I think you may be using the term potplants in a different sense than
we do in North America.
At 12:18 AM 4/21/2007, you wrote:
>I don't know anything about the irrigation setup here, Mark, though I
>imagine such things would be pretty standard (and if they're not, what's
>wrong with them? This problem isn't new, it's just hit new levels of
>seriousness). But as you can imagine, water management is a hot area of
>debate in these here parts.
>
>It's just started raining here, btw. Not life saving, but I put my potplants
>out for a breathe.
>
>xA
>
>On 4/21/07, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>It sounds terrible. Do you know if farmers in the region use
>>water-saving techniques like drip irrigation?
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>>At 06:08 PM 4/20/2007, you wrote:
>> >Yup. It's bad. My parents live in the country and they've been on Stage 4
>> >water restrictions (no outside watering at all) for months. Coming to our
>> >city next month, I believe, unless it rains. I was surprised when I went
>>to
>> >Sydney and saw green lawns.
>> >
>> >A
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>>on.com
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