Water at the Gardens
We have completed the change over to the new water connections at the Gardens for 2024. Each water site location has a short hose attached for filling buckets and watering cans and at least one spot for attaching a personal hose.
- Water is turned on by flipping the switch
- At some water sites, only one gardener’s hose can be connected at a time, so please be considerate of the other gardeners and only connect your hose while you are actively using it.
- If there is not an open spot for watering, wait until one becomes available. Under no circumstances should you disconnect the short hose or a hose to hook up your personal hose, as you may be cutting off the water supply to other water sites. You may want to keep a bucket or two on hand for watering in case the hose connection is not readily available. Please keep buckets either covered or upside down in your plot as we don’t want any standing water at the Gardens.
We are making the connection sites as secure as we can, but they are susceptible to damage. Before connecting your hose, make sure you have plenty of slack so that the connection site is never stressed or tugged on while you are using your hose.
If you see a leak at any of the water connection points, please tighten the connection to stop the leak. If you need help with a leak, ask a fellow gardener to give you a hand. If you aren’t able to fix it, please turn off the water at that location and call Lisa at 262-548-7775. If Lisa doesn’t answer, press 0 for immediate assistance or leave a voicemail! If you can, also email both Lisa (lboyer@waukeshacounty.gov) and Steve (Steven.Chmielewski@wisc.edu).
