Questions tagged [rain]
For questions about how to use or store rain water or about how to do landscaping in a rainy climate.
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Onion sets and rain
I'm in the UK. planted snowball onion sets a few days go (soil was potting mix. They're in tubs with holes in the bottom.) There are days of heavy rain ahead, will they be all right?
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Where should grow my echeveria?
I have a small Echeveria that I bought a few months ago and I've been growing it outside. I live in the UK where rain, slugs, and snails are very common. It gets a lot of full sun during the summer ...
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Something's wrong with my tomato plants
Since the past two weeks, I have noticed some brown and white spots on my tomato leaves and some leaves becoming completely dry and wilting.
I don't know what the issue is, the fruit seems fine for ...
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Will I be able to grow a small plot of grain in my very rainy climate?
I wanted to try growing a small plot of cereal grain in my yard next season, but I don't know if it will work & can't find any resources that address my question.
I gather that since it is cool &...
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How to gravity feed differently sized rain collection tanks at equal rates?
I recently purchased two 300 gallon tanks to supplement my existing two 55 gallon barrels, allowing me to do some more legitimate rainwater harvesting. I've been really intrigued by manifold system ...
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saving baby grass which is starting to wash away in the rain
12 days after planting Kentucky Bluegrass, I just had a lot of rain.
Many spots had already germinated such that the green grassy shoot is about
1/4 inch long, with roots just barely into the soil, ...
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How to encourage flavour development in raspberries
We planted raspberry plants in our garden a few years back. We quickly learned that to get most fruit production they need to be cut back to just a few inches above ground once they start to die back ...
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Treating AC condensate water to make it good for plant watering
Late last summer we tested capturing the condensate that is pumped out of our central AC unit, and found it produced ~14 gallons per day when it's hot/humid out. That would go a decent way towards ...
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How long can rain water be stored in tanks?
I plan to collect rainfall (this autumn or next spring) from roof into plastic tanks (1 m3 capacity) and use collected water later for watering vegetables.
My question is for how long can rain water ...
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How do we deal with abnormally heavy rain?
I just started gardening this year, and we've tried a few methods to see what works best, including a straw bale garden, compost bag gardens, and a tilled field. Things were going great until about a ...
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How to prevent mulch from moving
Last year I laid a lot of mulch down. After a few storms, the mulch ended up piling on one end of the landscaped area. Either it was blown or moved by rain water.
Is there a good way to prevent mulch ...
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Should rain water be allowed to flow directly into greenhouse?
I see a lot of talk about storing rain for later use in a greenhouse... But what about letting the rain flow into the greenhouse instead of storing it?
If a small 6'x9' greenhouse has gutters, would ...
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How much accumulated rain within 24 hours is considered a "normal" watering for grass?
We have a fairly extensive home auto setup at our home. Included is a Netatmo Rain Gauge. All APIed to our RaspberryPi running openhab.
One of the parameters we are able to pull from the api is ...
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Is it possible to avoid rain making my flowers and decorations look muddy?
I think this photo tells the story much better than words:
However, I will try words as well: It rained today, and earlier in the week, at times heavily. As each rain drop landed within the flower ...
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How do you adjust watering based on rain in the forecast?
I have a few vegetables growing in containers. Let's say the soil is starting to dry out, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow. Would you fully water the plants now? Or just give them a bit of water ...
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Is there a way to keep hardy geraniums upright?
I have some large hardy geraniums in my yard. At their best, they are about 2 feet tall and look beautiful.
However, after a storm, they flatten out and do not look nice:
We get heavy storms ...
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Why do pink rain lillies flower after rains, but not from being watered? How to make them flower?
We have pink rain lilies (Zephyranthes Carinata) in the garden. In my personal experience, I've found that they always flower, without exception, shortly after rains. However, there are roughly ten ...
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Plant only flowers after rain, and not from being watered. What plant is it?
My landlord has this plant in his garden. (See pictures at the bottom.) I water it for him several times a week, using water from a closed well.
It doesn't usually rain here. There's maybe one or two ...
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What kind of mushroom is this and should I get rid of it?
We got a lot of rain in Austin over the last few days and now there are mushrooms popping up all over my vegetable garden. The garden bed is raised and only about two weeks old. I'm worried the ...
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How to handle insects in standing water
Here in Texas, we've been getting an unusual amount of rain. Large parts of my yard have been having a hard time trying to dry out, with some visible water standing just below the grass level.
I've ...
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How can I add drainage to an area with shrubs already there?
I have 12 sweet viburnums (Viburnum odortatissimum) in a row as a future privacy hedge. I had to replace 2 of them just recently because they suffocated from sitting water when I had heavy rain at the ...
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Can I use rainwater captured in Los Angeles to grow plants?
I have a rainwater capture system. Roof is not metal, neither are the gutters. I capture 1300 gallons under my deck. I live in Los Angeles.
Can I grow with this? Or should I be worried about ...
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Should I use tap water for my Aloe and Lucky Bamboo?
I've had my Aloe for about 5 months now; it's doing a bit better than it was at the store (they had it in direct sunlight and it was getting damaged). I just got two stalks of Lucky Bamboo also and I ...
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Do I need to winterize my large rain cistern, and if so when?
We have a large roof-fed rain cistern, approximately 1500 gallons. Make, model, and material were not obvious to me, though I can look harder if needed. It looks similar to this:
It would be nice to ...
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Sudden Outbreak of Yellow Leaves on Tomato (and Other) Plants
My mother was in a panic this morning. She called me over to help her with her garden because many of her tomato plants had suddenly developed yellow leaves, many of which (but not all) also have ...
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Is Imidan and/or Captan on fruit trees resilient to rain?
I have fruit trees that I spray with Imidan and Captan. I try to do this during dry spells, but often the weather will change or my only opportunity to spray is right before rain is expected.
Will ...
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To be effective, how long does Glyphosate weed killer need to be applied before it rains?
Yesterday I used around 3 litres (approximately 1 gallon) of glyphosate (generic Roundup) around my garden. It was in the evening around 6pm.
This morning I awoke to the sound of rain. Will the rain ...
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Planting seeds before a rain to save a step
It hasn't rained here for nearly a month, but it's supposed to tonight. I was thinking of doing some quick planting when I get home and let mother nature take care of the watering, is she usually ...
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