04-06-2005 02:13									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Space05us How does one turn high desert into a nice green yard?

water most likely. and lots of hard work.

	04-06-2005 02:16									#32
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quote: Originally posted by lord of the mark Growing cotton in a desert? Growing lettuce in a desert?

Fertile soils can be found in deserts and with water can produce good farmland.

	04-06-2005 03:45									#33
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Who was it from Israel who was telling us of their affordable desalinazation process?

All you need is one of those, drop the intake hose into a nearby ocean and ...oops, New Mexico?? Get used to Gila monsters and cacti.

	04-06-2005 12:28									#34
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quote: Originally posted by DRoseDARs Lawns in a desert. People have been telling Reno city officials for decades that the unmitigated growth here would drain our very limited water supplies. There's only so much water that can legally be removed from the Truckee River and the groundwater is replenished only by the river and whatever moisture we get here in the rainshadow of the Sierra Nevadas during the winter and spring. Lo and behold, we're suddenly and unexpectedly seeing water problems for the past few years. Who'da thunk it? Space05us being a whiny git

yeah but you had good snow last winter. I heard that Reno is doing good on water (for now).

	04-06-2005 12:58									#35
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If I lived in the desert I'd ceramic tile the yard and call it a patio. Put in a tree or two for shade.

	04-06-2005 12:59									#36
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident yeah but you had good snow last winter. I heard that Reno is doing good on water (for now).

Nein. While it was an exceptionally wet winter for us here in northern Nevada, it still wasn't enough to reverse years of below-average moisture. Lake Tahoe is still considerably below its 6,225 ft average elevation as are other area reservoirs and lakes, but I'm having difficulty finding a source quoting the current elevations. And you're right, "for now" is the typical assessment Reno city officials come to each time we have a wet winter. It happened after the New Year's Flood of '97, then summer rolled around and all that moisture still didn't break us from drought, just lessened it a little. More area developement is approved and the cycle continues.

I'll tell you what, though, all that moisture is going to make a lot of fresh growth ... that'll turn into dry kindling in the fall. Fire season this year or next is going to be a *****...

	04-06-2005 15:39									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Space05us How does one turn high desert into a nice green yard?

Buy some Astroturf.

	04-06-2005 21:04									#38
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Plant tropical plants , and water them like mad ( also provide them with small amounts of fertiliser and very large quantities of manure ) . Soon you'll have a patch of lush , vibrant greenery . DO NOT turn it into a soulless lawn .

	04-06-2005 21:27									#39
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Plant some citrus trees, then you get fruit and shade.

	04-06-2005 23:13									#40
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citris trees aren't easy to grow in the desert, even with water.

but we can support most other kinds of trees.

most people in Las Vegas have a lawn, even though we are running out of water. Not very many people are willing to give them up. I guess they'd rather face water restrictions than give up their lawn. I hate people.

But that might not be necessary, as our water district now has a plan to steal water from the northern (and central) half of the state similar to what Los Angeles did last century.

	04-06-2005 23:29									#41
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SoCal every so often puts out a plan to pump the Columbia River south. Here in Oregon we laugh and make sure our powder is dry.

	04-06-2005 23:30									#42
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Maybe SoCal should outlaw lawns.

	04-06-2005 23:36									#43
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They would think a patch of green grass in the desert is as much a right as a bigger set of boobies.