Or a leak?So supposedly I’m in a severe drought, but my sump pump is running every couple hours. I must have drainage issues or something?
Or a leak?So supposedly I’m in a severe drought, but my sump pump is running every couple hours. I must have drainage issues or something?
The drought monitor is updated once a week on Thursdays. My area in NE Iowa was downgraded from extreme to severe last update and it has been raining pretty regularly this week.We doing any better on this now? I mean my gosh I'm mowing like every 3 days.
I'm guessing the the term "drought" means catching up on water from prior years. Currently when driving around, it certainly is very moist and very green healthy lawns.The drought monitor is updated once a week on Thursdays. My area in NE Iowa was downgraded from extreme to severe last update and it has been raining pretty regularly this week.
Yeah could I have my drought back?We doing any better on this now? I mean my gosh I'm mowing like every 3 days.
That's only a good indicator of the top 4-6". An inch or so will saturate that. It's the top 5-6' that tell the tale and the capacity there is more like a foot of water. On a bright note, I noticed that the Skunk isn't dry through Ames, so that's a positive.We doing any better on this now? I mean my gosh I'm mowing like every 3 days.
I'm pretty sure the monitor also has something to do with the sub soil moisture. The top 8"-12" or so, most likely has enough moisture now. The sub soil was still very dry as of a week ago and will take a lot to get that back to "normal."
That's only a good indicator of the top 4-6". An inch or so will saturate that. It's the top 5-6' that tell the tale and the capacity there is more like a foot of water. On a bright note, I noticed that the Skunk isn't dry through Ames, so that's a positive.
In California it was solved in a couple of days. I know that is an exception.Yeah I figured we still had a ways to go, you aren't going to solve a multi-year drought in 2 weeks unless things go the other way. But man this has to be helping.
Used to work with a guy whose sump would run all the time. Replaced it twice.So supposedly I’m in a severe drought, but my sump pump is running every couple hours. I must have drainage issues or something?
California asked for one and it was delivered.Apparently we're going to need a global flood for Iowa to get out of this drought.
Perpetual motion?Used to work with a guy whose sump would run all the time. Replaced it twice.
Finally they figured out the homebuilders had tiled his sump outflow back into the tile around the house, so it was just cycling around itself, eternally.
In California it was solved in a couple of days. I know that is an exception.
Dredge ditches are full and tiles are blasting up in NC Iowa. Standing water all over. So we are not in a drought up here anymore.I'm pretty sure the monitor also has something to do with the sub soil moisture. The top 8"-12" or so, most likely has enough moisture now. The sub soil was still very dry as of a week ago and will take a lot to get that back to "normal."
Dredge ditches are full and tiles are blasting up in NC Iowa. Standing water all over. So we are not in a drought up here anymore.
I said the snow amounts are meaningless and March/April rains will fix things. Posters said no way. One advantage of being older, I’ve seen this rodeo a few previous times.West of you and we're all good! Hope the guys who were talking about how we needed spring rain to raise a crop are happy! The next time we have too dry of a spring where I am will be the first one for 3 generations of us at least!