Rain Gauge calculation
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Comments (6)Thanks everyone. I knew I could count on my fellow gardeners at the Vegetable forum to provide an answer! And it's the perfect answer! I happen to have three 55 gallon barrels already, and your calculations tell me I need 155 gallons for a week's watering. To taz and fruitnut: If it doesn't rain enough, I can water from my well. I'm trying not to use the well as much, so three 55 gallon barrels should give me enough water for a lot of the summer's watering. Upstate NY doesn't often get long stretches without rain, but if we do hit a dry spell, I can go back to using the well water. My main garden is at a community garden where the water is supplied. It's just at home that I need to worry about where the water is coming from. Thanks....See MoreRain Gauges
Comments (3)There are many kinds of rain gauges, some quite cheap and others very expensive. Most I have used over the years were inexpensive plastic that lasted about 5 to 6 years and the current one has been out there for 10 years, a large tube that mounts on a post. There is an electronic rain gauge attachment for my weather station that cost as much as the weather station did. You could make one quite simply by marking a glass jar, or straight sided can....See Morerain gauge broken
Comments (8)I like to know my own rain, one day the airport said we only had a certain amount yet here on the opposite side of town we had a quarter inch more:) I even have two weather station temps set up one on the front porch and one on the back porch just to let me know what the day holds. Front porch is 10o warmer, LOL* Delivery people especially like it when they walk up and find it says 120o. Weather is usually wrong because they do it from 45 miles away. Something fun that was a better forcaster of storms were the water barometers. Pegged a snow storm every time when the forest service didn't. Here is a link that might be useful: Water barometer...See MoreOh my gosh, my rain gauge ran over in to the overflow...!!!
Comments (6)Well, for to long promises of rain didn't deliver, and thus, I was out on a bike ride. I wrote this about it: What are the best biking friends? The kind, you can call up and they are ready in next to no time to go for a ride with you. The kind that once it starts raining, ride with you in the rain, and "yoo hoo" when the thunder claps. The kind that say: lay the bike down... when you are stopped at a red light, during a down pour, and make swimming motions... and say: Lets go for a swim. Thanks Esther! She is that kind of riding friend. She rode to the Paseo Arts Festival with me, even made me a peanut butter sandwich... and wasn't perturbed at all, when it started raining. We were the only gals leaving at the festival (on a bike) during a nice heavy downpour. What a hoot! Of course, I had started riding from home to the Memorial Day Lakes to Lakes ride. Stopped to help Sherry with a flat, and then called Esther once we got to the second lake. I had a FABULOUS ride. Thanks to both Sherry and Esther!...See Morejimtnc
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