To set up drip irrigation, we bought a 0.8 kilowatt pump station, a watering timer, a mesh filter for drip irrigation, valves, fittings, and black water pipe rated for 8 atmospheres. We connected a socket and a two-gang switch: one switch cuts power in the pit when you climb in for...
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07 March 2017
In the article An outdoor shower and drip irrigation at the country home I started making a drip irrigation system supplied from a tank that I planned to fill from the river next to the plot. However, I found that in a hot summer the water level can drop very significantly. So we...
20 February 2017
Like many people who have a country home, we use ours for relaxing, grilling kebabs, and growing tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables in a small garden. The only problem is watering. In the summer heat, if we miss a watering, the tomatoes and other crops dry out. The soil cracks in...