Comments on: water http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/ Gardening, rural life, nature and general observations from a west Texas perspective. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: M Sinclair Stevens (Austin) http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/#comment-19457 M Sinclair Stevens (Austin) Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:05:05 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/#comment-19457 I just dragged out the hose for the first time this week, too. The rainbarrels are now empty again. All of a sudden it looks like summer in Texas. Rats! I was hoping we'd get to skip it this year. I just dragged out the hose for the first time this week, too. The rainbarrels are now empty again. All of a sudden it looks like summer in Texas. Rats! I was hoping we’d get to skip it this year.

]]> By: Bill http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/#comment-19456 Bill Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:23:50 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/#comment-19456 Good question Kim. The way I usually do it is like this. I stretch the soaker hose out more or less in a straight line under the trees and turn it on for 24 hours. Then the next morning I move it. I keep doing this until I have covered the whole area. I use well water so it does not impact my wallet much. Good question Kim.

The way I usually do it is like this. I stretch the soaker hose out more or less in a straight line under the trees and turn it on for 24 hours. Then the next morning I move it. I keep doing this until I have covered the whole area.

I use well water so it does not impact my wallet much.

]]> By: Kim http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/#comment-19455 Kim Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:03:21 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2007/08/13/water/#comment-19455 Wow... I hope they all come through it okay one way or another, Bill. Watering mature oaks sounds like quite a task, to the point of being downright daunting. How long would you have to water each one with soaker hoses to have any effect? Wow… I hope they all come through it okay one way or another, Bill. Watering mature oaks sounds like quite a task, to the point of being downright daunting. How long would you have to water each one with soaker hoses to have any effect?

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