I need a 500 foot hose

Does anyone make such a thing? Because I have plants that need to be watered that are a looonnngggg way from the outdoor faucet! We haven’t had rain for a while and there’s no rain in the forecast, so I had to somehow water the haskap bushes and spruce trees and cuttings from a friend that are planted way up near the other end of the driveway.

I can’t bring the plants to the water, so I had to somehow bring the water to the plants… Ah! Got it! A garbage can and a smart car, and now I have my very own Watermobile!

Do you watch Canada’s Worst Driver and laugh when they do the water challenge? Yeah, me too – but now I know that it’s not so easy to drive a car with a big bucket of water and not have it slosh everywhere! But I did make it to the other end of the driveway without getting wet :-)

Then I used that square container you can kind of see to bring the water from the garbage can to the plants. Not ideal, but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!

These are a couple of the haskap bushes. They have green berries on them, but not sure if they’ll continue to ripen after being transplanted from the haskap farm to our lot. If you’ve never heard of haskaps, check out this link. They’re super-delicious and really good for you. If you want to try some haskap products, check out Haskapa.

So until I find a 500 foot hose, this is how I’ll be watering my plants :-)

A home for cucamelons

What, you may be wondering, is a cucamelon? Well, it’s really pretty much what it sounds like – it’s a tiny cucumber that looks like a tiny watermelon.

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I’d never heard of cucamelons till last Tuesday. when someone brought a bowl of them to rug hooking. I was a bit apprehensive biting into the first one, but it was actually pretty good. Kind of like a cucumber dipped in vinegar – not exactly pickled, but with a bit of an acidic zing. I popped a few more into my mouth, and brought home one cucamelon to try growing my own from the seeds.

Problem is…. where can I put a garden? Right next to the ocean isn’t the greatest spot for growing fruits & veggies. Too windy, mist from salty water, not to mention that the ground is pretty solid ‘cause it’s pretty much all rock.

And then I had an idea. A couple of weeks ago, work started on our septic field. First they dug out a small road…

Then cleared the area where the septic field is going.

 

Then they trucked in soil and sand – supervised by site foredogs Gizmo & Sassy ;-)

Once they finish the septic field, they’ll toss grass seed over it, and we’ll end up with a big patch of grass in the middle of the trees. What to do with a big patch of grass in the middle of the trees…. light bulb moment!

It’s the perfect spot for a little garden! With raised beds so the roots don’t go down too low, and with a fence around it to stop the deer from eating the plants. Similar to this, but on a smaller scale.

That should keep my cucamelons safe :-) And I’m thinking of planting raspberry & blackberry bushes, and I’m going to try this method to propagate hydrangeas. Plus I might try growing peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, and bok choy. Ummm, but first we have to finish the house!