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Mistress Rose
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Slim
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Nicky cigreen
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dpack
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having big containers and a pump is a very good start
what we all say about soil, make it more water retentive
your regime with veg etc seems sensible
just keep at it a piece at a time
my best water retaining attempts involved lots of deep litter manure, grow pumpkins, let the worms work, get very nice soil that needs little watering for growing veg, rotate crops and tweak soil conditions to suit the subsequent growings ( spellcheck wanted to delete w and insert p )
if you condition the soil, watering by rain or irrigation stays where you need it and can be less work long term than watering more often in a dry spell
ps some things are thirsty and need lots of water, plant something else unless watering is not a problem
i looking at you cucumbers, ace, but very thirsty |
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Mistress Rose
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Nicky cigreen
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Nicky cigreen
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