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Questions tagged [rain]

For questions about how to use or store rain water or about how to do landscaping in a rainy climate.

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Sudden Outbreak of Yellow Leaves on Tomato (and Other) Plants

My mother was in a panic this morning. She called me over to help her with her garden because many of her tomato plants had suddenly developed yellow leaves, many of which (but not all) also have brown spots. Here are the facts and…
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To be effective, how long does Glyphosate weed killer need to be applied before it rains?

Yesterday I used around 3 litres (approximately 1 gallon) of glyphosate (generic Roundup) around my garden. It was in the evening around 6pm. This morning I awoke to the sound of rain. Will the rain have diluted the glyphosate or will my weeds…
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Plant only flowers after rain, and not from being watered. What plant is it?

My landlord has this plant in his garden. (See pictures at the bottom.) I water it for him several times a week, using water from a closed well. It doesn't usually rain here. There's maybe one or two periods of rain each year. The rest of the year…
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Should I use tap water for my Aloe and Lucky Bamboo?

I've had my Aloe for about 5 months now; it's doing a bit better than it was at the store (they had it in direct sunlight and it was getting damaged). I just got two stalks of Lucky Bamboo also and I was reading about the type of water to put with…
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Is Imidan and/or Captan on fruit trees resilient to rain?

I have fruit trees that I spray with Imidan and Captan. I try to do this during dry spells, but often the weather will change or my only opportunity to spray is right before rain is expected. Will these chemicals last through a soft rain, hard…
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How long can rain water be stored in tanks?

I plan to collect rainfall (this autumn or next spring) from roof into plastic tanks (1 m3 capacity) and use collected water later for watering vegetables. My question is for how long can rain water be stored in such tanks? Will it be safe for…
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Is it possible to avoid rain making my flowers and decorations look muddy?

I think this photo tells the story much better than words: However, I will try words as well: It rained today, and earlier in the week, at times heavily. As each rain drop landed within the flower box next to my front porch, it splashed a little. …
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Is there a way to keep hardy geraniums upright?

I have some large hardy geraniums in my yard. At their best, they are about 2 feet tall and look beautiful. However, after a storm, they flatten out and do not look nice: We get heavy storms frequently this time of year, so the flattening happens…
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Can I use rainwater captured in Los Angeles to grow plants?

I have a rainwater capture system. Roof is not metal, neither are the gutters. I capture 1300 gallons under my deck. I live in Los Angeles. Can I grow with this? Or should I be worried about pollution in the water? I want to do a couple raised beds…
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Do I need to winterize my large rain cistern, and if so when?

We have a large roof-fed rain cistern, approximately 1500 gallons. Make, model, and material were not obvious to me, though I can look harder if needed. It looks similar to this: It would be nice to use it for collection of snowmelt, as some of our…
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How to prevent mulch from moving

Last year I laid a lot of mulch down. After a few storms, the mulch ended up piling on one end of the landscaped area. Either it was blown or moved by rain water. Is there a good way to prevent mulch from blowing or washing away? Update The mulch I…
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Should rain water be allowed to flow directly into greenhouse?

I see a lot of talk about storing rain for later use in a greenhouse... But what about letting the rain flow into the greenhouse instead of storing it? If a small 6'x9' greenhouse has gutters, would there be more harm than good if the gutters…
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How much accumulated rain within 24 hours is considered a "normal" watering for grass?

We have a fairly extensive home auto setup at our home. Included is a Netatmo Rain Gauge. All APIed to our RaspberryPi running openhab. One of the parameters we are able to pull from the api is accumulated rain within 24 hours, in mm. Rather then…
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How do you adjust watering based on rain in the forecast?

I have a few vegetables growing in containers. Let's say the soil is starting to dry out, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow. Would you fully water the plants now? Or just give them a bit of water to hold them over till the rain comes?
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What kind of mushroom is this and should I get rid of it?

We got a lot of rain in Austin over the last few days and now there are mushrooms popping up all over my vegetable garden. The garden bed is raised and only about two weeks old. I'm worried the mushrooms are growing too fast and too close to the…
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