I’ve had our shade sails up and down a couple times already this year. Usually the wind is not strong here so once up they can stay up from early spring into September or October. Our dominant weather pattern, with the marine layer, foggy or not, is a steady 10 mph late morning afternoon breeze. Sometimes heavier gusts are forecasted (20-25 mph), but we seldom see those winds. We sit just at the top of a 2-mile or so long valley, which falls off to the west, just below the Coastal ridge line. We seem to be protected from strong winds. Our elevation runs from 350’ or so on the west edge of the property, to 450’ or so on the east edge.
It is mid-June, and the tasks are irrigation, pruning and spraying the grapes, and weed control across the property. I have 19 years of rainfall records for this property. A good year is 24 to 28 inches is, measured July 1 to June 30, 22-26 inches. Almost all of our rain falls between October and April. This year (just now ending), we had 18 inches. A general rule I’ve heard from a local expert is that 30-35 inches is required for dry farming (i.e., no irrigation). Of course, that depends on the crop and the soil and the heat-stress weather. We do pretty well on 25” or so. Fortunately, our two major crops, grapes and olives, do not require a lot of water even in a dry year. But we have many trees and bushes, for landscaping as well as food, and 18 or so irrigation/drip lines, so drought years and plant survival are a worry for most of the property, not so much for olives and grapes.
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