Soapweed's Ranch
Ramblings |
A week ago the weather was mild, and we had just received a very welcome almost
five inches of rain. The grass was popping and prospects looked very bright.
Since then it has been cold and windy, with hard freezes every night. Right
now, as I write, it is almost the middle of the morning and the temperature
is still only 29 degrees. The grass is all hunkered down trying to stay warm.
My weather theory for this area is that April doesn't matter, and the first week
of May doesn't matter. The critical two weeks in the Sandhills are the second
and third weeks of May. During this time, warmth and moisture are both needed.
These are the two weeks that "make or break" the whole summer.
Probably it is for the best that it did cool off, freeze, and slow things down
in the growing process. It always does so in this country, sooner or later, and
maybe now it is getting it out of its system. Many years the last week of May
can be about as chilly, with frosts every night, as this last week of April has
been. Looks like on the extended weather, we have two more nights of frost and
then it is supposed to get warmer.
Cheers to a good summer!
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Moreland
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