On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:53:10 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>
>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
.. .
>> The community garden plugs along. We'll plant this spring or I'll die
>> trying.
>snip trials and tribs. of gardeners

>I'm envious. You have the chance to do things right and 'from the ground
>up,' so to speak. I had something weird happen with my soaker irrigation
>last year -- never happened before. The above-ground rooting for the sweet
>corn nailed the soaker hose to the ground and grew right through the hose in
>about a dozen places. I had to cut the roots with pruning shears because
>they were about 1/8 inch thick and went deep into the ground. I was using
>the recycled rubber soaker hoses. Tell me more about the drip irrigation
>you are putting in.
>Janet
>
I'm not the one who's expert in this stuff, but what the Ag Science
professor gave me came from these two sites:

http://www.irrigationdirect.com/
http://www.dripdepot.com/

What he pointed me to was this:
http://www.dripdepot.com/drip-irrigation-tubing.html

And this:
http://www.irrigationdirect.com/prod...D-DET250-6-100

One of the people working on this project installed a drip irrigation
system at a public garden in a nearby town, and we have a certified
master gardener on board. Their expertise is miles beyond mine in
these matters, so I plan to follow their instructions.
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modom