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  • From: Garth & Kim Travis <gartht AT txcyber.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] preferred water source
  • Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:03:31 -0500

Greetings,

I have yet to install mine, but the idea I am going to use came from Industrial Country Market in Texas. They collected above ground swimming pools, and installed them in low, shed roofed buildings, that collected the water to fill the pools. When I saw the place, they had 30,000 gallons worth of capacity in storage for their gardens.

Bright Blessings,
Garth & Kim Travis
www.TheRoseColoredForest.com
Bedias, Texas

KAKerby AT aol.com wrote:
We're on city water, but we're expanding enough this year that using city water for irrigation uses could bump us up into a higher rate category. We just purchased several large tanks that could be used to collect, filter and store water from the house roof, which is older asphalt shingles. I'm tempted to use that as an irrigation source but I wonder what sort of trace minerals might come off the roof and go into the soil if I go that route. We also have an old well and seasonal ponds on the farm that could be pressed into service, if initial water quality testing came back with acceptably clean results. I wonder if this is the year to switch over to one of those other sources? Anyone out there using pond water or roof collection water for their gardens? If so, how has that worked out for you?
Kathryn Kerby
frogchorusfarm.com
Snohomish, WA






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