It is starting to get seriously hot here so, it was time to finally finish automating the watering system for the container garden.
First we picked up a couple more tomatoes, another Early Girl (right), because I suspect the first two we bought were mislabled. They are larger than any Early Girls I have grown and don't show any signs of ripening yet. Also a Better Boy (left) for variety.
I made two more Home Depot bucket - self watering containers. They look so tacky, next year they get painted white.
Everywhere we have tapped into the watering system, the line is right under the rocks. Not here though. It was at least eight inches down and under a PVC pipe. With the constant water pressure, the hole we dug filled right up when we poked a hole into the water line, so we had to put the connectors in by feel.
Our resident hole-digging expert, Daisy, checking out our work.
"Let me just adjust this line for you."
Once we passed inspection, we ran the line through the melons and spliced in a couple of bubblers.
The we went down the line splicing in T's and ran a line sraight down into the watering tubes.
This is the Dusky Eggplant looking very sturdy and healthy.
Then some final inspections from supervisor Daisy,
and her partner, Dude.
The final, classy looking, results.
(click pic for bigger view)
Left to right:
Bush Bean "Contender"
(That green tub is also a self waterer.)
Tomato "Better Boy"
Red and golden beets (black pot)
Tomato "Early Girl"
Eggplant "Dusky"
"Baby Finger" carrots (white pot)
"Bush Star" melon
Honeydew and cantaloupe
Lemon cucumber
"Sugar Baby" watermelon
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