Practical watering tips for dry times
Blah, it’s hot.
The Tall Man is indignant about the lack of rainfall. Even the sprinkle we got on Saturday morning annoyed him.
“It was only two-tenths of an inch,” he said, as though Mother Nature had gone out of her way to insult him personally.
The southeastern part of Wisconsin in listed on the drought monitor as “abnormally dry.”
I, too, wish it would rain. The general rule of newspaper life is, “As soon as you write about how dry it’s been, it will start raining and not stop until you’ve been assigned the flooding story.”
We’re running an “it’s been dry” story on Tuesday, so maybe it will start raining.
Here’s a link to some excellent information about watering flower and vegetable gardens, courtesy of the UW-Extension: Water tips
Jun 18, 2012 at 6:42 p.m.
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fshultz- not if in a container. If in the ground- don't know. If they look all wilted I would say to water them. If not try it and see. Or just try it with a couple. Depends on how many you have.
I do know that too much of wet and then dry, extreems will make "bottom rot" according to Phyliss at K & W.
Jun 18, 2012 at 6:22 p.m.
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"Even the sprinkle we got on Saturday morning annoyed him"
I second that and raise you one "sprinkle" that we had about a month ago was just as annoying. It just doesn't do much.
I have been watering just the plants it self. I don't like to do sprinkler- seems a waste of water. So I soak the base of the plants good.
Tired of the "threats" of rain and storms.
Jun 18, 2012 at 4:38 p.m.
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Maybe you should do like (R) Gov. Rick Perry last year, and officially declare three days of prayer for rain while gutting the budget for volunteer firefighters.
I'm just suggestin'...
Jun 18, 2012 at 4:07 p.m.
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A commercial gardener I know said not to water tomatoes, which will send down incredibly long roots and take care of themselves. Anyone else think that's true?
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