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, Billy wrote: FarmI, and any other farmers who live in drought stricken areas, I would appreciate hearing on how you are coping and what plants are performing best for you. It looks like we are in for another year of water rationing here in northern California, due to lack of precipitation and the need to provide our endangered salmon with sufficient water for spawning. The water also gets sent south so that people can grow lawns and hose down sidewalks in the great desert that is southern California. Yes, I've "googled" drought resistant vegetables and found some good sites like http://extension.oregonstate.edu/new...toryType=garde Looking forward to any advice you can offer. Billy Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind Bars http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031285.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net Guess you know about http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/browse/xeriscape-perennials/ But the above is ornamental. Below deals with food. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryland_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...cultural_Resea rch_in_the_Dry_Areas All I think of is heavy mulch. We had a very dry year a few years back so I mulched heavy the next year in preparation. However the next year was very wet. So I play it by ear with a light mulch as I can always water but it is hard to dry out the sandy loam here. Bill Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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Bill wrote:
In article , Billy wrote: FarmI, and any other farmers who live in drought stricken areas, I would appreciate hearing on how you are coping and what plants are performing best for you. It looks like we are in for another year of water rationing here in northern California, due to lack of precipitation and the need to provide our endangered salmon with sufficient water for spawning. The water also gets sent south so that people can grow lawns and hose down sidewalks in the great desert that is southern California. Yes, I've "googled" drought resistant vegetables and found some good sites like http://extension.oregonstate.edu/new...toryType=garde Looking forward to any advice you can offer. Billy Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind Bars http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031285.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net Guess you know about http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/browse/xeriscape-perennials/ But the above is ornamental. Below deals with food. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryland_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...cultural_Resea rch_in_the_Dry_Areas All I think of is heavy mulch. We had a very dry year a few years back so I mulched heavy the next year in preparation. However the next year was very wet. So I play it by ear with a light mulch as I can always water but it is hard to dry out the sandy loam here. Bill Bill Another method that might work to some extent is to provide more room for each plant, as a larger footprint will provide more moisture when/if it does rain or when you are able to water. And as has been mentioned previously, Mulch. |
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chasndeb wrote: Bill wrote: In article , Billy wrote: FarmI, and any other farmers who live in drought stricken areas, I would appreciate hearing on how you are coping and what plants are performing best for you. It looks like we are in for another year of water rationing here in northern California, due to lack of precipitation and the need to provide our endangered salmon with sufficient water for spawning. The water also gets sent south so that people can grow lawns and hose down sidewalks in the great desert that is southern California. Yes, I've "googled" drought resistant vegetables and found some good sites like http://extension.oregonstate.edu/new...toryType=garde Looking forward to any advice you can offer. Billy Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind Bars http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031285.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net Guess you know about http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/browse/xeriscape-perennials/ But the above is ornamental. Below deals with food. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryland_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...cultural_Resea rch_in_the_Dry_Areas All I think of is heavy mulch. We had a very dry year a few years back so I mulched heavy the next year in preparation. However the next year was very wet. So I play it by ear with a light mulch as I can always water but it is hard to dry out the sandy loam here. Bill Bill Another method that might work to some extent is to provide more room for each plant, as a larger footprint will provide more moisture when/if it does rain or when you are able to water. And as has been mentioned previously, Mulch. One of the above sites mentioned twice the distance between rows. The Hopi seemed to advocate planting deep to contact more moisture. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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Bill wrote:
In article , Billy wrote: FarmI, and any other farmers who live in drought stricken areas, I would appreciate hearing on how you are coping and what plants are performing best for you. It looks like we are in for another year of water rationing here in northern California, due to lack of precipitation and the need to provide our endangered salmon with sufficient water for spawning. The water also gets sent south so that people can grow lawns and hose down sidewalks in the great desert that is southern California. Yes, I've "googled" drought resistant vegetables and found some good sites like http://extension.oregonstate.edu/new...toryType=garde Looking forward to any advice you can offer. Billy Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind Bars http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031285.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net Guess you know about http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/browse/xeriscape-perennials/ But the above is ornamental. Below deals with food. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryland_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...cultural_Resea rch_in_the_Dry_Areas All I think of is heavy mulch. We had a very dry year a few years back so I mulched heavy the next year in preparation. However the next year was very wet. So I play it by ear with a light mulch as I can always water but it is hard to dry out the sandy loam here. Bill Bill Another method that might work to some extent is to provide more room for each plant, as a larger footprint will provide more moisture when/if it does rain or when you are able to water. And as has been mentioned previously, Mulch. |
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chasndeb wrote: Bill wrote: In article , Billy wrote: FarmI, and any other farmers who live in drought stricken areas, I would appreciate hearing on how you are coping and what plants are performing best for you. It looks like we are in for another year of water rationing here in northern California, due to lack of precipitation and the need to provide our endangered salmon with sufficient water for spawning. The water also gets sent south so that people can grow lawns and hose down sidewalks in the great desert that is southern California. Yes, I've "googled" drought resistant vegetables and found some good sites like http://extension.oregonstate.edu/new...toryType=garde Looking forward to any advice you can offer. Billy Republican and Democratic "Leadership" Behind Bars http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031285.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net Guess you know about http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/browse/xeriscape-perennials/ But the above is ornamental. Below deals with food. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryland_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...cultural_Resea rch_in_the_Dry_Areas All I think of is heavy mulch. We had a very dry year a few years back so I mulched heavy the next year in preparation. However the next year was very wet. So I play it by ear with a light mulch as I can always water but it is hard to dry out the sandy loam here. Bill Bill Another method that might work to some extent is to provide more room for each plant, as a larger footprint will provide more moisture when/if it does rain or when you are able to water. And as has been mentioned previously, Mulch. A site mentioned doing your normal row distance but planting every other row. The Hopi link is interesting in that the seed is planted about 8 inches deep as water may be about. Blue Corn mentioned. I vaguely remember that the micro climates the Hopi provided was to hill the corn in a manner that reduced wind dehydration but captured morning dew. Complex No? Bill Story A man and his young daughter on house back were traveling along a road in Costa Rica. A car came by and back fired startling the horse. Both were thrown to the ground. Both were OK but shaken. When asked if they were alright. The response was " A spirited horse No? -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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