yay for rain!
1/2 inch of rain last night means I don’t have to water today. :0) I’ve read that an inch a week is enough for a garden. If I remember where I read it, I’ll add that here.
Update: Colleen Vanderlinden and Alison Beck of Edible Gardening for the Midwest do in fact recommend deep, thorough watering–enough so the water soaks at least 4 inches down in to the soil. One inch of “applied water” will do it.
The news this morning stated this has been the driest July since 1914 with less than half and inch of rain (at their Indianapolis weather station) all month. Fortunately my neck of the woods has gotten a few extra storms, but I have had to spend some time watering in the evenings.
Unperfect Garden 