Garden Time July 1st 2024... Irrigation, Tomato Pruning, Critter Care and Routine Care...

Gardening is a Labor of Love that Gives Back!!!... Today, I added an Irrigation Timer to the Raised Beds to further enhance the ability of the Garden to Endure the Summer... Eureka Springs receives over 45 inches of Rainfall each year... However, in July and August, it comes in large doses with extended (two/three week) dry spells... Which will Burn-Up a Garden...
So, Irrigation is critical... Where I grew up in the Yakima Valley, and Eureka Springs are both in Climate Zone 6b or 7a... I was shocked to learn this... However, the Yakima Valley receives less than 9 inches of Rainfall each year... The "Magic Sauce" in the Yakima Valley... Irrigation... Something I learned early on... Setting Irrigation Pipe in the Orchards at a pretty young age...
This weekend, Reds Bohemian Hillside Garden is getting an Automated Irrigation Control... An Upgrade... My raised beds have been manually Irrigated... (And every now and then, I would forget to turn it off and it would run for a few hours)... However, for less and $100 Bucks, it is now Automated, Battery Powered... Orbit 4 Zone Controller... Big Smile!!!
Take a look... Enjoy... Red