Garden notes
HIRALIY garden notes
Short how-tos from the beds, the coop and the lawn court. Pick the job in front of you.
How to set up a drip irrigation kit in a raised bedReadDrip emitter spacing and run times by soil typeReadKeeping chicken water from freezing in winterReadSetting up a backyard badminton courtRead
How to set up a drip irrigation kit in a raised bed
A drip kit looks like a box of spaghetti the first time you open it. Here is the order we lay one out in, from the faucet to the last emitter.
Drip emitter spacing and run times by soil type
The same kit behaves very differently in sand and in clay. Spacing and run time are what you adjust.
Keeping chicken water from freezing in winter
A flock can go a day without much, but not without water. Here is how we keep the coop fount liquid when the nights drop below freezing.
Setting up a backyard badminton court
You do not need a gym to play proper badminton. A flat patch of lawn, a rope and the right birdie will do.
