yeah, the cost-benefit varies by climate and water rates (i grew up gardening in CA's central valley, so i know how it can be). in the impossibly-wet south, the challenge is often too much water.
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That I would love to experience! Umbrellas for plants? 😂 This year summer monsoon failed here & record heat stresses all the plants, even cactus needs water. Good luck in your gardening. There’s nothing like growing your own!
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i have actually used shade cloth (ie. parasols) for plants in CA when the heat got to be too much, but yeah, it rains hard here. dry-farming tomatoes is basically impossible, the plants get however much the weather decides to give them, very different approach to gardening than i was used to!
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