It is an unseasonably 80F with high humidity today, but don’t get excited, freezing temps overnight in the next few days mean we should not plant anything tender yet! I now have the beginnings of French tarragon and tiny dill seedlings. The violets have broken soil, so I will have lovely violets before long. The daffodils will not last long with this heat, so I cut a few for a vase. The hummingbird feeder is up. The best thing is that with help from my husband, I now have my second rain barrel installed. Husbands were not harmed (much) in the making of this Six on Saturday post. Only a small amount of blood was drawn.
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I like your rain barrel setup. Your rhubarb is way ahead of mine. Hoping for some hummingbird sightings in your garden soon!
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Thanks! We should get some rain tonight, so I will have lots of water.
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The rain barrels look super, well done, I had one in my last garden, but I need to get one for this place.
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Thanks! I had the diverter installed when I replaced the gutters – when the barrels are full, the water goes down the downspout. It has two ports and I had one plugged, but last year I came up short on water due to drought, and I am expanding my garden this year, so I anticipate needing more. It is also how I water my houseplants as well.
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Lovely daffodils and those water barrels look very impressive. Fingers are crossed that humming birds visit your feeders.
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Thanks! I am hoping that the weeping cherry will soon bless me with beautiful blossoms – late compared to last year. We are still in moderate drought, and my garden suffered a bit last year because I was stingy with my house water. Having a 110 gallon capacity will certainly help! The hummers will come. They are in the state, and who knows? They may have visited when I wasn’t looking.
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Very clever water barrels! I have never seen two at the same time…
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Some people have very large water reservoirs. Mine are only 55 gallons each, which does not go so far in the garden. RainReserve sells a diverter that attaches to the downspout and allows two barrels per downspout. One could also link them instead so that the water would flow into both containers – that is probably more common. I especially like rain water for the houseplants – no mineral deposits on my decorative planters. I have saved win bottles which I fill and store in my basement for winter houseplant use.
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You’re right. I do the same. Tap water is very hard and most of my plants don’t like that.
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