From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/24/2022 2:33 PM, songbird wrote:   
   > Bob F wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> We have been watering. I had to look up BER. I don't remember running   
   >> into that here in western WA.   
   >   
   >    lucky you!  :) no hot droughts there and/or plenty of   
   > good deep soil?   
   >   
      
   Well, we did have a few days of up to 108F in that "heat dome" last   
   year, breaking many records. Normally, it seldom gets much into the   
   80's, with a few days into the 90's. Upper 70's today. It is getting   
   hotter over the years for sure. And dryer, but not in the drought range   
   yet. East of the Cascades is entirely different.   
      
   12" or so of rick loam, with excess organic material from all the   
   compost I've added over the years, according to the soil test, over   
   10-15 feet of fine sand. Apparently a hard clay layer under that. Water   
   table is 8-10 feet down in the summer. Up to the lower spots in the winter.   
      
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