tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post4065153590632799308..comments2024-03-18T19:34:36.812-07:00Comments on Morning Coffee: DiggingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-50230497605076119352008-03-28T19:24:00.000-07:002008-03-28T19:24:00.000-07:00Re brown water - yes lots of people do that here. ...Re brown water - yes lots of people do that here. Problems are (a) we are renting and (b) our laundry water is technically "black" water because I have small children (aged 6, 4, 2, 6 months) and so laundry output sometimes contains human output as well! Maybe when we buy a house we can do it. Our kitchen is on the other side of the house to the lawn, so very expensive to arrange kitchen water flowing onto the lawn.<BR/><BR/>I guess Aussies need to learn to use less water. At home we've been bucketing water out of the bathtub and onto the garden - that way, we managed to grow some corn over the summer.<BR/><BR/>It sounds absolutely delightful to grow berries!!!! <BR/><BR/>And gardening is so therapeutic. Great for frazzled mums.<BR/><BR/>Is it a popular pursuit in your country? It used to be here, but in ALL the cities there's an unprecedented housing boom, also known as a "land grab" where everyone divides their blocks, builds two big townhouses with paved areas out front and back, and sells it for a massive profit! So most people don't have a garden. Anyway, they're too busy watching TV.Hashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288976759969499911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-68606487042654153922008-03-28T09:25:00.000-07:002008-03-28T09:25:00.000-07:00h and s...can you use brown water to water your ga...h and s...can you use brown water to water your garden/yard? It takes some hooking up, but then you have a watered lawn with no more water usage than what you are already using in your kitchen. <BR/><BR/>...not that WE are doing that, or anything...I've heard of it being done in drought riddled Texas, though.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169732072381476940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-71346777595281457722008-03-28T09:22:00.000-07:002008-03-28T09:22:00.000-07:00I'm hoping that owning two cats will be to our adv...I'm hoping that owning two cats will be to our advantage, here.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169732072381476940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-51774890217058512102008-03-28T07:57:00.000-07:002008-03-28T07:57:00.000-07:00Speaking as the owner of three little bitty bluebe...Speaking as the owner of three little bitty blueberry bushes which have been little bitty for two years now: make sure you are protecting those tender young shoots from the appetites of local rabbits! They will chew the bushes right down to the ground. They love spinach too. Let me know if you want any chicken wire.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196505158671064761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-80316545795933294892008-03-27T17:48:00.000-07:002008-03-27T17:48:00.000-07:00Good luck! We can hardly grow anything in Australi...Good luck! We can hardly grow anything in Australia. We are in the middle of a giant drought. We are not allowed to use sprinklers or hand-held hoses - only buckets or watering cans allowed. Except for 4 hours per week when we can turn on our dripper systems, if we can afford to install them. Plus we just had 16 days straight of around 39 degrees celsius. That's really really hot. Everyone's garden died. If we see a green garden, we know they've been cheating. But rich people can obviously just afford to pay the fines and keep watering.<BR/><BR/>I hope you get some raspberries! I've never eaten a raspberry.Hashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288976759969499911noreply@blogger.com