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[MMC]

We are getting ready to plant to. Finally the last frost is gone. Plus my wife does her flowers all over the place. We have the same problem with the front of the house. Faces West and we have no trees. The Back yard is different. As we have a creek out back. So we get shade back there. Currently we have 3 decks. But this year we are turning the one on the side and the front into a wrap-around porch. With a overhang for shade.

Keysor do you use Rain-barrels? These you can set up with the gutters of your house and use them to water plants and gardens with. Plus a host of other things. Saves on your water bill too.

[keyser soze]

We are getting ready to plant to. Finally the last frost is gone. Plus my wife does her flowers all over the place. We have the same problem with the front of the house. Faces West and we have no trees. The Back yard is different. As we have a creek out back. So we get shade back there. Currently we have 3 decks. But this year we are turning the one on the side and the front into a wrap-around porch. With a overhang for shade.

Keysor do you use Rain-barrels? These you can set up with the gutters of your house and use them to water plants and gardens with. Plus a host of other things. Saves on your water bill too.

Sounds like you'll have a nice porch to sit on! I too am wrapped in trees and had it covered until the pines died off.

I don't need rain barrels here...we have ample water (well) and rain year round....we occasionally have dry spells but I keep a deep mulch on the veggies...the deck has to be watered at least once a day regardless. However, rain barrels are wonderful things to have. I'd wash my hair in rainwater.... :0)

[MMC]

Sounds like you'll have a nice porch to sit on! I too am wrapped in trees and had it covered until the pines died off.

I don't need rain barrels here...we have ample water (well) and rain year round....we occasionally have dry spells but I keep a deep mulch on the veggies...the deck has to be watered at least once a day regardless. However, rain barrels are wonderful things to have. I'd wash my hair in rainwater.... :0)

We have saved big time on our water bill. We use them to wash cars or the decks. Her flowers and watering the yard. Especially in the summer. Last year we planted one of those burning bushes out in the backyard and we were looking at a Japenese Red Maple for the front of the house. My wife plants a couple of different tomato plants and peppers. But thats about it for veggies. I figure she will do more when she retires.

[Conley]

This is probably a dumb question but why do you guys need to water decks?

[MMC]

This is probably a dumb question but why do you guys need to water decks?

Well I will wash mine off. Using the hose. We don't water it due to the heat or how hot it gets. Some like it hot.

[Conley]

Yeah if it's dirty I can see why you'd wash it. If it were to get very hot day after day, maybe the water could cool it off and keep the wood from warping? Just guessing.

[keyser soze]

I like to wash the deck to keep it clean and water the plants. My deck is the roof of the carport so it has asphalt/tar paper with little sand granules...at least it used to...I'd like to cover the deck with indoor/outdoor carpet eventually....it's overlooked by some 80ft Spruce trees so needles rain down on it...if I wash it during the summer and keep the gutters clean it's just a lot nicer...the birds like to hang on the railing and perch in my sunflowers too so that helps to keep it clean. I do it mostly in the evening when the deck is in shadow from the building just before I grab a beer and sit outside... :0)

[Conley]

Nice. That sounds like a little slice of heaven.

edit: Err...if you're an atheist no offense! I don't want to derail this thread.

[keyser soze]

Heaven would require a lot less work.... It's worth it though....

[Conley]

So theoretically, if I were to just throw grass seed on the dirt patches in my yard and water it, could I expect something amazing to happen? Good soil but I won't use fertilizer on it. Also keep in mind I have a dog who loves to pee all over the lawn.