September has been a very dry month for Ohio. So dry, in fact, that it's the worst drought the state has seen since US Drought Monitor records began in 2000.
"The effects of drought are "diverse and complex", but the state could see reduced agricultural production, decreased transportation on rivers, limits on city water supplies, struggles to maintain water quality, stressed wildlife and reduced recreational activities as the drought continues and water becomes scarcer." (ODNR)
Out at the farm, the plants in the field are dry, almost to the point of dead. We've picked the last of the okra, eggplant, and peppers.The heirloom tomatoes are done for the season. Mice have been eating the tomatoes we've trayed up, most likely to get the moisture from the tomatoes, so now we tray the tomatoes on an as needed basis.
Yep, right now it's a dry heat in Ohio. There's a chance of rain for next week and we have our rain dancing shoes on.
There were harvesting beans and starting to harvest corn in Michigan this week.
ReplyDeleteThat seems so unusual to me. Growing up in Illinois, the air was never dry. However, I have been reading about how dry the midwest is. All of that while other parts of the world are flooded.
ReplyDeletep.s. I'll get one of those brownies before I leave here.