My friends and I trade kandi when we hang out, but we're not ravers by any means (just haven't had a chance to go). I bought some paddle beads and some pride flag beads from an Etsy seller and they threw in a few extras including a "horse treats" bead 💀💀💀 what the hell am I supposed to do with that I don't know anyone who does ket
Wait look at them they're cool
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Why is rain so much more effective than watering the garden?
‘Nothing I do compares to how the plants boom after the rain’ is a common proverb to hear among gardeners. If you’ve tried to grow a garden, you’ll notice that all your watering efforts don’t have as much success as a single night of rainfall, that makes your plants go lush, green, twinkling and happy. So why is rain so much better for the plants than any water we can provide to them? It has to do with the quality of the water, but the quality of the soil as well.
Rainwater is ‘soft water’, meaning it’s free from minerals our tap water holds in, and the plants find the buildup of minerals hard on their surface and roots. Rainwater cleans the soil and the leaves from all the buildup of dust, dirt, minerals and salt, and on top of it, gives it more acidic pH, which plants prefer to grow in. That’s why they end up looking greener, cleaner, twinkling and lush. But how come they also immediately grow bigger? That has to do with the quality of the soil.
If it hasn’t rained for a while, your soil will become hard, dry, sometimes cracked if it’s rich in clay, and it will start to support less organic life inside. Worms, bugs, bacteria and microorganisms that make your soil rich and healthy, all need water in order to keep making it healthy, having a dry spell will damage their lifespan. So, we water the soil to keep it wet, but the soil doesn’t get the same quality being hand-watered, and rain-watered. Why is that?
In order to water the already dried soil, all we can do is pour the water on top. We usually do this directly onto the stem of the plant we’re trying to water, so the plant gets nice and filled up on it. But, if the soil is dry, it will become hydrophobic, meaning, instead of absorbing the water, it will reject it, and the water will be pooling on top, not sinking down to the roots, and only the surface of the soil will become seemingly wet and muddy, while it doesn’t manage to penetrate deep inside where it’s needed the most. Would it help to water a little, wait until it absorbs, then water more? Yes, it helps a little, and it takes a long time and a lot of patience and water to do it this way.
This is why we have drip-watering systems, where you put in a long tube (or hose) with little holes in it, which always drips water, making sure the soil is always getting water in the small quantities and never dries out and becomes hydrophobic, that is generally preferable to the plants as well, always being able to draw water and count on it. But, it still isn’t as effective as the rain.
Rain falls in tiny little droplets, who give the soil hours to absorb it. It’s gentle and persuasive, and during hours of rainfall, even the toughest soil will melt and accept the hydration and soak it deep inside, giving all the microorganisms a new burst of life. This in turn, makes the soil soft, pliable, easy to work with – and not only the soil directly around the plant, but in every possible direction. Soft soil deep inside means the plant can now have an easier time pushing her roots thru; until that moment the underground soil was hard and unforgiving, and the plant was having a hard time stretching her roots in any direction, but now? All of the territory is hers. This, I believe, is what causes the rapid growth, the plant has gained means to take new underground territory, and is able to absorb new nutrients, gain stability and power to hold more ground and feed herself better, and immediately sends the good news up to the leaves, which grow happy with the agreeable development.
To top it off, rain has nitrates in it! That is a mix of oxygen and nitrogen, oxygen makes sure the plant’s roots have a good time and don’t rot even when it’s a heavy rainfall, and nitrogen is the most vital element plants need to grow, and it means that every time it rains, your garden is being fertilized.
The reason we exist is the six inch layer of topsoil, and the fact that it rains sometimes. Without this incredible balance and life-giving resource, none of us would succeed. We need to protect the soil, and the rain.
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