Comments on: My New Watering System is Unstoppable! http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690 Trying to take care of my little piece of the planet Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:56:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sheria http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-32946 Sheria Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:48:32 +0000 http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690#comment-32946 I am totaly intrigued with your bottle irrigation system; I think that this may work for my flower bed. The hoe in the hose thing is brilliant. I have a coiled hose and it's always getting tangled as I drag it around. Thank you for a solution! I am totaly intrigued with your bottle irrigation system; I think that this may work for my flower bed. The hoe in the hose thing is brilliant. I have a coiled hose and it’s always getting tangled as I drag it around. Thank you for a solution!

]]> By: Ken http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-32797 Ken Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:38:28 +0000 http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690#comment-32797 I tried drip system for one hear, then it clogged due to the dirt and such. Hard to use from year to year. I now use sprinklers, just turn the knob once. Have to reinstall them though because we redid all the beds into boxes this year. I will keep the bottle method in mind for other yard locations though :o) I tried drip system for one hear, then it clogged due to the dirt and such. Hard to use from year to year. I now use sprinklers, just turn the knob once. Have to reinstall them though because we redid all the beds into boxes this year.

I will keep the bottle method in mind for other yard locations though :o )

]]> By: jack-of-all-thumbs http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-32795 jack-of-all-thumbs Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:24:56 +0000 http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690#comment-32795 Yeah, I own a copy of "Get Your War On" as well. He's quite the satirist and a nice guy to boot. The watering system is clearly more labor-intensive than drip. But we had issues with inconsistent delivery and opted for this instead (at least for now). The other problem with drip for us is that since we rotate garden and chickens, the layout of the tubing would change (tomato vs beans, for example). Later I'll do a post on the mulch system, also a product of years of trial and error. Yeah, I own a copy of “Get Your War On” as well. He’s quite the satirist and a nice guy to boot.

The watering system is clearly more labor-intensive than drip. But we had issues with inconsistent delivery and opted for this instead (at least for now). The other problem with drip for us is that since we rotate garden and chickens, the layout of the tubing would change (tomato vs beans, for example).

Later I’ll do a post on the mulch system, also a product of years of trial and error.

]]> By: Milkweed http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-32794 Milkweed Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:14:03 +0000 http://selfsufficientsteward.com/?p=690#comment-32794 I LOVE the watering system. And the GYWO reference. But especially the watering system. So glad I saw this before we shelled out $$ to buy a drip system! The sheet mulch looks good too. . . I LOVE the watering system. And the GYWO reference. But especially the watering system. So glad I saw this before we shelled out $$ to buy a drip system! The sheet mulch looks good too. . .

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