Regular rainfall would be nice, but I can't always count on that to keep the garden soil moist and the plants happy. Carrying pails of water to four garden beds plus the new tomato bed is quite a hassle, though. Particularly since the outdoor spigot on the back of the house hasn't been working, so all pails had to be filled at the kitchen sink. It's been a bit of an ordeal. However, that problem has now been solved, and I'm kind of excited about it!
Last weekend I had a plumber out to take a look at the spigot. Super-nice guy. We thought there was a burst pipe as the previous owners had left the spigot on during the wintertime (long story), but it just turned out to be some stripped fittings - easy fix. With the spigot working, it freed me up to install the awesome Snip n' Drip system I bought from Gardener's Supply Co a while back. It's really nifty! You connect their hose to your garden hose, and then using their connectors and recycled rubber soaking hose, can set up a whole system to run off an outdoor spigot. Plus, I bought a battery-operated timer so I can preset when I want it to run and for how long. Yesterday I received some extra hose, which provided me enough length to run the watering system all the way from the main garden out to the tomato bed. This is going to be great! We will only need to water a few things by hand now: the potted herbs, the asparagus and rhubarb beds, and the flowers outside the tomato bed. This is going to save a significant amount of time and stress on my back. Take a look!
All the way out to the tomatoes!
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