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In the try it out department

Gardening
#1

Hi all,

Debate over what will or won’t work over in the GD around the pitfalls to avoid (track cleaning etc.)

For that same reason I’m running an experiment this year to see what happens with minimal watering (SWMBO thinks I’m just too lazy/busy to start the irrigation :wink: :slight_smile: ). No, the irrigation hasn’t run, yet. Any watering has been done by one single sprinkler placed in specific spots or by hand as in the case of the veggies garden.

Time to find out what isn’t suitable - I have a fair idea but SWMBO needs some convincing by seeing what happens.

BTW I can hardly wait for the next water/sewer bill since whatever water is being consumed is automatically also considered exiting the premises via the sewer.

That is a nice racket if one considers just how much goes to irrigation. Oh yes! You should see some of the gorgeous lawns in the neighbourhood! Damn sprinklers are running while it rains. :lol: :lol:

#2

HJ, I’ve seen idiots around here watering their lawns in a snow storm…:confused:

How about a better detailed discription of what you are doing and what results you are looking for. Currently you are just stringing us along…:frowning:

#3

Almost any plant that’s native to your particular area will thrive if it’s planted right with minimal care. A visit and/or call to a local agricultural extension of a nearby college/university can furnish you a list of plants native to your area. If you have a large wholesale grower in your area, they will be glad to give you advice, too.

#4
Ken Brunt said:
Almost any plant that's native to your particular area will thrive if it's planted right with minimal care. A visit and/or call to a local agricultural extension of a nearby college/university can furnish you a list of plants native to your area. If you have a large wholesale grower in your area, they will be glad to give you advice, too.
Ken,

Thanks for the tip, I’ll pass it on to SWMBO. :wink: :slight_smile:

The experiment is more about: What of all that stuff in the garden will not survive without plenty of water?

BTW the weeds are still thriving, who would have thought, eh? :lol: :lol:

#5

Only thing that seems to survive here is Knapweed…:frowning: …oh, and dandelions.

#6

Well, HJ, the weeds are native so they will thrive with or without water. Native plants will do the same. Also hybrids that are bred for your area should do the same.

#7

I never water or feed the lawn or any plants. Here in Ottawa, the sewer charges are based on all water consuption, like Hans.

My lawn is also never sprayed or treated for weeds or bugs…but yet it stays green most of the time. It is natural for lawn grasses to brown up during the summer, and if you haven’t watered the roots are deep and survive the heat and dryness.
Watering tends to keep the roots near the surface where they get killed by the heat.

BTW; a weed is any plant that is in a place where it is unwanted.

I have been befriended by a crop of Yarrow, which can be a great ground cover. I’m seeing it slowly take over my front lawn. It is noted for staying very green, and it seems to keep other weeds out. I’m hoping I live long enough for it to take over the whole lawn.
I only have to mow the lawn about every two weeks while everyone else is mowing at least once or twice a week.
There is no poison on my property to kill such animules as toads and birds. Even the rabbits help me by eating the grass.

#8

got so sick of our lawn-that-never-grew-even-when-saturated-but-the-weeds-sure-thrived yard, that we ripped the whole thing out front and back. Front now in being planted with drought tolerant shrubs, backyard has been graveled in, only the big plants like our bouganvillas, trees and bamboo remain. Everything else went bye bye.

Water sources around here are only going to get scarcer. We’ll have to build a pipeline and steal San Franciscos water supply, hey it rains up there right?

#9

Dad had the problem of the sewer rates based on water usage when he was alive and had his home in Florida. He drilled a shallow well and used that to water the lawn. He only had to go down 12’ and drilled it himself.