Love those afternoon Pop up Showers

[Jimmy Gibson]

After working six days this week and having only one day off.......I was dreading dragging the water hose around and watering everything tomorrow......but low and behold (you guys can tell I am Southern.....lol ) but a little Pop up thunderstorm sat right on top of us and according to my rain gauge dropped 1 1/2" of rain on us in a tiny little area......gonna put a little extra in the collection plate in the morning......lol

 

[j.w]

I just got through dragging the hose around the yard. I do a little each day on these warm days we don't usually get here. That's ok I will take the dry warm sunshine any day over rain!

 

[Lisak1]

There's nothing like rain to perk up the garden. You can water all you want with the hose - a good shower from above makes all the difference in the world!

 

[addy1]

We went from having way to much rain to being dry. Could use a few pop up storms

 

[sissy]

And here no rain yet .Just watered stuff and my 2 tanks underground have been empty for 2 weeks now .Rain rain please come my way again or at least soon .

 

[Tara]

I want rain. Just got done lugging water buckets from my rain barrels around the garden. Now they are empty. I'm with Sissy, rain needed.

 

[Tula]

Just finished dragging the hose around the gardens and back washing the pond filter....that was AFTER I dragged my neighbors hose around and watered their gardens since they're on vacation

 

[Tara]

Just finished dragging the hose around the gardens and back washing the pond filter....that was AFTER I dragged my neighbors hose around and watered their gardens since they're on vacation

You definitely need some rain then. Two gardens in this heat

 

[sissy]

they talk about all this rain on the weather channel and I laugh and say where ,not here.My 1 tank under ground holds over 500 gallons and 2nd tank holds about 250 gallon and have rain barrels and they have been empty for over 2 or 3 weeks

 

[Lisak1]

Just finished dragging the hose around the gardens

We FINALLY (after years of saying "hey we should do that!") invested in some quality soaker hoses and some hose timers. WHAT A TIME SAVER! I now have four of my garden beds on drip with timers - don't even have to think about it and they get watered. Everything looks better because they get watered consistently instead of when I realize they are suffering. One of those "duh!" moments!

 

[sissy]

I have soaker hoses for around my house but when you have 3 +acres watering takes a back seat and well is more important

 

[Tula]

We FINALLY (after years of saying "hey we should do that!") invested in some quality soaker hoses and some hose timers. WHAT A TIME SAVER! I now have four of my garden beds on drip with timers - don't even have to think about it and they get watered. Everything looks better because they get watered consistently instead of when I realize they are suffering. One of those "duh!" moments!

I need to get more soaker hoses. I currently have one set up around my hydrangeas.....but still drag the hose to hanging baskets and gardens without soaker hoses. You're right, it makes life so much easier and I just leave the one I have in place year round!

 

[sissy]

I bought mine end of season at walmart 2 dollars for 50 foot long ones .

 

[j.w]

Dragging hoses out to water 80 Arborvitae street trees! One hour for each set of about 7 trees! Gonna be up to 90 again today and I will of course be throwing more wood chips!

 

[sissy]

Danvile getting thunderstorms ,ME NOTHING

 

[dspotten]

We need rain. It keeps going around Hagerstown. DC flooded and we only got .25"!

 

[mrsclem]

Well, we finally got some much needed rain! Unfortunately it came as a severe thunderstorm and we had lightning strike in the yard. Power went down on one pond and a pond camera fried! The breaker reset so power is back up for pumps but pretty sure camera is a goner.

 

[addy1]

Darn sorry mrsclem............

I don't water anything. Everything seems to survive just fine. But my rule is, if the plant can't survive my care or lack of care, then bye bye. I have not watered the land in around 8 years. Did water when I first planted some of the bushes etc.

To much of a pita to water 4 acres and tons of plants.