We have had a lot of rain lately....I was thinking about last year and how dry it was..it had to be one of the driest. Here are a few ways you can keep your garden growing through the driest times.
1. Soaker hoses: you can get these in any garden supply store although I think they are a little expensive for my whole garden.
2. Plastic Milk Jugs: I poke about 25 holes in the bottom of a plastic milk jug. I make sure cap is off and fill with water. I usually do this in the evening.
3. Red Flower Pots: These are great! I dig a hole in the middle of my plants I place the red porous pot and fill back just leaving a lip of pot. I then only water in the hole of the pot...this has seemed to really work and it also keeps my garden tidy without the jugs everywhere.
4. Place a bag of ice near your plants in the cool of the evening.
5. Sprinklers: I remember my parents keeping the sprinkler on all night to water there vegetable plants...that was before water conservation.
6. Save your water that you cook your vegetables in....let cool and water your plants.
7. Rain Barrel: We have one of these in our garden nothing fancy and old garbage can. I have found that if I put 1 tablespoon of olive oil in it...it really keeps the mosquitoes away.
Happy Gardening...
Lynn
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A friend of mine who is a super gardener told me about the pots in the ground to water plants probably 15 years ago. His father used that system in his garden in Oklahoma. I use it as well between my tomatoes and peppers and I just use the plastic pots but I'm thinking the clay pots would last longer. I only get about 2 years out of the plastic pots. I really enjoy your blog as I am still learning, but maybe we never stop learning?
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