It's really great all the rain we're having. Great start to spring planting and rebuilding our soil moisture. So are we back to normal,or still in a drought?
It's all relative I guess. Over a 12-24 month average we're below normal on rainfall. Over a few months we are average here in Tennessee, although some parts of East Tennessee are officially still in a drought.
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt/community/drought_indicators/us_drought_monitor
So if you're planting new shrubs and trees or vegetables, rely on the rainfall but do additional watering if the rainfall is below 1-2 inches per week (How to know: local weather news on t.v. usually tells us the rainfall measure). Better to water deeply, slowly - leave the hose on a trickle for an hour- once a week than sprinkling a few minutes daily.
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