Propagation: Plant Propagation: The Basics July/Aug 2016, 1 by oxdriftgardener

oxdriftgardener wrote:
Sorry Robin,
I haven\'t been ignoring your request for a peek at our watering setup. We have been entertaining my mom and sister for the past few days. They live about 3 1/2 hours away and have been with us since Wednesday noon
1). 250 gallon water barrel. It is filled from eaves trough that covers only about 1/3 of the roof on the back side of the house. It was given to me by my brother in law and is actually a 500 gallon tank cut in half. \"Texaco\" was printed on one end so I guess it started its life as a fuel tank. I hand water pots from here with the 2 watering cans shown in the next picture. We got near an inch of rain last night so this tank is right full again. As you can see it is in dire need of a paint job next spring
2). 100 gallon barrel serviced by the trough on the entire front roof. This would be a better location in a way for the larger tank however it is not too attractive. To the far left you can see the garden hose and outside tap. This is the tank that I fill with well water when necessary. The garden hose itself is used very little for actual watering. It comes in real handy in the spring for dragging all over the yard performing CPR. after a frosty night. I will also pull it out to top up the pond and bog gardens.
3). Second 100 gallon barrel behind the wood shed. There is no eaves trough here so it doesn\'t fill right up vey often but usually collects enough to water the 40\' lattice wall. Both these 100 gallon barrels are actually sold as cow or horse watering troughs
Keith