Big fines considered for Californian's overusing water in drought
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Comments (18)It holds up fairly well if I trim the stalks that fall over once in awhile during the winter. When it starts looking worse than good in late winter I set fire to the clumps that are out in the open. They burn right down to the crown and sprout in the Spring like n Burning is more fun than whacking the stalks down and disposing of them. Sometimes after cutting the stalks down I spread them out and cover with woodchips. I got the idea of burning them from the grass seed farmers in eastern Washington and Idaho. The burned fields produce more seeds the following year than the unpruned fields. There are no seed heads on the above picture because the clumps are in partial shade. They're not all that attractive anyway. othing happened. The clumps spread slowly. I have four as large as the one shown. In the picture below, the 'Giganteus' will be the first to go as I edit this over planted, confused area. Mike...See MoreWater -- Drought -- and Roses
Comments (51)Can I make a couple of suggestions? Rather than outright removing the roses that you do not plan on keeping, that instead offer cuttings to people who can root and donate to future rose sales. And then track and share just how those bushes handle no watering. Maybe we can use the drought to find out if some roses are tougher than others and can stay relatively dormant during the dry season. They may not bloom or look great, but I think it would be valuable information for all on how rose handle the drought. Kitty, not sure which spring bloomers you have, but I found I had not put the big Felicite Perpetue on the drip system when in September she started loosing leaves. I still have not put her on it, am going to leave her off since she made it last year, is really growing like mad and she is happily blooming away. I am very curious to see if once bloomers are really the way to go in droughts for the future....See MoreWhat are your watering restrictions & post your saddest drought photos
Comments (22)In my So. Maine town we are just starting to have water restrictions put into place. We have been in the extreme drought stage for quite a while. The Fire Dept. can no longer do training with fire hydrants. The water dept. will not be flushing out town pipes that they do in October of every year. No washing cars. Next week will tell if there will be a outdoor watering ban. The town has also tapped into a special pipeline set up a few years ago for surrounding communities to share when the water table gets low. We have let the grass go. Everyone's yard looks bad so I don't really mind that. We have rain barrel so I water my flower pots with that. The veggie and flower gardens are on timed soaker hoses and sprays. I don't really hold out much hope for the amount of rain we will need to get back to normal stage. Only hope is for a heavy snowfall this Winter to replenish what we need. Even though the Farmer's Almanac says it will be a good heavy snow...they said the same thing the previous year and we had no snow. Time will tell....See MoreTo Californians receiving unusual amounts of rain...
Comments (8)Not sure I would turn the upper parts of the alfalfa back into the soil. You may be disturbing roots of the roses. Also decaying plant material buried within the soil can tie up nitrogen until it finished decomposing. Decaying plant material on the surface only does this to the actual surface itself, and the rest of the soil is fine. I would not worry about the alfalfa roots, considering that they come with their own nitrogen source; should not be a problem. This is an intriguing idea, though. If it were me, I think I would cut it off at soil level and leave the upper part of the plant to rot on the surface, then cover it with mulch. The roots are where the nitrogen nodules are, and they are already in the soil where you want them. BTW, did you know to cut it off as soon as it starts to bloom? If not, the alfalfa can use up the nitrogen for itself....See Morecatsrose
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