Deep Watering: Smarter Summer Watering on a Budget
Daily shallow watering is quietly wrecking your summer garden and running up your water bill at the same time. Here’s the cheap, low-effort deep watering setup that actually works for PNW summers.
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Low-Water Vegetable Gardening That Won’t Kill Your Water Bill
My water bill last August was genuinely embarrassing. Turns out a few simple, cheap techniques can keep a vegetable garden alive all summer without hand-watering twice a day or crying at your utility bill.
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Cheap DIY Drip System from an Old Garden Hose
That leaky old garden hose you were about to throw away might be your best irrigation tool yet. Here’s how to turn it into a cheap DIY drip system for under ten dollars, including a hose timer setup, hole spacing tips, and why it beats overhead watering for disease prevention.
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Cheap DIY Ollas for Deep Watering Summer Beds
Ollas are ancient buried clay pot irrigators that slowly seep water into the root zone, and you can build one for under $7. Here’s how to glue two terracotta pots together, bury them in your summer beds, and keep tomatoes, peppers, and squash happy through a Redmond July without running a hose twice a day.
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Spring Watering and Mulching Before It Gets Hot
April in the PNW feels too wet to think about watering schedules. But every year, the dry heat sneaks up fast and I’m scrambling. Here’s how I get my spring watering and mulching sorted before it actually matters.
