No Peter Rabbits among them! Never had buttons snagged on farmer McGregorâs fence (yet).
My middle had great success with her very first sour diesel outdoor grow. She wants to grow three different strains this summer. I really enjoyed the transformation in our relationship last year.
I have been well. Still crazy about bikes, I just rebuilt my old 1989 Italian Mountain bike. I have a couple camping/biking trips planned for the summer. I am itching to get out of the house. I have couple girls started to keep me happyâŚand I have some flowers started for out in the wildflower garden. I have a couple tomatoes in the basement going to town and 2 green peppers starting bloom. When the weather allows, I am hitting the ground running!
Getting excited for tax day which is seed drop day for me!
Been busy the last few months starting garden seeds. I am also building a Little Seed Library for the neighborhood.
We were just hit with a Level 1 drought restriction here. No sprinklers until May 1. Sprinklers only allowed after 10 PM twice a week after that. Iâve been dragging out my two gallon watering jug every night trying to keep the flowers and herbs I planted alive.
Our lawn is dead except where the native drought hardy grass is taking over. I am happy I let it infiltrate.
I hope I can keep the Bunny Patch thriving this year.
Without precipitation we could get to higher drought stages this summer. Colorado is the new New Mexico and the water rights battles have begun.
So sorry to hear Sis, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers my friend drought is here too, no restrictions here in Nevada, but water wars are going on.
I was just posting on my thread about our local river drying up, earlier and earlier every year, no snow in our mountains. City government trying to pipe water to everyone and charge for water or limit use, rather then allow individual homes from having wellsâŚ
Times they are a changing I hope the Bunny patch is thriving this year good luck with your vegetable garden Happy growing my friend, have a great week ahead
So far Minnesota has moisture, but I see the drought creeping closer. We did considerable yardwork last fall and there will be considerable seeding this Spring. We are allowed to water new seed
I have a well and I love to tell the city to go to hell!
They are allowing us two 55 gallon rain barrels this year. I really want to but the initial cost for the modifications to gutter drains, building a stand, purchasing the barrels, leaf filter, pieces and parts is cost prohibitive especially since it rarely rains here now?
I was looking at a gray water solution. Switch to a non sodium based laundry detergent, a 55 gallon barrel and a submersible pump to send it outside to our little lawn.
Put a basin in the kitchen sink to capture rinse water. Hand washing dishes. A bucket in the shower to capture that first bit of cold water. Heck maybe just start peeing outside
Now they are saying water rates will be increasing - guess they need to make up for lost revenue from less water use due to the drought restrictions.
I may just pull out all our grass (which is not dormant but actually dead) and go with another low water/maintenance ground cover or convert to more water-wise plants - like I did two years ago with 100+ sqft.
I am just so tired of implementing all these energy and water saving strategies over the years and utility costs just increase negating any savings!
Exactly @Caligurl I am always baffled that we canât have collection rights from stuff that falls from the sky. @JaneQP I hope you get a good system figured out. I do grey water collection at the campsite. I use some Dr Bronners soap sparingly and havenât had problems with my trees getting burned. And I actually do pee outside there, just switch trees I also bought a 1000gallon stock tank as my sonâs âpool â that just happens to sit next to the cabinâs rain gutters and spouts