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.
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.
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.
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.