Lessons learned today 8/7/08 - Watering planter on the 2nd floor outside patio area was quit a challenge. First and most importantly, for those who are fair skinned and burn easy, proper attire should be worn when attending to planters (hat, sun glasses, sun block etc). Planters are located in direct sun without any shade and soil is extremely dry. A "garden" water can is not large enough to provide a thorough watering. I made four trips to the sink inside the building filling an empty 20 gal plastic water bottle almost to the top every time and this really wasn't enough.
Second, best time to do watering (once we find a garden vegetable that can tolerate the all day direct summer sun....perhaps corn?) is very early a.m. and/or after 7:00 pm.
Third - What teams have a planter on the 2nd floor patio area besides Team 5? Maybe we could exchange info/ideas with them on how they have watered their planter..... Thanks for listening and thanks for your help.
I know our team was late getting started, and we're still excited about growing our own and will continue on. However, I propose for future planting, teams rotate planter locations. Or perhaps we could put up some kind of shade cover or umbrella for the 2nd floor and the drip irrigation setup is a great idea.
-Jan
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