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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

If you dug or drilled a well, I think it would need to be well protected 
from floodwater contamination...just a thought.



Robert Walton wrote:
> Rainfall collection is a good one. Also the water table is shallow in
> most places, so you could dig or drill your own irrigation well.
>
> In some parts of Florida the dry season is long, so you need a big storage.
>
> Rob-Va
>
> On 1/7/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > Rainfall collection.
> >
> > Robert Walton wrote:
> > > The main thing that people are mistaken about with Florida is the dry
> > > and rainy seasons. If you look at the temps in summer, they are not
> > > always that hot compared to inland. The humidity is the biggest
> > > problem.  If you look at the winter temps, it seems like you could be
> > > growing a lot of garden crops. Problem is the lack of rain. Winter is
> > > the dry season.
> > >
> > > The biggest need is a way to get water to the garden or pasture in the
> > > winter. Being homestead minded, how do you get the water there without
> > > electricity is the issue to be addressed.
> > >
> > > Rob - Va
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