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The indispensably cheap sprinkler

5 Nov 20184 May 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Cheap lawn sprinklers

Cheap! To truly appreciate tiny farming, you have to embrace the humble tools that make it all possible, like these cheap ($6) plastic lawn sprinklers that work with the well pump’s low pressure (maybe 20% of normal urban tap psi), … Read the rest

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How odd…

3 Apr 201621 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)
Watering in with a sprinkler

It’s like we’ve gone directly from winter to summer. Less than a WEEK since the ground dried out enough to walk on it and till it, I’m actually out there WATERING… This is really odd.

I’m sure we’ve had unseasonably … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Weather Tags germination, irrigation, seed, Spring, sprinklers, unusual, watering 7 Comments

Tangling with hoses

3 Apr 201620 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)
Sorting out hoses

In smaller gardens (tinier farms!), hoses are generally a fact of life. In spring, it’s time to uncoil them all, check the fittings, and get set to deliver water largely by hand.

On BIG veggie farms, “hoses” are usually big … Read the rest

Categories Building & Fixing, Fieldwork, Tools Tags hoses, irrigation, pond, soaker hose, Spring, sprinklers, watering, wind 4 Comments

Watering till the end!

4 Oct 200719 Sep 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Although there’s still plenty of moisture in the ground from recent rains, there’s no harm in supplying a little more to take advantage of the relative abundance of heat and sunshine that we’re getting, even as the days get shorter. … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools, Veggies Tags irrigation, sprinklers, Summer 1 Comment

Water in the air!

4 May 201614 Aug 2007 by Mike (tfb)
Evening sprinkler action

It’s supposed to rain tomorrow… I’m as skeptical as ever, still, as illogical as it is, you figure it’s gotta rain EVENTUALLY, so the longer it’s been, the more accurate the latest “60% chance of showers” forecast must be. Until … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools Tags hoses, irrigation, mesclun, salad greens, sprinklers, Summer 5 Comments
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