Paint your barn roof too. That should do it!
My son is vacationing in AZ and got pictures of snow in the canyons yesterday near Chenile.
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Paint your barn roof too. That should do it!
My son is vacationing in AZ and got pictures of snow in the canyons yesterday near Chenile.
NativeSon
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Still really dry here. Lot's of trees are dying. We have a huge Pin Oak off to the side of the house and leaves on the tips of the branches started turning brown. So I put out a hose with a bubbler on it to soak around the base and see if I could save it. The ground on this part of the place is what we call "Sugar Sand", really fine. After about an hour I went to move the hose to the other side of the tree. Stepped in and sunk to about 8 in deep, and there was no puddles on the top of the ground. I didn't imagine how really dry it is out here.
Pray for Rain.
Charlie
Pray for Rain.
Charlie
Charlie,
My neighbor and I have been checking our trees, combined we only have 31 acres, so far we have counted 24 trees over 10" diameter that look to be dead or dieing. Haven't even bothered to count the smaller one.
The under brush has all but died also, I guess the shallow root systems are getting the full impact.
I drove up to Sunset TX yesterday to Stice Sawmill ( Thanks for that tip Jim) to get some beams for a church sign, I actually saw a few ponds holding on, but not by much.
My neighbor and I have been checking our trees, combined we only have 31 acres, so far we have counted 24 trees over 10" diameter that look to be dead or dieing. Haven't even bothered to count the smaller one.
The under brush has all but died also, I guess the shallow root systems are getting the full impact.
I drove up to Sunset TX yesterday to Stice Sawmill ( Thanks for that tip Jim) to get some beams for a church sign, I actually saw a few ponds holding on, but not by much.
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Scattered showers from Corpus Christi all the way to San Antonio last night and this morning.
Bird
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We have a 20% to 50% chance each day for the next 3 days, according to the NWS, so we're hoping.
txdon
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Woo hoo! We had two showers today for a total of 28 seconds of rain. However, by the time I ran out to the rain gauge all evidence had evaporated.
deepNdirt
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Not Texas weather, But after hearing the news this evening about Southern Idaho being under a winter storm watch:confused2: I thought I'd bring it here to share with Y'all
on another Note: here in Nth-E Ga, the weather seems to have straighten out, we having Normal weather for this time of year, (for a change)
nights down into the 40's and day times up into 70's low 80's and yes some much needed rain on the way for our Greens crop:thumbsup:
on another Note: here in Nth-E Ga, the weather seems to have straighten out, we having Normal weather for this time of year, (for a change
)nights down into the 40's and day times up into 70's low 80's and yes some much needed rain on the way for our Greens crop:thumbsup:
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I hope they had what you wanted. Sometimes you have to place your order and wait several weeks.
The drive up Hwy 101 is interesting. Bottom land still has deep moisture for the trees, but hilly and rocky places are very dry. I was driving by a place on the way to dinner last night that had maybe 25 head of cattle. The ground was grazed bare. There was not even dry grass on the 50 acre pasture. All you could see on the ground was cow patties that looked like polka dots.
I'm losing lots of trees too. Between the wind storm earlier in the year and now the drought, I'm gonna have lots of standing firewood on my place.
Bird
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This past Monday (the 3rd) we went down to Navarro County and saw lots of dry or nearly dry stock ponds. And of course Navarro Mills Lake was way down. One of the oddest things though was seeing a lot of new looking round bales of hay, even though all the fields, both grass and plowed, looked terrible. I don't know where that hay came from.
Of course we got stuck in traffic for more than a half hour in Waxahachie because of the chemical plant fire.
And with my usual luck, I decided not to fill up with gas here near the house at $2.949, so I got to pay $3.289 in Corsicana.
I think the Texas-Oklahoma football game in the Cotton Bowl today starts about 11 a.m. and the Texas Rangers-Detroit Tigers baseball game starts at 7:05 p.m. I understand both are sell outs. And all of us who aren't going to one of them hope they get rained out.:laughing::laughing:
Of course we got stuck in traffic for more than a half hour in Waxahachie because of the chemical plant fire.
And with my usual luck, I decided not to fill up with gas here near the house at $2.949, so I got to pay $3.289 in Corsicana.
I think the Texas-Oklahoma football game in the Cotton Bowl today starts about 11 a.m. and the Texas Rangers-Detroit Tigers baseball game starts at 7:05 p.m. I understand both are sell outs. And all of us who aren't going to one of them hope they get rained out.:laughing::laughing:
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:laughing::thumbsup: That's exactly what Kathy and I said last night. Probably today's/tonight's games won't be rained out, but if Sunday's ALCS game is a rainout at Ranger Stadium, we'll be just fine with that. Having to postpone until Monday is worth it for some meaningful rain.
I hope they had what you wanted. Sometimes you have to place your order and wait several weeks.
The drive up Hwy 101 is interesting. Bottom land still has deep moisture for the trees, but hilly and rocky places are very dry. I was driving by a place on the way to dinner last night that had maybe 25 head of cattle. The ground was grazed bare. There was not even dry grass on the 50 acre pasture. All you could see on the ground was cow patties that looked like polka dots.
I'm losing lots of trees too. Between the wind storm earlier in the year and now the drought, I'm gonna have lots of standing firewood on my place.
Sorry to hear you are losing so many old hardwood trees down there.
A walk in the woods here is constantly looking up ahead for "widow makers"
The scary part is a perfectly normal looking tree with a 24 inch trunk can be standing tall and a week later for no apparrent reason crash to the ground.
Have you ever seen a pole saw like this? They used to use a helicopter to drop chemicals which wasn't nice around animals and folks, then went to ground crews and buckets, now this saw can do the work of a bunch of men all day in just a few minutes. Efficient but more jobs eliminated.
bindian
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Ron,
Been seeing those around here for a while now. I have never seen one on wheels. Photos below are of the one that came by when I was digging my pond. Neat item on the machine is the control cab (cage) pivots with the boom so the operator never has to look at the blade.
hugs, Brandi
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Maybe I should start a thread..Georgia Heat ! Please don't forget a great portion of Georgia which I am in...has just finished setting a new record of 90+ days of higher than 90 deg temps...many over 100 deg.. My Lake is 8 inches down and the spring has stopped for only the 2nd time in the last 40 yrs. I don't see trees dying yet..but too soon to tell...they are forecasting a dry winter for us and more drought next year ..then we will see massive tree kill...to top it off..we can no longer burn anything but leaves and then only from Oct to April...So since unless you have a dump truck your only option is to get a roll off for $250 for a 20 yrd. one which holds little or just stack the dead trees up ...which will act as kindling so mark my words...because of the EPA expect to see massive Forrest fires in Georgia in coming years...all this stacked wood will be just kindling waiting for a lightening strike, careless smoker or camper. God help us all.
I hope they had what you wanted. Sometimes you have to place your order and wait several weeks.
Had to wait 4 day's for some 6x6" not bad
The drive up Hwy 101 is interesting. Bottom land still has deep moisture for the trees, but hilly and rocky places are very dry. I was driving by a place on the way to dinner last night that had maybe 25 head of cattle. The ground was grazed bare. There was not even dry grass on the 50 acre pasture. All you could see on the ground was cow patties that looked like polka dots.
Channel 8 news (last night) showed the sale barns, ranchers unloading entire herds
I'm losing lots of trees too. Between the wind storm earlier in the year and now the drought, I'm gonna have lots of standing firewood on my place.
And with my usual luck, I decided not to fill up with gas here near the house at $2.949, so I got to pay $3.289 in Corsicana.
$2.46 in Decatur for the cheap stuff Bird
I think the Texas-Oklahoma football game in the Cotton Bowl today starts about 11 a.m. and the Texas Rangers-Detroit Tigers baseball game starts at 7:05 p.m. I understand both are sell outs. And all of us who aren't going to one of them hope they get rained out.:laughing::laughing:
Even if I was at the games, I'd be happy about a "rain-out!:
Here's a photo of a large post oak. It was alive and good in May. Over the last 2 months it began to brown. Yesterday morning I wake up and it looks "weird" out by the deer water trough, actually took me a second to realize what was amiss.
The tree was actually quite large, so I am somewhat surprised it just "snapped " like that. Glad no vehicles , deer or tractor was in the way
The tree was actually quite large, so I am somewhat surprised it just "snapped " like that. Glad no vehicles , deer or tractor was in the way
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Bird
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Been awhile since I've seen it that cheap. It's back up to $3.099 at the cheaper places, $3.149 at the others in my neighborhood.
bindian
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Bob,
Did you mean to say 8 inches or 8 feet? My pond is down 8 feet with 3 feet to go.
hugs, Brandi
EddieWalker
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A friend with a degree in trees ( I forgot what it's called ) and years of work with the Ag Extension told me that the hardwoods will drop their leaves as a survival technique during a drought. The leaves evaporate moisture from the tree, so when the tree goes so long without rain, it will drop them to conserve water and hopefully make it through winter.
You really don't know if they are dead, dormant, or are still alive until spring time. Of course, if it snaps in half or falls over, that tells you it's dead, but for those still standing, you just don't know.
Pines and the other softwoods don't do this, and if they turn brown, they are done.
I have at least a hundred trees that have done this. She said it was 50/50 if they make it or not. It just depends on when we get rain and how much longer they have to go without water.
Eddie
You really don't know if they are dead, dormant, or are still alive until spring time. Of course, if it snaps in half or falls over, that tells you it's dead, but for those still standing, you just don't know.
Pines and the other softwoods don't do this, and if they turn brown, they are done.
I have at least a hundred trees that have done this. She said it was 50/50 if they make it or not. It just depends on when we get rain and how much longer they have to go without water.
Eddie
brin
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Geeeez Brandi, That is awful - Now I feel bad...it reminds me of my Dad telling me there is someone always worse off...it is really sad...wow ! 8' , I sure hope you get the rain they are forecasting for parts of Texas...up to 8" I heard on the weather forecast this AM
OK Eddie...I will have to keep an eye out then ..so some of my trees may be dead now and I just don't know it yet...wow....we have not any real rain in months...I have had a few pines just fall over this summer...look fine one week and the next week they are down and brown...and no beadles .. either.
