Hurricane Earl
A rainless hurricane?
That seems to be our fate in bone-dry Maryland where Hurricane Earl may pass without delivering so much as a bucket of spit.
Gardeners have a dark secret. We don't really mind hurricane season as long as nobody dies and not much gets damaged - because the garden gets plenty of water before settling down for the winter.
As a matter of fact, we kind of count on a a busy storm season to do the kind of deep watering the earth needs. Believe me, a hose doesn't get it done.
We got that kind of moisture in the form of snow last winter. And it really showed in the gardens this spring.
This from my fellow blogger Frank Roylance over at Maryland Weather:
The problem is there has been little rain since the big rainfall in the second week in August. Worse, the western part of the state, Southern Maryland and the (until today) the Lower Shore have been extremely dry. Washington County has had almost no rain since early August.
We all could have used some rain from Earl.
Comments
As a homeowner who lives 200 feet from Middle River, I do fear hurricanes since Isabel in 2003, but I sure was hoping for some rain out of Earl, but had the sprinkler going early this morning just in case.
And mine is going tonight. And it will go all weekend! Am hearing no rain until next weekend and my plants can't wait that long. -- Susan
Posted by: Lori | September 3, 2010 5:09 PM
I would love to frame that picture.
Posted by: Michelle Brown | September 3, 2010 9:16 PM