How's your garden doing?

[Conan71]

Pepper garden is doing good.  Anaheims got off to a slow start but started putting on fruit before it got oppressively hot.  Poblano trees are about 6' tall now but yield has slowed due to the heat and they are fairly small peppers.  Got plenty of big jims and New Mexico 180's (Paseo De Luna's) are pretty prolific, better than last year.  Jalapeños are coming on, but not very hot, got a few bells going prior to all the heat.

Our two heirloom plants have been a disappointment as spider mites got a lot of the vegetation, but they have made a comeback, just no fruit now that it's so hot.  Cherry tomato plant still has some fruit on board.

This was the first year I did a greens garden and it went well until it got hot.  Getting ready to compost the last of that and re-plant a fall crop in a few weeks.

It's been nice to be home every weekend this year and tend the yard and garden.  The front yard is coming around and is a nice emerald green.  I'm hoping pre-emergent in September will get rid of the undesirables.  I did a mix of sod patch as Gaspar recommended and seed patch with excellent results.  I would have had even better luck with the seed patch on the second round but we got into the really hot days before it could germinate.  Now I'm keeping the fertilizer and water on it and getting the Bermuda very happy and spreading all over the place.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Dang! where you buying your hoses?

I bought a WalMart earlier this year - i guess that was around 14.  Bought a couple of 25 footer from Lowe's a couple weeks ago for 12 and change each.

Timer was a WalMart - they were about out for the year at that time, though.

[Conan71]

I bought a WalMart earlier this year - i guess that was around 14.  Bought a couple of 25 footer from Lowe's a couple weeks ago for 12 and change each.

Timer was a WalMart - they were about out for the year at that time, though.

I dropped $250 at Lowe's yesterday on another timer, two extra solenoids, 150' of hose, fittings, soaker hose, and sprinkler heads to better automate my watering.  I'd already done it for the back yard, but I've had to drag sprinklers all over the front yard, and it's getting old.

[Gaspar]

Dang! where you buying your hoses?

I got hoses in different area codeses!

Ehhh.  Why am I posting that?

[Conan71]

I got hoses in different area codeses!

Ehhh.  Why am I posting that?

Listening to Snoop Dogg er Lion?

[heironymouspasparagus]

I dropped $250 at Lowe's yesterday on another timer, two extra solenoids, 150' of hose, fittings, soaker hose, and sprinkler heads to better automate my watering.  I'd already done it for the back yard, but I've had to drag sprinklers all over the front yard, and it's getting old.

I think I have spent about half that this year on replacement of part of the system....

[Conan71]

I think I have spent about half that this year on replacement of part of the system....

When I had an in-ground sprinkler system on a previous property, it seemed like I needed to replace solenoids, sprinkler heads, etc. every year.  At least this way I can save the donkey-pain of digging around to replace something underground and I don't have the $3000 to $3500 upfront cost.  Anyone know what the cost is to install an in-ground irrigation system on a typical mid-town 150' x 50' lot?

[Townsend]

When I had an in-ground sprinkler system on a previous property, it seemed like I needed to replace solenoids, sprinkler heads, etc. every year.  At least this way I can save the donkey-pain of digging around to replace something underground and I don't have the $3000 to $3500 upfront cost.  Anyone know what the cost is to install an in-ground irrigation system on a typical mid-town 150' x 50' lot?

I'll look up my irrigation company when I get home and let you know.  (can't remember the spelling)  You could call for a quote.  They did a nice job on my yard.  It's worth it.  I promise.

[Conan71]

I'll look up my irrigation company when I get home and let you know.  (can't remember the spelling)  You could call for a quote.  They did a nice job on my yard.  It's worth it.  I promise.

Ahhh, I did not realize you added that!  Probably would be a similar installation with some of the beds and ornamentals, etc.

[Townsend]

Ahhh, I did not realize you added that!  Probably would be a similar installation with some of the beds and ornamentals, etc.

Oops, that was misleading.  In my Southy home.

My mid-town home is still the hard way.  Believe me, I thought about it every damned summer day.

Now the renters are sort of doing it.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Here are some Lowe's prices for soaker hoses (from their online site).

http://www.lowes.com/Search=soaker+hose?storeId=10151&N=0&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&rpp=16

[Conan71]

Oops, that was misleading.  In my Southy home.

My mid-town home is still the hard way.  Believe me, I thought about it every damned summer day.

Now the renters are sort of doing it.

Your Southie lot dimensions are probably 10K sq feet or so, though aren't they?  I think the average Lortondale lot is 7500, I believe mine is listed at near 8500.  It would give me a fairly close approximation since you've got that big hole in the ground, extended patio, and the moat and drawbridge thingy out front.

[Townsend]

Your Southie lot dimensions are probably 10K sq feet or so, though aren't they?  I think the average Lortondale lot is 7500, I believe mine is listed at near 8500.  It would give me a fairly close approximation since you've got that big hole in the ground, extended patio, and the moat and drawbridge thingy out front.

It makes a difference of how many zones and some other crap.  Do you have a layout planned?  "here's where the bushes will be and here's where the grass will be..."

[Conan71]

It makes a difference of how many zones and some other crap.  Do you have a layout planned?  "here's where the bushes will be and here's where the grass will be..."

I can pretty much figure the zones.  Just give me an idea what you guys paid and I can probably figure a decent idea from there if I want to go as far as getting an estimate.  Big issue will be whether they would need to go under my drive way or simply loop around the back of the house to supply the heads on the west side of my driveway.

[custosnox]

Get just one and move it around, then.

75 foot Soaker Hose about $12.  Timer about $10.  You have a garden hose already?  Can get those for 5 or 6.

Will save that money in watering costs every month.  Plus your time...whatever you feel that is worth.

Okay, let me rephrase, I'm really poor and I'm getting married tomorrow (okay, tonight at this point, but the bachelor party has me at the point that I will sleep  before then), so yeah, $12, much less $22 is out of our reach right now