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We finally got a really good rain, steady and over many hours. I hope other afflicted areas have benefitted. (I've really come to depend on Yahoo for a lot - weather, the markets, and last but not least, winning lottery numbers. So far I haven't gotten any good news from playing "The Big Game.")

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002

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e had a good bit of rain too but could use some more. I think we're still in the moderate drought stage and parts of NC are in severe drought.

Peter, I bought a very good, easy to put together irrigation system last year from Costco. I can look up the name if you're interested. It's a very easy DIY system, especially if you can put the main pipe under mulch and not have to worry about buyring it. I bought it mainly to save time and my back and et out of the heat of summer but it also saves on your water bills. There are little heads which wil soak or spray water 90, 180 or 360 degrees. Small diameter, very flexible pipe is also included so that you can run a length up to a hanging basket or something. It wasn't that expensive. A redid it this year, stopped up all the previous holes with plugs included in the kit and made a new system to accommodate my reduced plantings.

-- Anonymous, April 28, 2002


some links for you...

Irrigation Tutorials

Irrigation Consumer Bill of Rights

Database of Certified Professionals

The Drip Store Forum [sounds funny, huh? Like a place for drips to talk about shopping? LOL] Actually, a discussion board for homeowners who are installing their own drip irrigation systems.

Lawn Genie Submit landscape dimensions for a free design plan with suggested products to use.

These are from a magazine, Gardening how-to which we get every couple months or so. I think it's on a trial basis. They sent us some flower seeds just this Saturday.

Enjoy!

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


Should be murky here most of this week, mostly at night. I reseeded an area of lawn on Saturday, so I hope this helps. My sprinkler is having trouble reaching all the corners.

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002

Peter and OG,

So glad that you got some much needed rain. Let's hope that any future rains you get are the slow steady kind instead of the terrible storms. Hopefully before long, the water tables will come into shape.

apoc

-- Anonymous, April 29, 2002


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