Horrible flooding east of Baton Rouge
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Comments (57)"Didn't you recommend a raised bed yourself?" Yeah, but Peyton chose to overlook that; it didn't fit with his changing argument. "Is there a flaw in this logic?" Newly planted trees are indeed more susceptible to a wide variety of things that a well-established plant might be better equipped to shrug off. I don't think poor drainage really falls into that same category though. A larger and/or well-established tree would still suffer from poor drainage. Depending on the situation, a smaller tree planted in a small berm might do fine for a while and then gradually get stunted as its root system grew past usable soil. This would probably not be a healthy situation for the then-a-little-older tree. Lots of factors would come into play in determining the actual results. As I wrote earlier, if drainage is the problem, a large berm (proportional to the requirements of the tree as it matures) would be my recommendation. I believe the recommendation for a berm comprised of "one cubic yard of soil" for a larger-growing tree is ill-advised....See MoreFlash Flooding Cincinnati
Comments (10)That is awful. On Wednesday we had 2 tornadoes touch down in Windsor not far from where I live and in the nearby town of Lasalle. Environment Canada put the warning out 30 minutes after the event. Quite a few factories in the industrial park suffered major damage, 15 homes were damaged on one Windsor street and a street in Lasalle. Lucky there were no deaths just minor injuries. Last tornado we had in Windsor was 40 years ago that killed 7 people. There was debris from the tornado on most of the streets east of me in my neighbourhood and on Peche Island. We are all a little freaked out and with the bad storms we have had the last few days everyone has been watching the sky since we can't rely on EC. Their excuse is they didn't want to cry wolf....See MoreBald Cypress in Texas
Comments (38)The reason that these population goes west further south is related to all the rivers, streams and springs that are pushed up by the Edwards Aquifer that curls under the base of the southern edge of the Edwards plateau. As you go north from that curl you will pass over the medina and Guadalupe rivers when you are so far west, and then you will immediately climb up into the plateau as you head north. Those springs get fewer the farther you go up. Y'all probably know all this geography. Gardeners usually know about geography. Oh I found a picture of "Old Glow" on the Pedernales River. We were shooting a movie in this picture during the drought of 2011. This was a scene wrap shot. Just Annie is watching over the high dollar movie camera on a tripod in the water. All the other rats are abandoning the ship. The river was dried totally up both upstream and down stream from us. The springs in this hole , never dried up. There were wild fires going just 2 miles to the Northeast of us. The helicopters kept interfering with the shooting schedule by dipping down to pick up water. It really messed with the sound guy all darn day. It was 110º that day. I was SO glad to be shooting in the water and not on the beach like we were earlier . You can see where the waterline is normally in the next picture. This was at the beginning of the summer in May. We still 3 1/2 months of no rain and triple digits to go. I love this tree. He has found a sweet spot , lucky dog. The currents let him be and the deep spot and springs abound coming up from the floor of the river there. You can get to Pougue Hollow by going to Reimers Ranch Park, and walking to the northern edge of the park. Lick creak is just further north from there. I think it is on private land but I was in a movie as an extra there. Part of Lick Creek goes over at the back norther boundary of the park but the best part of the swimming hole is further down stream. Cypress creak comes into the pedernales across from Reimers. That is a gorgeous trespass. if the water is running nicely. Great Cypresses. West Cave Preserve has some beautiful examples in a gorgeous grotto too. That is just as you pass over the Pedernales going west. I wonder if the San Gabriel River has any as it crosses the hill country side west of IH 35?... OOOH , you have a bunch of great days ahead of you if you do all of this. I love goals to search out for my road trips....See More
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIt's just so bizarre. Unlike with hurricanes and tropical storms, there was no warning or expectation that something like this would happen.
On the way to work Friday morning I had to take a small detour because my normal route had begun to flood, but I didn't think anything of it since it's not that unusual when rain is heavy, and I hadn't yet heard anything about what was happening elsewhere. Then I got to work to find out half the staff was missing because they'd been trapped in their neighborhoods by rising water.
A coworker who lives only two miles / five mintues away from work sent us this picture as he and his family were being evacuated by boat.
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