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> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 1:06:28 PM UTC-7, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> >> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 3:32:44 AM UTC-7, Ophelia wrote:
>> >>> I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had a
>> >>> lot
>> >>> of
>> >>> stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown the huge
>> >>> reservoirs with very little water in them. They were showing how
>> >>> people
>> >>> with lush grass and full swimming pools were being demonised.
>> >>>
>> >>> Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
>> >>
>> >> While people want to demonize the almond, the water it takes to grow
>> >> one is the same as what's used to flush away a wee.
>> >
>> > I love almonds. I am not sure why anyone would demonise them?
>> >
>>
>> When it takes 20 gallons of water to grow one and you are in the middle
>> (or
>> beginning) of an epic droiught it makes for an easy target.
>>
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> It takes one gallon of water to grow an almond, but 3.3 gallons of water
> to grow a tomato. Almonds sell at a premium compared to tomatoes.

Almond and other nut trees must be watered continuously unlike growing
fields which can be left fallow.



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