{"id":81896,"date":"2017-12-20T17:20:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T21:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=81896"},"modified":"2017-12-20T17:20:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T21:20:04","slug":"occasional-daily-weather-report-thomas-fires-impact-on-gardens-and-plant-nurseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=81896","title":{"rendered":"Occasional Daily Weather Report; Thomas Fire&#8217;s impact on gardens and plant nurseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>Stepping out the back door this morning, my skin instantaneously felt the difference.  Running to check the hygrometer on the front porch, that immediate sense of all-encompassing hydration was confirmed.  The needle registered over 90 per cent humidity.  The pergola eaves were dripping with morning dew, and the big, gulping lungfuls of air I ravenously inhaled were rich with moisture for the first time in the weeks since the second largest wildfire in California&#8217;s history broke out.   Trivial annoyances, like this bad case of chronically chapped lips, will heal quickly.  Healing a broken heart?  I can&#8217;t imagine where you&#8217;d begin.  The general news coverage and live, interactive fire maps, while terrific, have understandably lacked specificity.  For example, along with all the human and animal lives in danger, I&#8217;ve also been worried about the fate of plant nurseries and gardens on those maps.  This is where Instagram has come to the rescue.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sanmarcosgrowers\/\">San Marcos Growers<\/a> posted this message and photo on Instagram a couple days ago: <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/december2017\/20cdd779-df84-45e5-b8da-fd82c63e2cec.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo 20cdd779-df84-45e5-b8da-fd82c63e2cec.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Kniphophia \u2018Christmas Cheer\u2019 blooming with plumes of smoke from the Thomas Fire in the background. The nursery remains undamaged and OPEN !<\/em>&#8221; San Marcos Growers 12\/18\/17 <\/p>\n<p>This message was posted this week by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lotuslandgarden\/\">Lotusland<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/december2017\/62184cce-0346-4629-9699-713fb999d0b9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo 62184cce-0346-4629-9699-713fb999d0b9.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/december2017\/shop-after.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo shop-after.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not everyone has been so fortunate.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australianplants.com\/fire-update.html?_v=b\">Australian Native Plants Nursery<\/a> lost nursery structures and offices to the fire. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/december2017\/25009102_716575591873098_5511195626412441600_n.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo 25009102_716575591873098_5511195626412441600_n.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, which I <a href=\"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=81135\">visited in October<\/a>, seems to be okay, judging by this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bc72SUxF445\/?taken-by=santabarbarabotanicgarden\">Instagram<\/a> post today.  <\/p>\n<p>No word yet on the fate of the <a href=\"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=52795\">Taft Garden<\/a>, at least that I can find.    Winds are expected to pick up again later today.  Stay safe!<\/p>\n<p><\/big><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stepping out the back door this morning, my skin instantaneously felt the difference. Running to check the hygrometer on the front porch, that immediate sense of all-encompassing hydration was confirmed. The needle registered over 90 per cent humidity. 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