Precipitation Back on Track

On almost the last day of May, we had just under two inches of rain (the yellow line above). That has brought our precipitation up to the levels of 1886 (black line) which was a drought year. Prior to the rain, soil in the Produce Garden where last winter's leaf mulch had blown away pored like sand through our fingers. However, where our leaf mulch stayed in place, the soil underneath the leaves had a vague amount of moisture. With the end of month rain, our soil is in great shape.

The rain has been good for the beds in the Kitchen Garden and Produce Garden. We anticipate that the rain washing into the two native gardens will really help with the growth and flowering of our native plants. Last year was the sleep-creep-LEAP year for our native plants planted in 2015. We anticipate that there will be more native plant leaping in 2018.

Temperature-wise, we are somewhat warmer than 1886:

You can see all of the May charts in the Weather folder.