Irrigating Your Garden

Before long, your plants will be in the ground and growing quickly. This means that they will require lots of water. Since summer rains can be hard to predict, it could be wise to irrigate your garden. Watering by hand with a watering can is more than adequate, but if you have lots of gardens or just a large plot in general, irrigating could be a more efficient solution.

Water dripping for a black irrigation hose.

Last summer, I took a few scraps of black irrigation hose home from work to put in my garden. One of the gentlemen I worked with suggested I pick up a hose attachment from the local hardware so I could attach it to my house water spicket.  After doing this, I ran the irrigation line through my summer and winter squash plants to see how it would work. It worked beautifully! Because the hose has pre-made holes already placed at consistent intervals (6, 9, or 12 inches), I could place the holes near the plant's roots without water the rest of the non used garden space which just generates weeds.

I would definitely consider purchasing some of this hose if you are looking for a watering solution.

Enjoy!


Photo courtesy of DripWorks.com

Organizing Those Tools!

As I continued through the latest issue of Popular Mechanics, I found yet another awesome method that could benefit a fellow gardener. It is fairly common to end up with a hose that gets a leak or gets a bit worn out from use. However, instead of just tossing it in the trash, try using it for tool organization. The article in P.M.shows how to cut a hose into segments and then make it in into useful tubes that you can put tools through. You can check out the picture below (page number coming soon).

When you cut up the hose, leave a portion that creates the tab shape shown in the picture. This will be used to secure your new tool holder to a wall. I drew up a picture from memory because I don't have the picture from the magazine to reference. Thanks to P.M. for publishing such a useful article!