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Dirt From the Field - July 2011

Submitted by Jay Crocker on July 11, 2011 - 12:00am
There was a bee hive in the valve box!

Well, it’s July...monsoon time! As always, lots has been going on. For starters, there’s been the irrigation system in Watson Woods.  I really don’t know where to begin but it’s been an uphill battle to get water flowing to our trees.  I mentioned in my May blog post that we supply supplemental water to about half of our trees as insurance against a weak monsoon.

2010 Monsoon Rundown

Submitted by Amanda Richardson on October 25, 2010 - 8:17am
Monsoon clouds and sun beams over Thumb Butte.

Arizona's spotty monsoon season was even spottier this year in Prescott. 4.95" of precipitation fell on Prescott this summer, far below the 8.54" average, making this the 16th driest year on record (out of 112 years). 

Despite the dismal showing here, the 2010 monsoon delivered slightly above average rainfall to northern Arizona. 

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