In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Jerry Avins" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Sheldon wrote:
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>> Sheldon wrote:
> >>>>> Why didn't you plant tomatoes, you have better tomato growing climate
> >>>> than me.
> >>> Cost of water. Last couple of summers I gardened, the cost of water >
> >>> was about $150.00 per month to support just a small garden, plus the
> >>> asparagus patch.
> >>
> >> People who choose to live in areas where drought is typical need to
> >> have their own private well... even if only a shallow well for
> >> watering crops, washing the car, and such high volume use where water
> >> quality for mineral taste doesn't matter.
> >
> > What is "shallow? My well in the Catskills, right next to a spring-fed
> > lake, went down 280 feet before hitting water.
> >
> > Jerry
>
> Ours here -- 500'
> Any deeper and we'll be in hell.
> Dee Dee

Deeper wells yield cleaner water.

I'm not sure of the well depths around here.
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