Friday Already?

[RedCherry]

Morning all. Had a horrible night's sleep. We found out last night why you should not use cheap garden hose when the hose split to our garage cooler and flooded the back yard.

That evening, I set up all the battery operated timers to water the landscaping and gardening by turning the valves on and off, and I had pictures all night of the entire backyard looking like this because a valve stuck on, so didn't sleep hardly at all.

Fortunately, everything worked the way it should, and the flood waters have receeded. We both shudder to think what would have happened if that had split when we were in Vegas. It would have had to flood all the way into our neighbor's yard behind us for them to notice, which would have put the entire garden and greenhouse underwater by alot.

So we are putting a really good hose on all the coolers before we come.

Here's to hoping everyone has a flood-free kinda day.

[papagmp]

Originally Posted by RedCherry

Morning all. Had a horrible night's sleep. We found out last night why you should not use cheap garden hose when the hose split to our garage cooler and flooded the back yard.


Here's to hoping everyone has a flood-free kinda day.

Hell - my soaker hose broke in the greenhouse last week - I had removed the restricter (or lost it) and it filled the bottom of the greenhouse to about 12 inches before I caught it.

Way more strawberries than I can eat here - and the roses are just starting to bloom.

I was up all night so I'll probably sleep through most of what promises to be a beautiful day.

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by papagmp

Hell - my soaker hose broke in the greenhouse last week - I had removed the restricter (or lost it) and it filled the bottom of the greenhouse to about 12 inches before I caught it.

When I walked over to take that pic in the greenhouse, I sank in clay over my ankles, and we have weed barrier down, and gravel over it, and still sank. I hate our native soil...it is called puff dust and is basically clay/very fine sandish mix that is great I'm sure for making adobe but just sucks as far as anything else.

Glad your greenhouse was ok, that is a lot more water then we ended up with.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by RedCherry

Morning all. Had a horrible night's sleep. We found out last night why you should not use cheap garden hose when the hose split to our garage cooler and flooded the back yard...

Between this & that unpleasant hair business, I'm starting to think you need to stay indoors & work on the computer

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by Greenie

Between this & that unpleasant hair business, I'm starting to think you need to stay indoors & work on the computer

But if I'd of stayed indoors, I'd be needing an ark by now, lol. I am a bit of a clutz (as far as the weedwacker) but the hose is just trying to go too cheap.

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by papagmp

Way more strawberries than I can eat here - and the roses are just starting to bloom.

All but 2 of those tomato plants are cherry tomatoes, I'm sure in another few weeks we will be buried in tomatoes. But given the recent tomato scare, I bet they sell well at the farmer's market.

I need to get more roma tomatoes sprouted to plant outside, I only have 2 and want more so I can can them this fall, and make sun dried tomatoes.

Maybe you could make some strawberry jam? It isn't all that hard to do.

[papagmp]

Originally Posted by RedCherry

All but 2 of those tomato plants are cherry tomatoes, I'm sure in another few weeks we will be buried in tomatoes. But given the recent tomato scare, I bet they sell well at the farmer's market.

I need to get more roma tomatoes sprouted to plant outside, I only have 2 and want more so I can can them this fall, and make sun dried tomatoes.

Maybe you could make some strawberry jam? It isn't all that hard to do.

I only planted one "Super-Sweet 100" cherry tomato - and no Roma's this year - they never produce for me the way Better Boy, Champion, and Caspian Pink do. I put in less of everything this year as I tend to plant way too close and bugs can get to be a problem. should have plenty of onions, garlic, peppers, carrots, cukes and zucchini