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| Garden: No Drought This Year
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 The best water for the garden, no drought this year!
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| Posted on: 06/22/2009 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Self-Watering Using Milk Jugs
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I already asked this as a reply, but am now asking here about the watering tip using a milk jug. I've had to fill mine repeatedly every few hours. They each only have 1 very tiny hole on the bottom. Why is this happening?
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| Posted on: 06/08/2009 | 3 Feedback(s) |
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| Repairing a Leaky Water Hose
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 Tips on repairing a leaky garden hose. Post your own ideas here. Get hose completely dry. If hole is tiny, fill it with rubber cement, If large, use silicone caulk. When the cement has dried, wrap the area starting about an inch from the hole with black plastic tape.
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| Posted on: 05/06/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Bury Plastic Bottles for Garden Irrigation
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I am thinking of soaking my garden by melting small holes in soda jugs with my leather burning tool, then sinking the jugs right side up to their necks into the garden dirt near the plants with about 3 inches exposed above ground.
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| Posted on: 03/19/2009 | 5 Feedback(s) |
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| Install Your Own Sprinkler System
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By Jess StewartMaize
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 My husband has been bugging me to have a sprinkler system installed since we bought our house four years ago. He finally gave up on having the system installed, went to Home Depot and figured out how to do it on his own. This is what we did.
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| Posted on: 01/08/2009 | 6 Feedback(s) |
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| Saving Money on Irrigation
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I am looking for ideas. We just got our water bill and although we have had more rain than normal our 1/2 year water bill was a whopping $600. I believe it is our irrigation "system".
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| Posted on: 10/07/2008 | 6 Feedback(s) |
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| Critical Times To Water Your Vegetables
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By Ellen Brown
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 Like people, plants are composed mainly of water, for some, as much as 95%. Waiting until you see your vegetables wilting before you turn on the hose is a big mistake. Water affects fruit size, yield, and quality of flavor, so to ensure good production, it's important to know which stages in their development they need water the most.
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| Posted on: 08/20/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Use Old Pantyhose to Keep Rain Barrel Water Clean
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I've discovered that when collecting rain in your rain barrel, you can put a leg from a pair of pantyhose over the end of your downspout. It keeps the water clean, especially if your gutters have any debris in them. I hold the pantyhose material on with an elastic band, which makes it easy to remove and rinse off when it gets dirty.
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| Posted on: 07/30/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Ask Kids To Help With Watering
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 If you're having trouble with your spray nozzle or if you need more help watering - remember kids are more than willing to help!
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| Posted on: 07/30/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Use Recycled Buckets for Irrigation
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I live on a hobby farm and we've planted an orchard on our property. With the droughts that have been going on we didn't want to lose any trees. My husband came up with this idea on his own a few years ago and we even use it in the gardens now:
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| Posted on: 07/02/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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