i'm on 5.5's side of the fence i think... right now i'm procuring plastic pickle barrels to piece together a mostly passive rain catchment/drip system run off a water-timer(zero pressure model) it'll use 10 barrels minimum,20-max.. if i didnt water the veggie garden here i dont see how anything cultivated would last.. granted the barrels are of course industrial/oil based..i just cannot afford to buy $100+ a piece wooden wine barrels. these are $11flat. delivered to me.
i AM hoping that my Hugelkultur-ish idea will pay off and hold LOTS of extra water in the beds...
planning to dig 3'+ deep,backfill with leaf,woodchip,shavings,sawdust,paper,cardboard and bury under 2'+ of soil,manure,compost etc... crossing fingers. ill keep a couple beds 'regular' in case that doesnt work out so well...
i AM hoping that my Hugelkultur-ish idea will pay off and hold LOTS of extra water in the beds...
planning to dig 3'+ deep,backfill with leaf,woodchip,shavings,sawdust,paper,cardboard and bury under 2'+ of soil,manure,compost etc... crossing fingers. ill keep a couple beds 'regular' in case that doesnt work out so well...