THIS POST IS A CHALLENGING ONE TO MAKE CONSIDERING WE JUST RECENTLY GOT THROUGH A WINTER STORM THAT DROPPED AROUND 8" OF SNOW THAT HAS FINALLY GOT THE CHANCE TO START MELTING. ITS HARD TO TELL THE LASTING EFFECTS AS FAR AS THE SEVERITY OF THE DROUGHT SINCE ALL OF THE GROUND THAT IS SHOWING IS STILL FROZEN UNDERNEATH AND THE TOP LOOKS LIKE A SOGGY WET MUDDY MESS, SO IT IS HARD TO JUDGE. ON THE OTHER HAND THE TOWN I LIVE IN (DELPHOS, OHIO) HAS ISSUED A LEVEL 1 WATER EMERGENCY ASKING ALL RESIDENTS TO REFRAIN FROM WASHING THEIR VEHICLES, WAITING UNTIL WE HAVE FULL LOADS OF LAUNDRY AND TRYING ANYWHERE TO CONSERVE WATER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OUR WATER RESERVIOR, (GILLMOR) IS CURRENTLY RIGHT AT 50% CAPACITY AND THEY ARE SAYING WITH THE LACK OF RAIN AND CURRENT RIVER / STREAM LEVELS ITS NOT LOOKING LIKE IT WILL BE GETTING FILLED BACK TO CAPACITY ANYTIME SOON. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PLANNING STAGE OF FIGURING OUT WHAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE IF WE GO TO A LEVEL 2 WATER EMERGENCY. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A WATER EMERGENCY BEFORE SINCE WE HAVE STARTED USING THE RESERVIOR SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A LEVEL 2 EMERGENCY ENTAILS. I DONT HAVE ANY UPDATES ON PLANT GROWTH CURRENTLY AS WE JUST GOT OUT OF A 15 DAY STRETCH OF TEMPS WELL BELOW FREEZING, AS WELL AS BEING TOO FAR AWAY FROM SPRING, SO NOTHING IS CURRENTLY GROWING, BUDDING OR SPROUTING AT THIS TIME.