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Hinotori
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And here's hoping the rainforest doesn't catch fire again this year.
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Grandmas Porch
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Fox13 said Jefferson county put a moderate burn ban on
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Grandmas Porch
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The Way west PNW is a wet area, lots of ground water, rivers, and many have private wells-
but with no rain the soil drys quickly, forest undergrowth dries,
One lighting strike sets all the Cedar, Fir trees
off fast-A burn pile can get out of hand fast with one quick breeze-
Hinotori
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Central Pierce county ends burn permits June first. They put out we will be stage 1 burn ban at that time.
That probably also helps, its mostly oak, maple and birch around here. Some juniper or cedar, but not much.The Way west PNW is a wet area, lots of ground water, rivers, and many have private wells-
but with no rain the soil drys quickly, forest undergrowth dries,
One lighting strike sets all the Cedar, Fir trees
A burn pile can get out of hand fast with one quick breeze-
farmerjan
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We had May weather in April... many days in the 70-80's... flirted with 90 a couple days. Unheard of for a normal April..
On top of that not much rain at all... a few showers of .1 - .3 tenths... NOT RAIN... just a passing sprinkle really.
Our pastures are half what they should be, hayfields are 1-2 ft and should be 3+ ft tall and ready to cut. They are heading out with no quantity of grass.
Farmers are planting corn in the fields they normally do irrigation... and it will start within 2 weeks if this dry keeps up. There were even 2 that irrigated small grains that they chopped for haylage... NEVER seen that before.
Burn bans were sporadic here, but no one in their right mind was burning with all the wind we have had this year.
GA has had horrible fires, and Fl has some of the worst drought conditions ever.. they have gotten some rain in GA in the last few days to help, but thousands of acres and hundreds of homes destroyed.
This is serious and scary.
May temps are cooler than normal, upper 30's and low 40's nights when we should be warming... exact opposite from April...
Crazy.
On top of that not much rain at all... a few showers of .1 - .3 tenths... NOT RAIN... just a passing sprinkle really.
Our pastures are half what they should be, hayfields are 1-2 ft and should be 3+ ft tall and ready to cut. They are heading out with no quantity of grass.
Farmers are planting corn in the fields they normally do irrigation... and it will start within 2 weeks if this dry keeps up. There were even 2 that irrigated small grains that they chopped for haylage... NEVER seen that before.
Burn bans were sporadic here, but no one in their right mind was burning with all the wind we have had this year.
GA has had horrible fires, and Fl has some of the worst drought conditions ever.. they have gotten some rain in GA in the last few days to help, but thousands of acres and hundreds of homes destroyed.
This is serious and scary.
May temps are cooler than normal, upper 30's and low 40's nights when we should be warming... exact opposite from April...
Crazy.
Mini Horses
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Weather....sadly, so true & devastating. Some farmers in South of us can't even plant really, wasted seed. Plus some ground just too messed up to even work it. Things planted will have poor yield. Pretty scary really -- financially for farmers, consumers will be paying more for what little arrives.
A serious lose for everyone!
A serious lose for everyone!
