tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post1423704402341591467..comments2023-10-30T06:47:54.342-07:00Comments on Rambling Chicken: Gardening: DryfarmingMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-68806605279708212032011-10-24T21:27:34.653-07:002011-10-24T21:27:34.653-07:00Cool! It's always important to be prepared for...Cool! It's always important to be prepared for zombie attacks. Of course, in Ashland I'm thinking that they'd be vegetarian zombies, so a thriving vegetable garden might actually attract them. Hmmm.<br /><br />I'll email. :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-5300476670581310712011-10-23T17:56:09.923-07:002011-10-23T17:56:09.923-07:00we have pretty much the same thing, come late June...we have pretty much the same thing, come late June-July, which is when I store the rainwater for. Depending upon how much you are growing (and what) that 800 gals will take you through about 2 months (we're assuming you've had pretty decent early rain and have the beds set up for traditional water retention). I use the direct hose-to-the-ground method at the crack of dawn and the plantsMusettehttp://www.bearboring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-92061019122880466112011-10-22T17:30:50.980-07:002011-10-22T17:30:50.980-07:00Hey, Musette! We normally have at least six weeks ...Hey, Musette! We normally have at least six weeks of no rain in the dry season - at least, that's what I've read; if I'd been asked I'd have said that it's more like ten to twelve weeks. So I couldn't irrigate at a normal rate with such a system, but we might be able to store some winter rain for the summer. Hmmmm.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-22092135806633883802011-10-22T15:14:23.319-07:002011-10-22T15:14:23.319-07:00CF,
Have you considered augmenting with rainwater?...CF,<br />Have you considered augmenting with rainwater? We have an 800gal rainwater system that saved our bacon (okay, our lettuce and tomatoes) during the incredible drought we had in midsummer. I'll send you some photos. El O made the system out of discarded plastic barrels (you can usually get them from municipalities for either free or less than $2/per. Built a stand for gravity-feed,Musettehttp://www.bearboring.comnoreply@blogger.com