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To: Diana in Wisconsin
New drip system. I watered plants that are still in pots too. :)

Took about an hour to put it all together. I've got about 50 foot of row so I used half the $60 kit. If I get some more coupler fittings, I can double up on the drip lines and offset them. The drip line has emitters built in every foot. I could make that every 6 inches and water twice as fast and more evenly.

Each leg/row has it's own shut off valve where the black 1/4" hose meets the brown 1/4" emitter hose. I use this one to shut down the peppers & onions and let the maters go for a while longer.

I installed water hose ends on the tank sprayer pump and hook it to a 220 gallon water tank to water. Yesterday I reconnected the suction hose from the sprayer tank to the pump and made up 15 gallons of fish fertilizer and fertilized via drip. Took about an hour to pump the 15 gallons which is about how much time I ran it off the bigger tank to water a few days ago. Definitely a water saver.

Gonna go out now and get those three mater plants out of pots and into the ground. Also got a truck bed full of compost to start spreading as mulch and another raised bed to build and fill with soil/compost mix.

26 posted on 06/10/2023 8:20:52 AM PDT by Pollard ( >>> The Great Rest is already underway! <<<)
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To: Pollard
Lots of space btwn plants! In the city of approx 25k per mile, we are one of the few (thank God) that even has the space we have as renters, about 50'x7' facing mostly West, but with 3 deckers blacking late sun. I planted our 60 toms to close as usual, some even about just a foot apart.

220 gallon water tank

Wow. We want to see the picture! I use 48 and 64 gal trash bins, and try to cover them while also giving the top a shot of non-stick food spray to stop breeding of mosquitos.

29 posted on 06/10/2023 8:40:30 AM PDT by daniel1212 (As a damned+destitute sinner turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves souls on His acct + b baptized 2 obey)
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