Here are some options for creating low tech tactile rain gauges.
Vegetables, annual flowers, trees, and shrubs all do best with 1 inch of water each week. A rain gauge will tell you how much irrigation or rain water has been added to your garden.
You can make an inexpensive but functional rain gauge out of a coffee can, a pickle jar, or anything with straight sides.
- Place it in the garden where it is easy to find.
- You can dip a tactile or braille ruler into the jar to measure the amount of water you’ve collected.
- Tape a piece of construction paper to the back of the ruler, so you can feel how high the water measures on the ruler.
By Laura Hospitál
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