Texas Gardening: Lessons learned while gardening in a drought..., 0 by rouxcrew

rouxcrew wrote:
Wow what a great thread! Thanks for all the tips, some I know, but many I never thought of. We dug our "new" pond seven years ago and had several folks question our sanity. We went 20' deep and afforded it by making it smaller than I wanted. We still have water and the fish are doing fine. Our old pond is shallow enough now that the LGD's can walk across it and we are starting to see catfish on the bank. We actually had Roseate Spoonbills fishing it last week. That was a first.
I have everything that is potted in three plastic swimming pools, one has been in the shade for three months and I am moving the other two tomorrow. Still have a boneyard around it of things that aren't making it. Most of this is things that I didn't plant because of the drought this spring. For several years I had my kitchen sink, washing machine and my shower going straight out to the yard and after we had to replumb this winter, my DH thought it best to send it to the septic. I am going to see if I can get him to reconsider this weekend and maybe put me in a valve so I can use it as I will.
We are covered up with hummers, early for us, and birds are tearing into my feeders. Haven't seen grass in months, we have only had 3.5" or rain since last September. Right now we are getting concerned about losing the well. That will be totally disastrous for us and our livestock, not to mention plants.

Joy