The good old watering can
By Jennifer C
@jennyjoy (1961)
Bangalore, India
October 10, 2016 11:06am CST
For the last couple of days I've been remembering my father and his beautiful flower gardens. Ever house that we lived in had a huge garden in front and my father would work his magic on it.Within six months ,there would be color every which way you turned. He got help with the heavy digging but after that it was all his work.He spent hours in the garden,weeding,spraying,and watering the plants. I remember him using the old watering can,walking back and forth to the tap, to fill it.In those days a watering can was a necessity.The garden hose ,sprinklers and such came later.
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Do you still have a watering can? When was the last time you used or saw one?
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
15 Oct 16
I use watering can for my hanging plants and orchids.. watering cans will never be out of fashion ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
16 Oct 16
@jennyjoy oh really? .. you can get them here in different sizes...
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@jennyjoy (1961)
• Bangalore, India
16 Oct 16
@epiffanie Luck you. Here I will look for them in the second hand shops, I think.
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@jennyjoy (1961)
• Bangalore, India
15 Oct 16
How nice! We don't see them here.People prefer using a hose pipe.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Oct 16
my dad t'was the 'master gardener' with my family, too. my momma could/still does grow schtuff'n pots, but tends to've a black thumb with schtuff'n the ground :)
yes ma'am, i've still several waterin' cans - e'en ol' buckets with ladles that i water many 'f my plants with. last time i used 't t'was this mornin'.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
12 Oct 16
@jennyjoy i've a plastic waterin' can (blew here from someplace?? durin' a wind storm) that a pup chewed the end off - the rest 'r oldies but goodies - all dented/rusted 'n some e'en with holes where there ought not be any, lol. i'm prone to carryin' 'round'n ol' bucket 'n the ladle mostly.
i sure hope that'cha find'ja one that warms yer heart 'n brings back those memories, hon. my papaw 'd one he fashioned outta a malformed gourd that he used fer years. i wish i'd the thought to get't when he passed 's i dunno what happened to 't - prolly got tossed'n the compost pile :(
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@jennyjoy (1961)
• Bangalore, India
12 Oct 16
@crazyhorseladycx presently I am using a bucket and ladle too.But the advantage with the watering can is that it washes off the dust from the leaves which can't be done with a ladle. A pipe is too cumbersome it keeps getting tangled up.
Thank you,I hope I find a tin one ,don't care for the plastic cans. Your papa must have been good with his hands to make one out of a gourd, sorry to hear of it's sad demise.It would have been a treasure if you still had it.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
10 Oct 16
Yes, I have a large, pink watering can which I use to water my pots on my deck. 
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
10 Oct 16
@jennyjoy I will when I get home! Please remind me. LoL
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@jennyjoy (1961)
• Bangalore, India
10 Oct 16
You too!.How nice is that,to still own a watering can.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Oct 16
I used one a few weeks ago to mix some garden calcium I bought for my tomato plants. It stopped the blossom end rot problem.
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@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
28 Apr 18
That's a very nice memory of your dad. Yes, we still use a watering can. It's actually a small watering elephant molded from plastic that we got from the Daiso store. I would love to get one of those vintage looking watering cans, but I haven't spotted any from where I live.
