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38. Tell me about it

I use a shitload of basil. I just haven't had much luck growing it here. I can't seem to water it enough in the Texas heat, and while I do have some strategic locations with late afternoon shade, most of that is taken up by other things. Another problem I have is the wife and I have a lot of extended weekends which we use to hop in the plane and go somewhere. My daughter generally goes with us in the summer and my son lives way on the other side of Dallas. I have some great neighbors, but I hate to ask them to water my stuff twice per day when they never ask me to reciprocate. I really just need to tap off my sprinkler system and use one of my zones to water my containers, but I've never done it. I have a really big back yard and my ultimate plan is to build an English style garden with raised beds, fountains, and brick walkways. I have about a 1/4 acre which will be dedicated to this and my sprinkler system will be completely redone to provide independent irrigation control to all the raised beds. It's going to cost me a shitpot of money to do what I want, but I see it as a project which is going to help keep me busy in my retirement years.