The texas drought and dallas (Midland: house, live in, cost) - (TX) - City-Data Forum

coming2america · 07-31-2011, 08:08 PM

I have heard how bad the drought is in Texas (here in oz we have just gotten over 10 yrs of drought) I would like to know how is it affecting Dallas? How is it affecting you?
thanks

BigDGeek · 07-31-2011, 08:10 PM

I've given up on some new perennials I put in in spring because it would cost more to water them than it would to replace them, and they're small. I've likewise given up on some annual herbs that I would have liked to stretch to the end of summer. Right now I'm keeping an eye on my lawn to make sure it doesn't turn brown.

SVTRay · 08-01-2011, 09:50 AM

We maintain two places, Dallas and Midland. Anyhow, the drought hasn't effected us to bad in Dallas but Midland is another story. We're on water restrictions and our yard is going to pot. We lost a couple of rose tress and misc other bushes. We also have a fair mount of cotton farmers we wasn't able to plant this season...just a waste of money.

racehorse · 08-01-2011, 10:00 AM

We just moved to our current house and resolved not to do anything drastic to the yard until we had been in the house for a year. We have lost a couple of hydrangea bushes and our hostas look very unhappy. Time will tell what is actually kaput, I guess.

nmnita · 08-01-2011, 01:34 PM

Our daughter and son in law are about to put their house on the market. They said, if they have to, they will allow $200 allowance for plants. Even though many they have a holding up and they have a sprinkler system so the grass is still alive, they have given up on annuals.

Our granddaughter in OKC has let their grass die. They are on water retriction, plus no watering is allowed on weekends, so they have let their grass and shrubs go. They will start over in the spring.

Evenytime I gripe about how hot is is here, I am thankful we live in NWA and not OK or Texas. At least we seem to get a few sprinkles every 3 or 4 days and we are not having 30 days in a row of 100 degrees and hotter.

Nita

Grainraiser · 08-01-2011, 01:38 PM

I planted two oak trees and a japanese maple this spring and it has taken heroic efforts to keep them alive. If I can survive 30 more days I should be in the clear.

mSooner · 08-01-2011, 01:53 PM

Doing okay, but if we have major water restrictions...

I'm on my 3rd set of potted plants outside. I've been a watering nazi and nothing can keep them alive!

racehorse · 08-01-2011, 02:32 PM

I scattered zinnia seeds in my flower pots--that's all I was willing to invest after losing ALL our rosemary bushes this past winter!

Acntx · 08-01-2011, 07:49 PM

After having a few ugly, brown patches appeared on my lawn last year, I made it a goal not to have a repeat of that. I've been regularly deep-watering the lawn throughout the spring and summer, and it is doing well. I also have impatiens and mandevillas planted in a front yard flower bed. The impatiens are thriving, while the mandevillas have struggled. They aren't flowering at the moment and require a lot of attention to keep alive. I did have to replace a small red-tipped photinia bush that I planted in my back yard last year. It never really caught on, but the new bush is doing okay.

Maintaining a green lawn and healthy plants in this type of heat is definitely a challenge.

EDS_ · 08-01-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Grainraiser

I planted two oak trees and a japanese maple this spring and it has taken heroic efforts to keep them alive. If I can survive 30 more days I should be in the clear.

Generally, the heat breaks around August 17/20. Let's hope that's not too optimistic this year. Good luck.