Your garden might be dirtier than you think

Good morning from the Parkland — here's what matters in Dauphin today.

Now, if you were like me, you saw that rain roll through Southern Manitoba yesterday and thought, "Finally, a good wash for the car and a fresh start for the garden." Well, hold your horses, or your watering can, because apparently, that wasn't exactly what we got. We had some pretty strange weather mix with a dust storm, and it brought what folks are calling "dirty rain" to the south. Imagine hoping for a clean slate and instead getting a whole new layer of grit. It sounds like a bad joke, but it's really what happened.

### What This Means for Dauphin

You know, we rely so much on that spring rain here in the Parkland, especially for our fields getting ready for planting canola and grain. So when the rain isn't even clean, it just adds another layer of "what now?" to the already tricky business of agriculture.

* This "dirty rain" is a visual reminder of how interconnected our weather systems are across the province. What kicks up dust down south can eventually find its way up here.

* It's a good prompt to check your rain barrels or anything collecting water if you're planning to use it for delicate seedlings or even just a backyard garden.

* And frankly, it just adds to the general feeling of "will spring ever really get here?" after such a drawn-out, cold start to the season.

It just goes to show, you can never quite predict what Manitoba weather is going to throw at you. We're always talking about the clear skies over Riding Mountain or the fresh air around Vermillion Park, but sometimes, even the rain decides to get a little grimy. It’s a real head-scratcher, especially when you’re used to our prairie rain washing everything clean.

That's the buzz from your neighbour in Dauphin. Stay safe out there.

Dean and the crew are likely having a laugh about this on 730 CKDM – tune in at mornings.live.