jbenedet

Now today is effin’ dry. Full sun, breezy and dews in low 40’s. caved and watered.

Yes agreed on the rain difference vs your area. That said, I’m looking at landscapes relative to the drought monitor conditions… In my experience the seacoast doesn’t radiate well, especially right in the cities, which is where I’m at. Our higher dews than the interior may have made this affect more impactful on the local landscapes. Again, a walk around town, it doesn’t look like severe drought. The drought conditions are hardly noticeable in most cases until, of course, you get to a river..Different world.

It has minimal to do with measured precip. Absorption through the leaves is the driving factor. With the near ideal radiational cooling, have had consistent 10-12 hours of dew. It is not a replacement for rain but it definitely has halted drought effects on most shrubs, flowers and grasses locally.

Never had this many days of significant radiational cooling in a row since I’ve moved here in 2015. The conditions have also been so suitable to radiate that we hit the dewpoint before midnight and continue slowly dropping to sunrise. Overnight radiational fog has been a regularity right at the surface. It’s a common desert phenomenon that sustains vegetation; it’s doing wonders for my young grass and grass seed. The vegetation around here generally doesn’t reflect the severe lack of rain thanks to this; it looks more mild to moderate…

The persistent radiational Dewling has been an important crutch for the dryness. Not a replacement but definitely mitigating the effect of drought conditions on the landscapes here.

The 12z NAM just jacked up totals. Now a stripe of 2” through CNE to SE NH

Sun breaking out here.

The Euro AI, EPS and GEFS are also showing significant rain potential for Wednesday. Favors southern/eastern sections. Looks subtropical.

I had some really good success with what I put down two weeks ago. But you’re right, I may reseed today the areas I reseeded already that are coming in a little sparse.

GFS finally caved. Nice region wide soaker incoming.

Guidance has juiced up for a region wide 1”+ potential this weekend.

Eh. The question moreso is why the qpf output on the GFS is so paltry. Everything else on the same run/model points to a good soaking. GFS is selling well on another bone dry day today but dews really spike throughout the day tomorrow into Saturday. Your bias will change probably when the swamp azz returns…

Looks wetter, starting Friday into much of next week. Also appears Lorena in the Eastern pacific will give us an opportunity for tropical remnants middle of next week. I’m thinking for my back yard - just need to make it through next three days with watering and the worst is far behind.

Downsloped to mid 70’s. Zero complaints. Beautiful. Will be near 80 today.

It’s a very low bar but with this line coming through in 30 min should finish as the wettest day of the summer so far.

No severe but a great drink. Wettest week in a month confirmed. Grass looking its best since early may

I’m getting ready for severe. Those cells popping in ASH area are strengthening and are immediately preceded by a period of limited clouds, during peak ISR. Primed.

I’d start packing seeing that. Wayy too early for my mindset.

The grass seed I put down less than a week ago already coming up. Much better results than my spring seeding so far…

If I score measurable precip today and with the rain coming Friday, this week will be the wettest in a month. Maybe longer. To be sure, it’s not much at all - talking less than 0.75” in aggregate —but that’s how dry it’s been… Definitely changes too in terms of cloud cover. Much less full sun, even on the fair weather days.

Watering is easier in late season plantings than early season. The lower sun angle does a less drying out and keeps soil temps more conducive than late May and def into early June. That being said, you do need the discipline to water daily in drought conditions like we’re experiencing. Same discipline but better results is my take.

Ooof. Thinking dormancy on 8/24 is brutal. Not sure how you guys deal with that… I have many flowers that just started blooming again with the summer heat stress behind. Moving now to the second peak for garden scapes after summer heat stress and before first frost. The drought though is keeping the water bill up but at least it’s without the high energy bills. With how beautiful and AN our falls have been dormancy isn’t on my mind until mid November.

Some leaves falling off the trees in the breezier conditions. Too dry. Probably too late to save a good fall foliage display in SE NH.

Went to wentworth greenhouse in Rollinsford to pick up some JG Heat and drought mix to reseed the lawn. Found out they carry everything except that. Spoke to them directly about it and they said the brown areas would come back; it’s just stressed. I said no, it’s BARE after thatching. What I need is a mix that won’t get scorched. I dunno what this buyer is doing but my areas most in need of reseeding are the hottest patches with most direct sun. That also should be the case for most. I get over 8 hours of direct sun in these parts even in August. JG heat and drought is the only seed rated to withstand 100F. People need to realize that in prolonged direct sun, at peak diurnal ISR, unshaded areas in your lawn can get near these temps. That’s what the scorching is telling you… Also, guy, it’s getting warmer here… Anyway I went to a local competitor and reseeded with what I needed to be ready for next years onslaught of 90+ clear weather days…

I’m more concerned about sun angle and weed competition. Generally I say the decision/timing depends on your specific lawn conditions. From that standpoint the number of weeds I’m seeing pop up is down tremendously from a month ago. This is with no treatment; just pulling by root. Also seeing a spring green up in the areas that were really stressed a few weeks ago. I’m well passed the worst of lawn stress season, is my take… Likely will reseed this weekend.