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Aurora, Colorado, dried up lawn, watering wilted trees
9/23/2016 7:54:23 PM



CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aurora, CO

Start Date: 7/1/2016 - End Date: 9/20/2016
The last significant rain was in June, and watering once or twice a week in the city allotted time periods, is not sufficient to keep up. Large portions of the lawn are dried out. If I see trees that are wilting, I make a special effort to get water to the root zones. When I have tried to dig in the yard, the soil is dry to six or more inches down, and the clay is as hard as bricks. I have not seen the numbers of birds in the yard that I had last year, even though I had a few more berries and fruit. Leaves are turning and falling, but I am not sure if that is not in part due to the drought. CoCoRaHS Report from Station #Aurora 4.5 SE on 9/20/2016
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