On 21 Feb 2003 12:55:01 -0800, (Fleemo) wrote:

I want to grow blueberries in half barrels this season, but will
probably be on vacation a good deal this summer, and won't be around
to water them every couple of days. Any suggestions on how to keep
them moist? I've seen devices for tomato plants, which resemble liter
bottles turned upside down, delivering a slow trickle of water. Would
a few of these per barrel do the trick?

Lay a soaker hose over them before you leave

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Don't you have a neighbor who could water them? I babysit my neighbors dog when
they go away on vacations, and they babysit our gardens! Fair trade, as the dog
is my "therapy dog." Such a cute little velveteen pooch.


On 21 Feb 2003 12:55:01 -0800, (Fleemo) wrote:

I want to grow blueberries in half barrels this season, but will
probably be on vacation a good deal this summer, and won't be around
to water them every couple of days. Any suggestions on how to keep
them moist? I've seen devices for tomato plants, which resemble liter
bottles turned upside down, delivering a slow trickle of water. Would
a few of these per barrel do the trick?

Get a soaker hose and a cheap timer. You hook them both up to your outdoor
hose bib and set the timer to go off as needed while you are gone. You can get
both for under 30 bucks at any garden center.

Toad

The little beads in diapers help retain water when mixed in the soil.

I've got my raised beds on automated drip lines, so I'll try running a
line from that over to the half barrels, see if that works. Be a lot
of work diggin' up the lines and patching into 'em, but it'll be worth
the effort in the long run.

Thanks for the input here folks.

Also ... there's an interesting product called Soil Moist
http://www.soilmoist.com/ that you can put in containers to reduce the
watering need. Not good for root vegetables but would seem to be good in
general.

"Fleemo" wrote in message
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I've got my raised beds on automated drip lines, so I'll try running a
line from that over to the half barrels, see if that works. Be a lot
of work diggin' up the lines and patching into 'em, but it'll be worth
the effort in the long run.

Thanks for the input here folks.