Rain!

It rained Saturday, April 19, 2014.  Some in the afternoon, and later again in the evening.  I put out buckets and caught rain for the rain barrel.  When the afternoon shower was done, I went out and pulled weeds in the front yard:  I had debated all day about putting out fertilizer, and did not. It turns out, I should have.

Pulling weeds informed me the ground was not soaked very deeply.  My rain gauge indicated less than a quarter inch. I think the official totals were a little higher. We need much more rain, and may see some later today or this week.

I am not sure about fertilizing. I let the front yard go to vetch, and I do not need to fertilize vetch.  I think I will fertilize the back yard: I have lots of bare spots which will fill in with feed and rain. Besides, I did not buy weed and feed, so even the vines and trees will benefit from the fertilizer. If it rains. If not, I can always water it in.