May Weather Report

View from my balcony of the afternoon fog

The rainy season has arrived. That's kind of an understatement. Whereas rainfall for March totalled, 4.5 inches, in May it rose to 18.1 inches. With the rain came cloudy weather and high humidity, and the winds have died down to almost nothing. Fog frequently rolls in in the late afternoon.

The amount of rain caught me by surprise, and has kept me busy clearing out the drainage ditches around trees and shrubs. The grass has to mowed more frequently. Some erosion has occurred where I cleared and planted St. Augustine grass runners. The grass is spreading quickly now and hopefully will fill in during the next several weeks.

Warm weather has continued, with the average high of 78 degrees and the low of 62. We hope June will be a little dryer.

Happy gardening!