Would a Home and Garden forum work?

[Charcat]

I was thinking that since everybody lives in different areas we could discuss home issues (like subdivision covenants, etc.) and gardens and plants. I know Dawg has a monstrous vegetable garden, and I love flowers, trees, bushes, etc. We could compare gardening problems, solutions, etc.

Just a thought......

 

[Addy]

I was thinking that since everybody lives in different areas we could discuss home issues (like subdivision covenants, etc.) and gardens and plants. I know Dawg has a monstrous vegetable garden, and I love flowers, trees, bushes, etc. We could compare gardening problems, solutions, etc.

Just a thought......

Sounds like a neat idea, I love watching things grow and have a mini veggie garden this year as well as my flower garden.
We finally had rain this afternoon, my veggie garden was in dire need, the flower beds not so much, I have those mulched.
Everything is up and growing well except for my melon seeds, they were planted last.

 

[Jen]

I think it would be nice. We have many gardeners posting here.

 

[Addy]

Hurray for the rain that fell this afternoon in abundance and watered my garden, it saves me lots of work.

 

[Charcat]

My flowers are beautiful this year....and it's only May. When it turns really hot, we'll see what happens. I no longer plant veggies--really don't have the space (too many flowers) and only me here. Most of my flower beds are perennial, so my work consists of mainly trimming, thinning out, etc. We've been lucky with rain so far this year, too. Wonder why everything does so much better after a good rain--rather than irrigation.

 

[Addy]

Sounds like you got an early start wher you live. It stays cold here for quite some time into spring.. It makes early gardening almost impossible... late frost can wipe out almost everything.
I had skipped the veggie garden for several years..I decided I wanted to raise some of my own veggies again, they seem to taste so much better.
Rain has been scarce here but my garden wasn't wilted but it was needing a good soaking to refresh it and help it along!
Not sure why rain water quenches the plants' need for water better than irrigation. Maybe more minerals are present in rain water.

 

[Alinvegas]

My flowers are beautiful this year....and it's only May. When it turns really hot, we'll see what happens. I no longer plant veggies--really don't have the space (too many flowers) and only me here. Most of my flower beds are perennial, so my work consists of mainly trimming, thinning out, etc. We've been lucky with rain so far this year, too. Wonder why everything does so much better after a good rain--rather than irrigation.

That good slow soaking washes away all the salts and washes down all the nutrients that flowers and plants just love.

 

[fairsheet]

That good slow soaking washes away all the salts and washes down all the nutrients that flowers and plants just love.

I don't know about rain - although we certainly get our share! But, I went off on a drip-irrigation kick about a decade or so ago. It was a maintenance nightmare. I've since ripped it all out and I swear, the plants like the sprinklers a heckuva lot better.

Of course up here, all this is easy to say since we don't have any noticeable water shortage.

 

[Rabid RW Extremist]

I don't know about rain - although we certainly get our share! But, I went off on a drip-irrigation kick about a decade or so ago. It was a maintenance nightmare. I've since ripped it all out and I swear, the plants like the sprinklers a heckuva lot better.

Of course up here, all this is easy to say since we don't have any noticeable water shortage.

I was wondering about putting in a drip irrigation but I think it would be more trouble then not with all the flowers I have. I agree I think sprinklers are better and a lot easier!