Great garden weather the past few days. The hot weather is drying out the ground quickly, so watering is important.
The pump does work, it just takes some fiddling.
If it hasn't been used for a while, pull the handle all the way up so the draw piston is all the way down the pipe. Fill the pipe with water. Using small slow strokes of the handle, work the water up the standpipe. If you hear it sucking air, it's not primed and you need to keep working at it.
There are two empty milk jugs near the pump. Please make sure they are always filled with water when you finish so the next person doesn't have to brave the ticks and poison ivy to get water from the pond.
Also, Michelle sent out info about the corn plot. Seeds are there, plant away.
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