I still haven’t gotten the garden tiller out

[Jstpssng]

I've been told that I'm older than the hills but I don't remember that era.

I know the feeling. My ex GF used to tell me that I'm older than dirt... and acted like she was about to die of old age.
One big reason that she's my EX gf...

 

[Bill Guenthner]

I need to plant my corn and green beans. Keep putting that off. Normally have it in by April 15. I did plant my greens and onions. They are doing good but have to keep watering them.

I also found some largemouth lids the other day and stocked up.

I don’t have any practical way to water the big garden. Have to let nature run it’s course.

 

[WVH1977]

I don’t have any practical way to water the big garden. Have to let nature run it’s course.

I hear ya. Mine is only half an acre. I am lucky to have a deep well and plenty of water but I don't water everyday. Probably 3 times a week when there is no rain.

Once I get my other garden spot going, that is going to be an acre. Probably won't water that.

 

[jyoutz]

I don’t have any practical way to water the big garden. Have to let nature run it’s course.

I bought the 1/2” brown plastic drip line in 500’ rolls at Home Depot. It has drip holes every 18”. You just make a header pipe with the solid 1/2” black drip line and connect one end to a water source and cap the other end. Then cut the header line wherever you want a row and use a t connector for the drip line. Run down the row and cap the end. I make u shaped staples from 9 gauge wire to pin the end of each drip line in place. This works great: the drip lines make a straight row marker for planting, and the water is only applied down the row, not watering weeds everywhere, and none is wasted.

 

[Bill Guenthner]

I bought the 1/2” brown plastic drip line in 500’ rolls at Home Depot. It has drip holes every 18”. You just make a header pipe with the solid 1/2” black drip line and connect one end to a water source and cap the other end. Then cut the header line wherever you want a row and use a t connector for the drip line. Run down the row and cap the end. I make u shaped staples from 9 gauge wire to pin the end of each drip line in place. This works great: the drip lines make a straight row marker for planting, and the water is only applied down the row, not watering weeds everywhere, and none is wasted.

Unfortunately we get about 25 psi and a little over a gallon a minute from the tap at the house. I’d have to put in a storage tank and a pump to go any distance.

 

[Jstpssng]

Unfortunately we get about 25 psi and a little over a gallon a minute from the tap at the house. I’d have to put in a storage tank and a pump to go any distance.

I carry water in 55 gallon drums up to my garden, and gravity feed it to the plants. I can build enough pressure to run soaker hoses.
Generally water 1/2 of the garden each night, using two barrels; then fill them again so that the water has a chance to warm up a bit.
I have a good well and pump, otherwise I would be going to the lake every night. (I go every other night anyways in the summer, to give my dog a swim.)

I do think that you get a better root system if you let them grow with minimal watering.

 

[JJT]

"I do think that you get a better root system if you let them grow with minimal watering."

I agree 100%, I have a pond near my garden and an irrigation pump. I only water the garden if we have 2 weeks of dry weather. That happens maybe once every 5 - 6 years.

 

[Oaktree]

Unfortunately we get about 25 psi and a little over a gallon a minute from the tap at the house. I’d have to put in a storage tank and a pump to go any distance.

Yeah, same here. Gravity feed from a fairly shallow dug well. Don't use it to water gardens. I've got a bunch of poly 55g barrels, in the spring or after a rain I'll fill them from barrels under the gutters and use that to water.
I generally water only until the plants are established or if we have an unusually dry year like we had in 2020.

and the water is only applied down the row, not watering weeds everywhere, and none is wasted.

Yeah, but somehow the weeds do just fine anyway.

 

[Bill Guenthner]

Yeah, but somehow the weeds do just fine anyway.

Oh yes. You can cut the weeds to the ground and dig out the roots and a week later they’ve grown back from a little piece you missed, but vegetables will die from being bent over by the wind. Somebody, bio-engineer some un-killable sweet corn please.

 

[jyoutz]

Yeah, same here. Gravity feed from a fairly shallow dug well. Don't use it to water gardens. I've got a bunch of poly 55g barrels, in the spring or after a rain I'll fill them from barrels under the gutters and use that to water.
I generally water only until the plants are established or if we have an unusually dry year like we had in 2020.

Yeah, but somehow the weeds do just fine anyway.

Yes, after rain. But just dripping the rows does help instead of sprinkling the whole area.