Toile

Are you in the northern hills/mountains where lakes and wells have run completely dry and water has to be trucked in for domestic use?

If so, I'm south of you in Cherokee County, and we're on well water. We're pretty frugal water users, and I have a relatively small garden (nine 4x8 raised beds) compared to those who field-farm. I mulch very deeply and only watered twice last summer.

But none of that information helps your situation.

Have you gotten any rain or snow? Apparently it takes about six months for rain to make its way into the groundwater supply. What's the precipitation been north of you? Any chance that will alleviate things any? Here we've had almost 2 inches of precipitation since January 1, though that isn't enough to solve the water problem.

Let's all pray that the drought-stricken southeast gets some relief, and soon. So sorry about your situation.

Amen. Very serious losses here, too. Mostly young plants, though, although I'm expecting damage in the woods to start showing up over time.

I agree with Rosie. I think alot of the damage has yet to be seen. I've only lost a few younger plants and one age-old azalea (weird, it was just one in an area where there are 7 and the others are fine).

Of course, I pretty much lost my entire lawn so now the dogs just run in mud and weeds. *sigh* I guess it's better than just mud. :-)

i live in central ga.;have well water[had well water.]my well has been dry for 3 mos.i've been buying water at walmart for 33 cents a gallon.i have lost so many plants,despite my diligent efforts to keep all alive.i have many rain barrels and totally recycle,but if it doesn't precipitate you have nothing to work with.so toile,i know your pain.

I live just south of Warner Robins in Middle Ga. We are the lucky ones when it comes to rain. We had and continue to have plenty. Right now there is standing water everywhere from the last rain. That said, I've always mulched heavily. I use soaker hoses under the mulch but rarely run them. I also only plant the hardy, native stuff.

I lost several plants because of the drought. I live on the lake and used buckets to water the things I cared about the most because in a normal year the rain takes care of it all and I do not have to water anything but the small beds by the door and things in containers. With the bucket watering I came up with a triage system to decide what needed the water most/first of the things I decided to save at all cost. Hauling water up that hill as many times as I had to almost killed me but I think I saved a few things I love - Persimmons, blueberries, the rose bushes my grandmother planted in my yard before she died... I pretty much gave up on the flowerbeds. With the exception of the natives I have had for years (and survived somehow)they were a total loss. I sure hope things get better soon. The rain lately has made me hopeful.