With the advent of summer, bringing with it drought and wildfires, the weather report plays a major role in the micro farmers life. Our micro farm is just under nine acres, carved out of the piney woods of East Texas, twelve years ago. The nearest fire hydrant is two miles away. Most years, we have some degree of drought, but this year has been a record breaker, for both heat and drought. We have been more fortunate than many in Texas. So far, there have been no wildfires in our immediate area. But, the fear, that there could be, remains. We did get a half inch of rain yesterday, the most significant rain we have had in four months.
So, what do we do for our crops? Water as much as we can afford to. Water is an essential and limited natural resource, as such, it will always have a cost. You have to make a decision about cost versus benefit when deciding just how much to spend on watering.
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