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- From: Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com>
- To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] bucket drip irrigation
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:09:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Bucket Drip Irrigation
The bucket must be suspended at least l meter above the ground. A tube is connected to the dripline and the other end is placed in the bucket to siphon the water out. Assuming the bucket is 20 liters, fill it twice for each row of vegetables. The dripline can be moved to another row for irrigating. Each row of vegetables is irrigated every other day. Plant a row of vegetables on each side of the dripline and use 40 liters of water. Bucket Kits
The key to the simple drip irrigation system that we use is the gravity fed "bucket kit". The bucket kit consists of four 8m lines [or two of 50 ft or one of 100’] of drip tape connected to a bucket suspended 1m above the vegetable bed. Water is poured into the bucket and is evenly distributed to 100 watering points. By filling the bucket twice a day, a small kitchen garden can be watered. Studies in Using sleeves Farmers in Using screws Farmers in Pin holes for drip I am wondering if a dripline could be made by using a hot pin or very small hot nail, etc. to punch holes in the poly tubing. I mean really tiny holes. Irrigating one plant Drill one hole in the bottom side of a bucket. It should be the same size as a short hose which is then inserted into the hole. Place the end of the hose at the base of a plant. Even better is to use a short piece of hose with several holes and circle the plant. DIY drip kit: Roger Pigott [ Buy enough hose to connect the drip line to the top of the bucket to siphon out the water. It takes about 1-2 hours for the bucket to empty. The dripline can be moved to another row of vegetables or plant a row of vegetables on each side of the dripline. Use more water. If one is willing to carry the water, one line will irrigate several rows during the day. Plant green manure/cover crops to cut and leave on top of the soil to improve the soil. This is a MUST. Also, can be intercropped with the food crop. Ken Hargesheimer minifarms@gmail.com |
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Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer
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- Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer, Emery Mitchamore, 09/27/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer, Harvey Ussery, 09/28/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer,
Tradingpost, 09/27/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer,
Dieter Brand, 09/27/2010
- [Livingontheland] bucket drip irrigation, Ken Hargesheimer, 09/27/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] bucket drip irrigation, Kate Spinner, 09/27/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] bucket drip irrigation, EJ, 09/28/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] bucket drip irrigation, Ken Hargesheimer, 09/28/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer,
Dieter Brand, 09/27/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer, Tradingpost, 09/30/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer, pbunch, 09/30/2010
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