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How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! ~Emily Dickinson
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts

Saturday, August 20, 2011

a little water

Lately I decided that my plants and I needed some shimmery beauty to excite us. So I did something. I took this old dustbin, put it in a terracotta pot, put some plants around it, put in water and then added some fish. The results were wonderful. The way the water catches sunlight, and the way it casts it reflections, has indeed made my garden alive.



A little water starts life, adds beauty, refreshes, rejuvenates, enlivens! Just a little water can add a serenity to your green patch that nothing else would. From bird baths, water plants and aquariums to fountains, waterfalls and ponds; choose one water feature, according to the size and nature of your garden, and see it stir the magic. Water attracts wildlife, which helps to pollinate the plants. Water will keep your garden temperatures low, and add humidity to the air to keep the plants from wilting. If you're putting fish in your water, you can get rid of mosquito larvae and also other tiny insects, too. So many targets with one aim!
Go ahead! DIY

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

drip, drip go the drops


 guess you must have got the notion by now... i'm using a drip for drip irrigation! pretty neat, ain't that? and economical too provided that you undergo a week or two of  diarrohea, GTIs or something equally bad ;)


 the scribblings you can see are the ingredients of rose fertilzer



i just supported the nozzle with a stick and it dripped away water. drip irrigation's good especially in warm/hot climates because it maintains the water level in the soil. during  fruiting period the chances of blossom end rot also lessen