6/19/2020 0 Comments Beating the HeatYou must be wondering: how we're keeping the garden alive. With limited hours there isn't someone at the library to water the plants everyday. Well It's a little gadget that Miss Renee found last year and uses in her container gardens: a water spike. She figured if it can be used in a container, why not place it next to each plant in a regular garden. All you do is attach it to a 1 or 2 liter bottle and it slowly drips water to the plant. As you can see it works fairly well (or it will with a little time - this picture was taken just after the spike was added and before the plant recovered from the heat). Miss Renee recommends that you water the plant thoroughly before adding the water spike. If you don't the plant sucks all the water out of the bottle. This way the plant has water even on the days there isn't someone to water. Each plant in the garden will have one of these to help beat the heat. Isn't recycling great! Don't forget - you still have to water your plants and check that each bottle still has water, but it's a nice backup in case you forget to water one day or are away for the weekend.
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