Photo: Greenhouses without their covers immediately after Hurricane Harvey. Note the trees in the background stripped of their leaves by the hurricane force winds. So, what do tea, fish, and chickens have in common? This blog will tie them together. Our farm and hatchery have had two ... Read More
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Drought, Flood, and Mosquitoes
Photo: Author and mosquito swarm. One annoying aspect of climate in this part of Texas is our drought/flood cycle. While we average 34 inches of rain a year, much of that falls in a few large rains. Last year Hurricane Harvey dumped 14 inches of rain on us. Then we entered drought, which was ... Read More
Drought and Flood
Photo: This is not a lake, but is instead a normally dry pasture covered with fourteen inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey. Last August Hurricane Harvey tarried around for a while and caused significant damage to our roof and the front of our house. The front was added in the 1950s to a house ... Read More