On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:34:22 -0700 (PDT), maxine >
wrote:

>On Apr 16, 8:02*pm, "modom (palindrome guy)" >
>wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:41:46 -0500, Becca > wrote:
>> >modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:54:21 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
>> >> > wrote:
>>
>> >>> Bees are soooooooo critical to agriculture. *ND is a big honey
>> >>> producing state. *Most of the honey is clover honey at least in the
>> >>> fall. *Our bees are trucked to warmer climes in winter. *IIRC we won't
>> >>> get Africanized bees because it's too cold here in the spring and the
>> >>> fall.
>> >>> Lynn in Fargo
>>
>> >> The bees survived their journey to the garden, but it became apparent
>> >> yesterday that I'd placed the hive to close to the garden.
>>
>> >> So at dusk this evening, I moved them again -- this time about a
>> >> hundred yards away from the garden. *Hive-haulin' modom, out there on
>> >> the prairie schlepping bees across the fields.
>>
>> >> I still need to figure out a water source for them, but it'll come.
>>
>> >The bees will drink water that adheres to the plants in the garden. *Really.
>>
>> >Becca
>>
>> Yabut I'm in Texas, remember. *Water doesn't grow on trees here. *In
>> fact that's one of the garden's most pressing issues at the moment:
>> how do we irrigate responsibly?
>>
>> modom
>
>Have you considered using greywater? Not the toilet flush, but bath
>and dishwater? It does involve some plumbing, but could be a
>worthwhile project.
>
>I remember at Jack Schidt's cook-in, he had a rainwater catch system,
>but I don't know how useful that would be in Cow Hill....
>
Yes, the subject of gray water came up a couple of times in planning
meetings. We couldn't find an economical way to rig it because of the
garden's location. We're tapped into city water right now, but I fear
killer water bills unless we institute a foolproof water regime.

Next year, we may dig a catch pond for irrigation purposes, but that
remains to be seen.
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modom