AFTER THE RAIN

 

I awoke this morning at 4:45 to a very loud Thunder boom

and a very bright lightening crack.

Nothing unusual here...

for the past two weeks it has rained or stormed 

in my neck of the woods.

My rain barrel is full ten times over.

This is one gardener that wished she had been

a little more proactive and gotten

 a daisy chain going on

with her rain barrels.

The weeds in my beds are absolutely 

OUT OF CONTROL!

Between work and rain, there's been

no time for weeding.  I'm thinking,

maybe it's time to simplify 

my garden.

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 Before the rains came

it had been so hot

that my make shift gardening bench

has not seen much activity

this Summer.

Needless to say my new hammock

I received for Christmas

has not gotten a lot of use.

One thing that has enjoyed the

heat, sun and rain 

is this Hyacinth Bean plant

a sweet neighbor gave me last month.

It started as a wee plant

and now just look!

I've wanted to get some type of vine growing over

this little window greenhouse I made

and this bean is doing the trick.

Can I also say before I close out,

I've found the perfect use for old vintage

salt and pepper shakers.

What a wonderful topper

for your trellis' and stakes.

Happy Gardening!

linking this week with:

Fishtail Cottage's

Cottage Garden Party

RAIN...COME ON DOWN!

The Weather Channel says 40% chance of thunder storms tonight.
This is one gardener that is hoping they
"got it right" this time.

My rain barrels are neither
half empty or half full.
They're straight up
EMPTY!

We wouldn't mind a little
wet and wild
tonight.

Happy Gardening.

Rainy Days and Mondays

It's Monday morning and it's raining and I'm not down a bit. I saw on the forecast that rain could be in our area all week. All I can say is Thank God! I don't know about where you are, but it has been so dry here for the past few weeks that when I woke up this morning to the sound of rain, I had to smile. Last week when my gardening group met, we had a demonstration on how to make your own rain barrel.

Don Johnson, one of my neighbors and member

of the group demonstrated how easy it is to make

your own barrel with just a few tools.

Electric jigsaw, electric drill, drill bits, and a marker. The Internet has plenty of sites giving step by step instructions.

He made it look so easy, even I could do it. I had put a bug in Don's ear to let him know I wouldn't cry if he left his finished product behind for me to test drive. Lucky for me he did, and only charged me for the cost of the garbage can and plumbing supplies. What a deal at thirty-five dollars. I have yet to install it, there is a little matter of cutting the drain pipe to allow the rain to pour in, that I believe, is a job for a professional. I'm a little nervous about cutting on my house. I've got a plan in place, don't want too much time to get away...after all it is raining!

Something I learned during the course of the evening (this tells you what an inexperienced gardener I really am) that your plants do much better drinking rain water rather than city water. It's all about what is in the water and what is not.

When gardeners get together, you'll always come away with something.

Happy gardening to all.

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