by Greg Alder | Dec 18, 2015 | Weather |
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about El Nino among us non-meteorologists. Here are two examples from Sunset magazine’s November 2015 issue: “Before El Nino rears up this winter as predicted, here are easy ways to ready your garden for...
by Greg Alder | Nov 8, 2015 | Watering |
I just picked up our new rain tank from the Bushman factory, and I chose to size it like our first one because that one worked very well last year. (I suppose I got lucky in sizing that first one.) In other words, I chose a size that would hold between three and four...
by Greg Alder | Jul 27, 2015 | Weather |
It seems a tautology that rain reduces drought. Yet our water picture is so surreal that the National Weather Service just said, “. . . local rainfall in Southern California does not necessarily help the drought situation.” How so? It hinges on the meaning...
by Greg Alder | Jul 22, 2015 | Weather |
On July 18 and 19, Southern California received a whopper of a tropical storm, and our part of San Diego County got more rain than anywhere. Our yard took in 1.65 inches, but a few miles down the road 4.1 inches fell during those 48 hours, according to the National...
by Greg Alder | Jun 26, 2015 | Watering |
Last winter was my first with a 530-gallon rain tank. I did not buy it because I thought it would save me a bunch of money on my water bill. I bought it because rain coming off my roof and running down the driveway irritated me. It seemed wasteful....
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