Posted on 11/01/2025 5:46:00 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Thanks
That sounds delish, but what is conf? I might just skip crust, and treat it like a pudding.
I just checked. Mine has tiny little buds forming on many of the stems! Hurray!
Ran across a Japanese system that's kind of a combo of drip and micro sprinklers, Sumi Soak.
It's a flat drip line with holes that shoot the water droplets upwards at a high angle and doesn't go very wide. Supposed to be good even coverage in the shape of a rectangle unlike the micro sprinklers that make circles and the drip that in my case with heavy soil, make tiny circles at each emitter(hole). Supposed to be good for germination and short plants. Narrow enough that I could do two lines in my 22' wide tunnel or a single for morning sun side. Doesn't work well for tall plants like maters so drip would still do those.
Podcast I watched of a market gardener that makes his living from it, says the sumi soaker is awesome for germinating carrots. Light on details otherwise.
Searched Youtube and found a good presentation from Tilmor, the funky tractor people. The original funky tractor was the Allis Chalmers model G, row crop tractor. Tilmor and a couple other companies created their own version of it.
Anyway, here's Tilmor's explainer video of the Sumi Soaker - Sumisansui Mark II Irrigation System Overview. Since it's flat, you can roll it up on a hand crank spool. Portable. Can just hook it to a hose or tie it into an existing drip system.
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