I'll Show Mother Nature

[gardenlady]

last year with our 29 days of 90 degree and above temps...my garden perished because i couldn't be there to water....because i was at work---watering. so i am going to plant a few things in containers at work. ha. that way they'll get watered and fertilized on a regular basis. probably eaten by deer on a regular basis too :lol: :lol:

but i did have a couple herbs in containers, like chives and tarragon and they were fantastic. we have an awesome soiless mixture to plant in and i am excited to do this.

last summer i only got 4 zucchini squash. i just couldn't believe it. so i am going to give this a shot.

[Rich]

Try carnations. Pretty drought resistant.

[boo]

Oh, :( I am so hoping that next year will bring us more rain & cooler days than this past summer. For our area it was the worst drought we have ever seen. It was also the year that I went on a huge spring plant shopping trip. :lol: :lol: Who knew. -_- Anyway, we paid over $400 in water to keep everything alive. I hope we did enough. Time will tell.

Here's hoping its a better year for the both of us. :D

so i am going to plant a few things in containers at work

That sounds like a wonderful idea. :blink:

[buster]

It was very dry here also. I certainly hope everyone has it better next year. Connie

[DandyLioness]

Yep! Those darned carnations keep popping up year after year. :ph34r:

[Phia]

Good luck next year. I grow my veggies in containers, and the tomatoes and peppers did alright on neglect.. :lol:

[donybee]

we paid over $400 in water to keep everything alive.
I'm pretty lucky in that respect as I am on a well and also total electric so if I water after 8 PM I'm on a lower rate so the pump running isn't too costly. It sure helped this summer. As like the rest of you I hope next year it isn't as hot and dry as this. :lol: :lol:

[manda]

I agree. I WILL have a garden this year, too. My soil is soooo poor that almost everything croaked. I am going to try some raised beds and try to amend the soil, but we live where the Ohio river must have been at one time because it is all rock. I mean big ones too. boulders , but where there is a will there is a way! Good luck to you all, too.

[Jennify]

<span style='color:purple'>I'm with Gardenlady and Manda: I willhave a garden this year! It's been two years since I've had any dirt of my own to play with, and if things go alright today, it looks like as of Feb 24th I'll have that dirt! :) I'm hoping to do a mini vegetable patch with some of Ryan and I's favourites (cucumbers, radishes, carrots, some lettuce, strawberries and rasperries is what I'm hoping for). Things that are low maintenence will help, as by this summer I'll be fairly large and will probably have a hard time doing too much gardening. :P </span>

[Phia]

Jennify, that will be the time to delegate the work. :lol:

[Sneezie]

:blink: :D Way to go gardenlady! Ya can`t be there to water, take em with ya!!! :lol: :lol:

[AStevens]

GL, it sounds like you need a battery operated timer and some shrubblers. We haven't had any measurable rain since August 2005, but the plants seem to like the water from under the sink and from the washing machine. I've been putting off finishing the water harvesting system for the roof since it doesn't look like it'll rain any time soon. A local guy named Scott Calhoun has the drawing for the cistern \ no commercial links please.

[donybee]

we paid over $400 in water to keep everything alive.
Oh wow, I guess I'm lucky to have a deep well (126') with water at a constant 6 feet below the casing top all summer. My electric bill in the summer is very low anyway. :D :D :D :D

[erdine]

don't know what we'd do if we had to pay for all the water we use. we're lucky our village has a water supply from a lake all by itself. we do have to watch sometimes, but have never had a huge bill. larger areas do have meters, but not us so far.
Dandy, I love those carnations that keep coming up.