Rainwater upgrade: We only turned over this rain barrel yesterday, set bottom up for winter to keep empty in order to avoid frozen water expansion cracking the plastic, and it rained overnight. A little rain, a fair-sized collection area (roof with eavestrough), the law of … [Read more...] about Water from the barrel
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Tiny Farm vs Elton John
Tiny Farm vs Elton John: Senior rock star has decided to take his tour to smaller towns. It's 7 a.m. in the on and off pouring rain, and we're set up a few feet from a half dozen semis and a few tour buses that make up the Sir Elton tour caravan, loading into the local arena. … [Read more...] about Tiny Farm vs Elton John
Rain barrel runneth over
The Weather recently: three weeks of hot-no-rain, followed by a couple of days of intense rain, 2" each, then, three days of sweltering heat wave, a couple more days of intense 2" rain, now, three days of perfect balmy summer, with the forecast for the next few days calling for … [Read more...] about Rain barrel runneth over
Pea vs drought
Pea vs drought: Sad and scary when plants die from lack of water. Seems way worse to me than being ravaged by pests. Kinda makes you realize how vulnerable we are. This isn't a full-on drought, just an extended dry spell with no rain for a couple of weeks and counting. Most crops … [Read more...] about Pea vs drought
Rain watch begins
The season's weekly rain watch begins. Weeks start on Monday. The big 25 on the rain gauge is the magic 25mm/1" mark, the rule-of-thumb ideal for a week—an inch of slow and steady rain over a few hours, and of course all the rest, sunshine, that's just...beautiful. A 1/2" is an … [Read more...] about Rain watch begins