But we were treated to a summer rain, which is very rare during this terrible drought, this past Tuesday. It brought us 1 inch of rain at the Grackle!
It also brought out the mushrooms, their fruiting bodies waiting to explode from the mulch.
It perked up these purple coneflowers that have somehow survived the crispy afternoon sun.
And just that 1 inch filled my 2 empty 75-gallon rain barrels to the brim. It feels good to be able to save that precious rain and make it go much further over the weeks.
That's a fleeting rain that you really have to appreciate around here. The temperatures are already back up in the 100s, with little moisture in sight...
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We only got spit on here around Lake Georgetown. I'm in the process of building a 24,000 gallon rain water collection system and can't get any rain to fill the first tank. It's disheartening.
We were so happy to have our rain barrels refilled. After days of hand watering tomato and pepper plants they were getting sooooo low. I am impressed your coneflowers look so good. Lots of ours are sporting brown tips on the blooms now. I think it is the heat - hope it isn't anything more serious. Their first year to bloom for us and I am a huge fan.
Howdy - did you install your rain barrels by yourself or have someone do them? I'd love a reference. Way to go.
Super easy to do by yourself. We got our barrels from the City of Austin for a discounted price. I guess the only challenge would be to cut your downspouts short, but that's pretty easy. Also, if you don't have downspouts, you can just place these in a corner where the water pours over...
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