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  • From: rrandall1 <rrandall1@houston.rr.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Fruit trees watering zones
  • Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 08:57:29 -0600

I would just add that I have orcharded in a desert with 4 inches of rain (Riverside County Calif) annually in very sandy loam with 100˚ plus weather each summer and here in Houston where it is perhaps 48 inches with clay and 92˚ heat. Here I don't irrigate except for the first summer since the mulched roots are in the water table after that

Thus, what sort of rain and evaporation and soil makes a huge difference.

Bob Randall
On Dec 4, 2006, at 6:42 AM, dwoodard@becon.org wrote:

I think you need to tell us what species you want to plant on what
rootstocks.

Also, what is your soil and what is the slope? What is the rainfall and
when does it occur? Where are you? Do any tree species grow naturally
without irrigation where you wish to plant, and if so what are they?

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, sinergyinaction@netscape.net wrote:

Hi,
what is the best way to arrange trees in a mixed orchard
in order to reduce water irrigation consumption?
I know it is possible to group trees acording to their watering needs
but what fruit trees would go together or have similar watering needs?
All the best
Antonio
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