I like my chicken wings hot and dry. The garden not so much. We are presently making the transition from a cool, dry spring to what may possibly be a warm, dry summer. Neither situation was or will be good for a gardener who is perpetually short of water for irrigation.
The dry weather has lowered the water table to the point my garden hose goes from a robust stream to a trickle in minutes. I have enough water to irrigate newly transplanted or seeded beds, but not enough to bring in a crop without some celestial irrigation. A promised shower yesterday turned into enough rain for one swipe of my windshield wipers. Thunderstorms are forecast, but with less than a 50% chance.
The more crops I seed and transplant, the more water is required to keep them growing. I think it's going to be a very trying summer.
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