I’m worn out from watering. I’ve got water butts, I’ve saved my household water, and I’ve spent over an hour this morning with my 5 (I know, excessive number) of watering cans trying to stop my plants completely expiring in the heat. We don’t have a hosepipe ban here, but I feel guilty using the hose at the moment.
A serious rethink is needed for next year. So far I’ve decided
Less pots and bigger pots
Plants being nurtured and seedlings all in one part of the garden, I will transplant when they are bigger
Nothing that needs watering at the top of the banks in my sloping borders
Mulch the vegetables
Grow less gourds as they need bucketfuls of water each every day
Please tell me what you’re doing to keep your plants alive that doesn’t involve hundreds of watering cans of effort every day?
Good Morning Wednesday 24 April 2024