It Takes Water

What is so funny about gardening is that you can do everything perfect; but without water, you've got nothing.  I guess that's why older people are always talking about the weather.  I think weather is God's way of reminding us who's in charge.  We can do all sorts of planning and we can control most everything; but, over and over God's Word reminds us that none among us has ever caused one drop of rain to fall.  It is because of God's mercy that HE allows water to fall to the earth.  Without it, we would all wither.

It has been about two weeks since we have had a good rain and the beans and tomatoes need watering.  Because we have been here before, Tony has bought all the hoses we need to get water from the well, run it to the garden and use soaker hoses right next to the plants.  It is amazing the difference it makes.  Soaker hoses are ideal.  They use very little water, it can be laid right next to the plant and the water soaks in the ground down to the roots.  When you use a sprinkler alot of the water evaporates in the air, you water the weeds and the plants and most of the water lays on the top of the soil instead of going directly into the ground to the roots.

Soaker hoses beside the tomatoes

Soaker watering the japaleno



Soakers on the beans