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It's much less than other crops and the description says it's assuming irrigation is the only source of water, that's not usually the case. It's probably not th
by PepeGomez 11y ago
It's much less than other crops and the description says it's assuming irrigation is the only source of water, that's not usually the case. It's probably not the case with almonds at all, unless you aim for rotten roots. It's a desert tree.
- ThomPete 11y agoYou should tell that to California last summer who ended up with that exact problem.
- PepeGomez 11y agoWhat problem?
- ThomPete 11y agohttp://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article57432423.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drough...
- PepeGomez 11y agoThat's nonsense. It's native to the Middle East, from the Levant to Pakistan. I see no good reason why growing it should be problematic in California. They either use it as an excuse to get more water for other crops, or they're doing something very wrong, though I have no idea what it could be.
- ThomPete 11y agoIts not the growing alone its the process of putting it in bags and selling it. Call it nonsense all you want the issue is very real.
- maxerickson 11y agoThey planted large orchards in a desert. The linked article doesn't make any statements about how much water each tree is getting, so I'm not sure what you would be calling nonsense. It does state that California grows most of the world supply of almonds, perhaps the number of trees being supported by the imported water is much higher than you think?
- PepeGomez 11y agoLarge orchards of desert trees. I get that the valley may be too dry even for almonds, but that won't turn them into a "relatively thirsty crop" as the article insists.
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