't imagine wanting to add more water to anything in my garden right now! We got about the same amount of rain you did, but the soil here is such heavy clay that half my garden is now under about two and a half inches of standing water. I hastily transplanted a California fuchsia and a small mock orange this evening to get them onto higher ground. Transplanting them involved digging aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-3712053065463055732009-10-13T21:44:15.394-07:002009-10-13T21:44:15.394-07:003.8 inches in Emerald Hills!3.8 inches in Emerald Hills!omnicharmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141252282337834217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-20173142456821128082009-10-13T20:59:01.816-07:002009-10-13T20:59:01.816-07:00Yay it is raining here too!!! Not as much as there...Yay it is raining here too!!! Not as much as there though. I wish we would get more rain then wind but I will take whatever we can(-: I love rain(-: It was a major fire hazzard up here!!!!CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-6380217906287646302009-10-13T19:24:03.311-07:002009-10-13T19:24:03.311-07:00The rain is over. I might wait, you're right....The rain is over. I might wait, you're right. But I tend to find that the stems all too quickly adapt to their new, non-optimal positioning.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-85426962334787367212009-10-13T19:18:12.213-07:002009-10-13T19:18:12.213-07:00Is the rain over already? I guess you have to edit...Is the rain over already? I guess you have to edit prune more in your small space, but still I'd wait til things dry out and have a chance to stand back up. That kind of rinse and spin can help toughen up the stems.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.com