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    Old 07-19-2011, 06:46 AM
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    It's been so dry here in Texas that we've had a hard time keeping our garden going. Then my husband had an idea. He planted the potatoes and the onions together. When I asked him why he planted those two things in the same rows, he said "Well, I figure the onions will make the potatoes' eyes water and that will help with irrigation!"
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    Old 07-19-2011, 06:50 AM
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    Not sure that would be enough water for this summer in 'Texas our garden is gone
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    Old 07-19-2011, 06:51 AM
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    Originally Posted by ShowMama
    It's been so dry here in Texas that we've had a hard time keeping our garden going. Then my husband had an idea. He planted the potatoes and the onions together. When I asked him why he planted those two things in the same rows, he said "Well, I figure the onions will make the potatoes' eyes water and that will help with irrigation!"
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    Old 07-19-2011, 07:14 AM
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    Hey, he's a thinker! :lol: :lol:
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    Old 07-19-2011, 08:15 AM
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    Mulch, mulch, mulch.
    And for some of my new pot plants (not THAT kind of pot) our local Dollar Tree has some containers of the water holding plastic bubbles. They can dry out but when wet they grab all the water an plant roots can grow into them and suck them dry till next watering. Some firms that have display, or specimen plants use these, they've been around for a long time.
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    Old 07-19-2011, 08:25 AM
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    So sorry about all the struggling gardens. We would miss our garden like everything, especially tomatos-YUM.
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    Old 07-19-2011, 08:26 AM
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    too funny!
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    Old 07-19-2011, 12:52 PM
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    Funny
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