I have come to this thread very late but I hope advice is still valid. You have lots of good advice above but I would second Wintersong's suggestion about seriously considering water and electrics for the end of the garden.
Yes, a hose can be extended from the house to the veg patch but it is so much easier if you have a second tap next to where you actually need it (rolling and unrolling hosepipe several times a week gets very boring!)
If you site the tap carefully you might be able to hide it a little so you can leave a hosepipe permanently connected or you might be able to set up a small irrigation system (fairly cheap & quite fun to do) to make watering the veg very easy.
Putting in water to the end of the garden is relatively cheap & easy when you are completely remodelling it - it's much more disruptive when you've laid your new patio etc. And if you are digging a trench for water I would put an armoured electric cable down to the shed at the same time. Make the trench about 3' deep with sand at the bottom - plastic water pipe on the sand, then more sand. Then a foot of soil and then the armoured cable.
You are just making life easier if you decide you want a water feature / lighting / use electric power tools in the garden in a few years time. I thought twice about doing it in my garden when we were digging everything up but eventually decided to bite the bullet & pay my landscaper a bit extra to do it. I use the water every day in the growing season, keep tools charged in the shed, a radio plugged in & the heated propagator on the go. I can also use my shredder near my compost bins . I don't know why I ever thought I didn't really need to do it.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Hi, you have also got to think about where the sun falls? Morning and evening do you want to able to sit in the sun or shade! do you want a greenhouse if you are going to be having a veg patch? Lots of things to consider, let us know how you get on!!
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I have come to this thread very late but I hope advice is still valid. You have lots of good advice above but I would second Wintersong's suggestion about seriously considering water and electrics for the end of the garden.
Yes, a hose can be extended from the house to the veg patch but it is so much easier if you have a second tap next to where you actually need it (rolling and unrolling hosepipe several times a week gets very boring!)
If you site the tap carefully you might be able to hide it a little so you can leave a hosepipe permanently connected or you might be able to set up a small irrigation system (fairly cheap & quite fun to do) to make watering the veg very easy.
Putting in water to the end of the garden is relatively cheap & easy when you are completely remodelling it - it's much more disruptive when you've laid your new patio etc. And if you are digging a trench for water I would put an armoured electric cable down to the shed at the same time. Make the trench about 3' deep with sand at the bottom - plastic water pipe on the sand, then more sand. Then a foot of soil and then the armoured cable.
You are just making life easier if you decide you want a water feature / lighting / use electric power tools in the garden in a few years time. I thought twice about doing it in my garden when we were digging everything up but eventually decided to bite the bullet & pay my landscaper a bit extra to do it. I use the water every day in the growing season, keep tools charged in the shed, a radio plugged in & the heated propagator on the go. I can also use my shredder near my compost bins
. I don't know why I ever thought I didn't really need to do it.
Hi, you have also got to think about where the sun falls? Morning and evening do you want to able to sit in the sun or shade! do you want a greenhouse if you are going to be having a veg patch? Lots of things to consider, let us know how you get on!!
I'd put the lawn mower over it - at least it will look neat. Then start planning it!