tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post1753465793621123319..comments2023-10-21T05:24:35.398-07:00Comments on MucknMire: Truth of adage from 'Slate' & Testing new add-on tool YoonoKihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-81694199665335032682008-04-06T19:16:00.000-07:002008-04-06T19:16:00.000-07:00Boo hoo Kim. :) Rain is better than drought so I w...Boo hoo Kim. :) Rain is better than drought so I welcome every drop we get...though I wouldn't be very happy if the basement sump pumps stopped working. I hate cleaning the garden and worse if I accidentally break off a newly emerging shoot by stepping on them or with the rake. The worse part is to remember what plant you managed to destroy by such clumsiness or inattention. Was that the hepatica? Ohh, rats.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-41460020260365627542008-04-06T18:27:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:27:00.000-07:00Huh. Well, then, there's really no plus for the we...Huh. Well, then, there's really no plus for the week's worth of rain that we have scheduled next week. (When I need to get out into the garden and clean it up!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-73585927014610057142008-04-04T18:35:00.000-07:002008-04-04T18:35:00.000-07:00Hi Joey,It rained here too last night and this mor...Hi Joey,<BR/>It rained here too last night and this morning although it wasn't a gully washer. I love rain so I hope it will keep it up all year. Snow I can do without. You are too diplomatic. I think stubborn or pigheaded is more like it. :)<BR/><BR/>-------------------------------------<BR/>Hi Julie,<BR/>You make very good points. I would rather have rain than drought - I've spent too many hours watering with a hose so let it rain. The evergreens certainly loved the wet winter. Even with all the rain we've had, when I dig into the ground more than 6" the clay is still rather dry. I guess it remains impermeable so it takes many successive soakings for it to take up water. ;(Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-18706416460240825702008-04-04T09:56:00.000-07:002008-04-04T09:56:00.000-07:00I was hoping the adage, 'April showers bring May f...I was hoping the adage, 'April showers bring May flowers', was true<BR/><BR/>Actually in most cases, on the east coast anyway, it is true. The perennials, trees, and most shrubs are only now starting their sap rise, so the rains now will stimulate the roots, get the sap running, so to speak. It also gives the plants strength to set the tone for the summer with the amount of bloom.<BR/><BR/>Early blooming trees and shrubs need the rain now to give a brilliant spring show. Once the flowers come, however, a little less rain will help the plants to show off a little longer.<BR/><BR/>Some of these statements I did agree with, but others not. It all depends on your garden and how you tend it and what you keep in it.<BR/><BR/>A lot of rain isn't good for plants already blooming, but for plants getting ready to bloom, it is a good thing. <BR/><BR/>The best way to see if April showers are good for your garden is to see how it grows. Personally, I like the deep soaking misty rains of early April. It sets the mood for my garden and help with the early new dormant plantings I put in the last part of March.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928140378129395082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-44214037092986222292008-04-04T07:33:00.000-07:002008-04-04T07:33:00.000-07:00Very interesting, Ki ... I was hoping the adage, '...Very interesting, Ki ... I was hoping the adage, 'April showers bring May flowers', was true 'cause it's pouring here today! Good luck posting. My computer skills are weak. I admire your tenacity ...joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.com