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  • From: Paul Bucciaglia <pbucciaglia AT yahoo.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Sprinklers for beds
  • Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:44:07 -0800 (PST)

Hello Beth,
 
You  might consider 'mini wobblers'.  I am not crazy about them (they are much more time consuming to move than aluminum pipe) but if you don't have a lot of water, a line of them can sprinkle a couple of beds at a time.
 
I think they are in Rain Flo.
 
Paul Bucciaglia
Fort Hill Farm

market-farming-request AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
1. Sprinklers for beds (Beth Spaugh)
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:38:19 -0500
From: "Beth Spaugh"
Subject: [Market-farming] Sprinklers for beds
To: "'Market Farming'"
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I have a good selection of drip supplies, but last year found that I seem to
need sprinklers to get salad mix, carrots, etc germinated. My first instinct
was to find sprinklers (circle or half-circle) that would just cover a 3 - 4
foot wide bed. They are hard to find, so I am thinking of planting shorter
wider areas, lumping closely-spaced crops in a 15-foot or so wide section.
Or using one hose between 2 beds with full circle sprinklers overlapping, so
the radius would be 4 - 5 feet.

I would appreciate suggestions for sprinklers or management please. I am on
a heavy silty/sandy loam, and my seedbeds just don't get fine enough to wick
moisture across the surface from drip tape. I think once the roots go down,
drip tape will be fine, and I should be able to move the sprinkler setup to
the next seeding.

Thank you for your advice.

Beth Spaugh
Rehoboth Homestead
Peru NY
http://rhomestead.com


Paul Bucciaglia
Fort Hill Farm
Organic Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers
18 Fort Hill Rd.
New Milford CT 06776
(860) 350-3158
www.forthillfarm.com


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