"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:53:10 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
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>>"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
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>>> 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.
> --
>
> modom
I'm familiar with the type of product. Is it going to be used as a
permanent installation or picked up every year so that you can cultivate?
Janet