What was the 7 year drought in Texas?
Drought is nothing new for Texas. In the 1950’s a seven-year dry spell “so momentous that it kicked off the modern era of water planning in Texas” struck hard, destroying nearly 100,000 Texas farms and ranches. The seven-year drought of record in the 1950s was a turning point in Texas history that led to the formation of the Texas Water Development Board. Since then, Texas has faced several droughts, including its most recent and severe drought, which began in the fall of 2010 and lasted through winter 2014/2015.The drought of the 1950s—which lasted from 1949 through 1957—is the worst statewide drought in Texas’ history (dating back to 1895) in terms of duration and intensity. It is widely considered the statewide drought of record and serves as the basis for state water planning in Texas.Using these indices, the drought of the 1950s exceeds the duration and intensity of all other droughts; hence, the period from January 1950 to February 1957 is the drought-of-record for the High Plains of Texas. October 1940 comes in second for the drought-of-record for the High Plains of Texas.The three longest drought episodes occurred between July 1928 and May 1942 (the 1930s Dust Bowl drought), July 1949 and September 1957 (the 1950s drought), and June 1998 and December 2014 (the early 21st-century drought).
What is the best time of day to water a tree?
Usually, the best time to water your tree is at after the sun has set or in the early morning, before the sun is high in the sky. Watering your tree between sunset and sunrise will help it replace any moisture it lost during the heat of the day and minimize that amount of water that evaporates. In hot weather you need to water in the mornings when it is cooler. This will allow more water to reach the root system before it evaporates in the heat. There may be times when you cannot schedule watering in the morning. In this case, water the plants in the late evening before bed.