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Gardening For Freepers – PVC Drip Irrigation For The Home Garden
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| Red Devil 232
Posted on 03/09/2009 11:53:35 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
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To: Ellendra
Wow, thanks for the tip. Yes, there are brine wells in the area too. Hmmm.....
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posted on
03/10/2009 3:22:43 AM PDT
by
Mrs. P
("Wonder Woman wears Sarah Palin pajamas." - Blood of Tyrants)
To: Red_Devil 232
Did over 100 quarts of tomatoes, stewed and plain, last year. Not my own homegrown though, but grown less than a mile away by a nice lady farmer.
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posted on
03/10/2009 3:23:41 AM PDT
by
Mrs. P
("Wonder Woman wears Sarah Palin pajamas." - Blood of Tyrants)
To: Mrs. P
Wow 100 quarts! I think I only got about 30 last year before my garden went wacko in early August. I used an open water bath. I will be getting a pressure caner so I can expand my canning beyond tomatoes.
Last year is the reason I am going to do the PVC drip irrigation. I may add a timer to the water source also just for the case if I have to be away for a few days.
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posted on
03/10/2009 3:43:58 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Gabz; gardengirl
There have been a number of requests on this thread from FReepers to be added to the
Gardening Ping list and requests from this thread also:
Victory movement: Patriotic gardening strategy takes root again
I am not sure if you have seen them so here is a list.
doodad
BenLurkin
Gator113
Arrowhead1952
WHATNEXT?
GatorGirl
Travis T. OJustice
LucyJo
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posted on
03/10/2009 3:52:37 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Red_Devil 232
I do tomatoes in the pressure canner, it’s WAY quicker than water bath.
Can you add me to the garden ping list please?
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posted on
03/10/2009 4:14:57 AM PDT
by
Mrs. P
("Wonder Woman wears Sarah Palin pajamas." - Blood of Tyrants)
To: Mrs. P; Gabz; gardengirl
Please add
Mrs. P
To the Gardening Ping List
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posted on
03/10/2009 4:19:52 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: martin_fierro
I own some of those...they work. The plant grows downward from the containers; the branches and leaves turn up toward the sun. Lots of tomatoes...
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posted on
03/10/2009 4:25:55 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: Red_Devil 232
Home made ones are cheaper than the manufactured ones; but they don’t last anywhere near as long. I grow eight-foot tall tomatoes in my Earth Box every year. They are amazing, and don’t take up much ground area. Vertical? Better have some room. :-)
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posted on
03/10/2009 4:29:06 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: who knows what evil?
I have never used an Earthbox. I did not know there were manufactured ones available. For those who are interested here is a link:
Professional Earthbox
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posted on
03/10/2009 5:01:10 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Red_Devil 232
That’s the one; although a lot of the accessories are over-priced and substitutions can be made; primarily with
the staking system. Six-foot tall pepper plants and eight-foot tall tomatoes are very easy to grow with an Earth Box.
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posted on
03/10/2009 5:08:37 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: Ellendra
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posted on
03/10/2009 6:24:06 AM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: Red_Devil 232
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posted on
03/10/2009 6:42:08 AM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: Red_Devil 232; Big Giant Head
Thank you! I printed that out. I am a lazy gardener, and by harvest time, it shows. So I’m always looking for a better way to do things, with the least work for me. LOL
There are some other neat things linked in this thread.
Pinging DH.
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posted on
03/10/2009 6:58:17 AM PDT
by
Marie Antoinette
(Proud Clinton-hater since 1998.)
To: teenyelliott
Yep I saw that yesterday. Looks like we (the little people) are just going to have to look out for ourselves and help each other out. We will become the “Underground Seed Culture”!
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posted on
03/10/2009 7:04:59 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Red_Devil 232
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posted on
03/10/2009 7:09:31 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Want to make a conservative angry? Lie to him. Want to make a liberal angry? Tell him the truth)
To: GatorGirl
I am considering doing this, unfortunately my builder only placed one faucet on each side of the house and I would need to install one closest to my garden plot. Does anyone have any idea how costly this would be? It would be near a bathroom if that matters! It shouldn't be that expensive for a plumber to tap into your coldwater supply and run PEX to a hose bib. While I prefer copper piping, PEX is quite common in newer construction, and running a new line for a hose bib is really quite easy. It shouldn't take him long. Call a plumber and get an estimate, and if there's other places you'd want a bib, might as well do it all at once.
To: Red_Devil 232
Good God. I sure am glad I already got my illegal heirloom seeds. I'll have to sow some into the mattress and bury some in mayonnaise jars in the backyard.
Oh how I do hate the government. They passed a similar bill about toys, having to do this test and that, for "safety". The end result was my dad and his woodworking group had to stop making toys to donate to Toys for Tots, so they wouldn't open themselves up to fines and lawsuits.
Everything is crazy, these days. You can't even bake cookies and take them to a homeless shelter. EVERYONE needs to be dependent on The Benevolent Government, don't you know.
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posted on
03/10/2009 7:13:28 AM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: Marie Antoinette
Yep! I am with you on the least work with a bigger pay off!
I liked the idea of the PVC Drip Irrigation because after it is up and running all I have to do is make sure the water is running.
I also liked the idea of not having to make furrowed rows to channel water. Just a flat garden surface with the PVC irrigation down the rows. Cover it with landscaping fabric and some straw - no weeds!
I am going to try my best to document my progress in photos on my about page. I do have a very small garden (it will be twice the size of my garden last year - but still small). I will also keep up on the cost and time it takes to make it.
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posted on
03/10/2009 7:20:02 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: teenyelliott
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posted on
03/10/2009 12:25:10 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
(Can't starve us out, and you can't make us run...Country folks CAN survive!!! -Hank Jr.)
To: Ellendra
You are welcome. See you there.
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posted on
03/10/2009 12:47:18 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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