To subscribe, call 904.829.6586 Order Home Delivery Online Order or renew daily and Sunday home delivery of the Record for one year. And it brought nourishment to hibernating grass and those new spring plants. However, water managers warn not to get too comfortable. National weather forecasters still predict a dry spring. The last couple years have been below normal,'' said Matt Zibura, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Jacksonville.
Water managers agree.
For 1999 and 2000, St. Johns County is down 20 inches, which is why it is important to conserve. And why water restrictions have been in place since 1991. The restrictions prohibit watering after 10 a.m. and before 4 p.m. every day. The watering times also make sense for plants. And when you water every day, you teach the plants to grow shallow roots.