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[IBC] dry summer
This has to be to driest summer I've ever seen. No rain since early July. Seems to have had one benefit, tho.
The insect and fungi population is down. It's too dry, even for them! How are the conditions elsewhere? Marty H. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
i'm in zone 9 central California- 65 miles due east of san Fran. we just had
for the second year in a row the hottest July and August on record----20 some days over 100 degree F last year and 30 some days over 100 degrees F with about 10 of those in 110 F range. I stayed inside and went out 4 times a day to water-this is it-I bought a drip system after this fiasco. The only good-if its good who know-is that one of my trident maples got badly burnt from heat around middle of June.So I said heck with it and defoliated and by August first its got a full head of leaves half the size-although it now need a serious pruning-I'll wait till November at least----------this summer has sucked. Mike Rogers New Address HATE PAPAL GO HERE : https://www.xoom.com/?co=US www.rogersrarities.com Cell 209-482-3023 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Haber" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:04 AM Subject: [IBC] dry summer This has to be to driest summer I've ever seen. No rain since early July. Seems to have had one benefit, tho. The insect and fungi population is down. It's too dry, even for them! How are the conditions elsewhere? Marty H. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Marty Haber wrote:
This has to be to driest summer I've ever seen. No rain since early July. Seems to have had one benefit, tho. The insect and fungi population is down. It's too dry, even for them! How are the conditions elsewhere? We're 8" above normal for rain. Our moss is growing moss. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Here in the inland Pacific Northwest it has been a dry year as well.
Temperatures have been around normal to a little above normal. A good year for bugs though (if you are a bug that is). I have had to spray multiple times this year, very unusual. Regards, Roger Snipes Spokane, WA. Zone 5ish ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Haber" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:04 AM Subject: [IBC] dry summer This has to be to driest summer I've ever seen. No rain since early July. Seems to have had one benefit, tho. The insect and fungi population is down. It's too dry, even for them! How are the conditions elsewhere? Marty H. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
On Sep 6, 2005, at 7:04 AM, Marty Haber wrote:
This has to be to driest summer I've ever seen. No rain since early July. Seems to have had one benefit, tho. The insect and fungi population is down. It's too dry, even for them! How are the conditions elsewhere? Marty H. We had a little over two weeks in late July/early August with no rain. There was rain periodically, but not a lot. Right now we've been almost a week with no rain, since we had the leftovers from Katrina. Not much though. The dryness hasn't been the only problem for us. During July with the temperature in the 90's every day I had a very difficult time keeping up with watering. I was watering twice a day and we still lost several trees. We have a well here, so that helped. The well has not gone dry. Fortunately with the fall progressing it's easier to keep up with watering. I'm no longer watering twice a day. Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
On Sep 6, 2005, at 8:38 AM, Roger Snipes wrote:
Here in the inland Pacific Northwest it has been a dry year as well. Temperatures have been around normal to a little above normal. A good year for bugs though (if you are a bug that is). I have had to spray multiple times this year, very unusual. Regards, Roger Snipes Spokane, WA. Zone 5ish Speaking of bugs--we've had a bumper crop of millipedes and grasshoppers. Would the weather conditions affect the population of these? Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Speaking of bugs--we've had a bumper crop of millipedes and
grasshoppers. Would the weather conditions affect the population of these? Millipedes like dampness. Grasshoppers like dry -- and grass. Go figure. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Strangely enough, this appears to be a good year for Praying Mantis around
Central PA. In previous years, I'd be lucky to see one all summer. I've seen a dozen this month alone, including one I saw this morning while watering my trees. Mark Hill - Harrisburg, PA (Zone 6) -----Original Message----- From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf Of Jim Lewis Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 3:57 PM To: Subject: [IBC] dry summer Speaking of bugs--we've had a bumper crop of millipedes and grasshoppers. Would the weather conditions affect the population of these? Millipedes like dampness. Grasshoppers like dry -- and grass. Go figure. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac ************************************************** ************************** **** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ************************** **** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
Mark Hill - President, EESiFlo Inc. wrote:
Strangely enough, this appears to be a good year for Praying Mantis around Central PA. In previous years, I'd be lucky to see one all summer. I've seen a dozen this month alone, including one I saw this morning while watering my trees. Mark Hill - Harrisburg, PA (Zone 6) Which means, of course, that it's also a good year for pests. Praying mantises don't hang around unless there's food. Around here, it is caterpillars; the biggest caterpillar years I can remember. I have a VERY fat golden orb spider in a web between my house and a Japanese maple in my yard. :-) Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - People, when Columbus discovered this country, it was plum full of nuts and berries. And I'm right here to tell you (that) the berries are just about all gone. -- Uncle Dave Macon, musician ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Bob Pastorio++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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