This is a soil profile from a tee deck on Thompson. This is after a 1/2inch of rain, moisture is held up in the top inch of the sample. Below is very dry and is still in need of moisture, it can't push its way through the thatch near the surface. The roots are strong at the bottom of the sample, in time they will struggle if they don't get water.
 
We soaked the tee to the point of water sitting on top of the surface, looks very extreme.

Slowly the moisture is working its way into the soil.
After some time the moisture finally made it through the profile and now its ready for the next few days.

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