Yunder Wækraus Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Finally got some real rain in our parched neighborhood. I love the rainy season :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Yunder Wækraus said: Finally got some real rain in our parched neighborhood. I love the rainy season :-) First time in a long time that it rained enough to say more than just "it rained." The ground was thoroughly soaked here. Hoping for a long and fulfilling rainy season! 1 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 Hear, hear. We got 0.8" through noon today. 2 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 On 5/23/2017, 6:05:46, PalmatierMeg said: Maybe the midweek rain will fall on your house. Yes, finally some good rain, 3.18" of rain the last couple days! 2 Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsytch Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 I have been blessed wirh rains! Wednesday's rainfall was heavy in spurts and the total was about .80". Sunday overnight 1/4" fell, and late last week another 1/4". I know, not a gullywasher but after this long dry spell, I will take it! 2 Begonias are my thing. I've been growing and selling them for three decades, nearly two in Tampa Bay. NPR is an bhour N of St Pete, coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 Looks like the pattern might be starting to break for the rainy season. This is the first day in recent memory it has rained twice. When I left for work in the morning it was raining. Started raining again at 8:30PM and just finished. Looking like a good chance of rain each day this week. Hopefully the drought will become a distant memory. 2 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatta Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 I litterally just got my irrigation turned on for the first time in 10 years today. Woulda been useful a few months ago! lol Looking for: crytostachys hybrids, Pseudophoenix sargentii Leucothrinax morrisii, livingstona canarensis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 The dome over our property is firmly in place and deflecting rain clouds so I'm hand watering almost daily. Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted June 1, 2017 Report Share Posted June 1, 2017 6 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: The dome over our property is firmly in place and deflecting rain clouds so I'm hand watering almost daily. I think the dome moved from my garden to yours, as I received .27" yesterday. Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Got the hat trick today... 3 days in a row with rain showers! :) 2 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsytch Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Last night it rained about 10 minutes...medium rain. First rain in 13 days. Today is another hopeful day for the rainy season to actually begin. Amazing what just 10 minutes of medium rain can do to make the yard look so fresh! Begonias are my thing. I've been growing and selling them for three decades, nearly two in Tampa Bay. NPR is an bhour N of St Pete, coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbrown_III Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Rain Gods are peeing on me ri ght now ------ replenishing the Floridan Aquifer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PalmatierMeg Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Dark clouds all around us. But no rain. Back to hand watering tomorrow. Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 49 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said: Dark clouds all around us. But no rain. Back to hand watering tomorrow. Yep, same here. Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Looking like a good chance of rain all this week as well here. Six days in a row so far with at least a shower. The yard, palms, oaks, etc.... loving it! I definitely like the fact it has been in the mid-80s while it's been raining instead of mid to upper 90s with the sun high overhead. A lot more comfortable and less work for the A/C. Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew92 Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Check out the radar, it's coming Florida! https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southeast_lite_loop.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Yes! We're having showers of blessings in the Cape. No watering tonight. 2 Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocoa Beach Jason Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 I hereby declare success. My post requesting blessings was well-received by the rain gods. No need to thank me as I already know my summoning of the rain was enjoyed by man and tree alike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 @Cocoa Beach Jason Thanks for 8 straight days of liquid sunshine then ;) Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocoa Beach Jason Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Remember, when it comes to drought, I alone can fix it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 3.5" through noon today. Now experiencing serious thunderstorms. Thanks, Jason. Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 5.40" of rain so far this week, this will certainly fill up our canals! Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocoa Beach Jason Posted June 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 5 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: 3.5" through noon today. Now experiencing serious thunderstorms. Thanks, Jason. You are welcome. It was my pleasure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsytch Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 Rained constantly since Saturday evening, sometimes most of the day with heavy rains in between. Picked up about 4 inches of rain since then. Imagine, almost as much rain in 5 days than I had since November combined. The yard is becoming lush and overgrown again. What a difference! Begonias are my thing. I've been growing and selling them for three decades, nearly two in Tampa Bay. NPR is an bhour N of St Pete, coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 7.3" since Monday. The sun finally came out this afternoon. Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsytch Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 It just will not stop. It has rained every day but Friday in the past 8 or 9, two dounpours and storms today. When we said we needed rain, it could have come in doses, not all at once! Way too much. Over 6" and counting for June. Begonias are my thing. I've been growing and selling them for three decades, nearly two in Tampa Bay. NPR is an bhour N of St Pete, coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 53 minutes ago, gsytch said: It just will not stop. It has rained every day but Friday in the past 8 or 9, two dounpours and storms today. When we said we needed rain, it could have come in doses, not all at once! Way too much. Over 6" and counting for June. No, don't stop! lol. I have received over 10" this month already and it is raining now. We need more to replenish the aquifers and our canals. And plus the palms are looking so happy! 53 minutes ago, gsytch said: It just will not stop. It has rained every day but Friday in the past 8 or 9, two dounpours and storms today. When we said we needed rain, it could have come in doses, not all at once! Way too much. Over 6" and counting for June. 53 minutes ago, gsytch said: It just will not stop. It has rained every day but Friday in the past 8 or 9, two dounpours and storms today. When we said we needed rain, it could have come in doses, not all at once! Way too much. Over 6" and counting for June. Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 13 days in a row and counting... Not upset in the least. My new plantings are loving it! 1 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 12" already for the month of June and we are not even halfway through 1 Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsytch Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 It has been a wet June for sure. I just had two dry, sunny days in a row. That is a blessing after so much rainfall. Looks like today's chances are increasing in the evening and Monday/Tuesday we are expecting heavy rains yet again. Truly a rainy season has kicked in - POW - just like that. Growth is amazing. I lost count at over 8" for the month and figured, why bother, it keeps raining. It is about time rains are steady and to be counted on. 1 Begonias are my thing. I've been growing and selling them for three decades, nearly two in Tampa Bay. NPR is an bhour N of St Pete, coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yunder Wækraus Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I hate sunny days! Give me 4-6 hours of sunlight and rain the rest of the day, and I'll be happy :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Today is day 20 in a row with at least some rain. Today, it was sunny just long enough to mow. Right as I was finishing the yard, the clouds started rolling in and it was time for our daily watering I couldn't write a better June after that long dry spell. 1 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Scott Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I have had rain everyday this June giving me a total of 13.2" for the month. That is more than I had received in total in the 8 previous months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 My total rain fall for June in the Cape was 15.27". So palms are very happy! The drought is just a distant memory. 1 Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Scott Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 I had a drought busting 16.18" total for June. Measurable rain every single day except for one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H2DB Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Just skip Daytona until way late tonight , so that we can get the races in . Then bring it on . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinzyjr Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 According to the radio, Gainesville set a record for monthly rainfall this June. 1 Lakeland, FL USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsytch Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Yeppers...Here in New Port Richey June began wet and ended wet. Although I did get a few sunny, dry days in there (thankfully) the total was over 10" easy. I stopped counting when it got that high. As dry as it was is how wet June was. Today, July 1st, began with a 1030am thunderstorm and the rain did not stop until 2pm. Well over 1.25". The yard and neighborhood are a fresh green. Amazing how fast it all happened. 1 Begonias are my thing. I've been growing and selling them for three decades, nearly two in Tampa Bay. NPR is an bhour N of St Pete, coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmaceae Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Receiving a lot of rain this week here in SW Florida with this tropical wave. Texas is really going to get hit with Harvey. I received 7.68" of rain the week, which included 4.82" just today. So much rain there was a catfish swimming on our road next to my house! 1 Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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