Drip Irrigation installed
It took me until the end of June to get my drip irrigation system up and running, but with all the rain we received in the beginning of June, I didn't really need it.
I have a main line running around the perimeter of the garden with soaker driplines running to each plant. The way the driplines work is there is a small hole every 6" or so that puts out about 1/2 gallon an hour.
In this picture you can see the dripline wraps around a tomato plant as well as a special breed of Marigold called the "Golden Guardian". These marigolds are apparently really good at zapping the bad nematodes in the soil that attack tomato plants. It's the first year I've used them as companion plants, and I have to say so far so good. I haven't used a single pesticide on the tomato plants and they are very healthy so far.
Drip Irrigation installed
It took me until the end of June to get my drip irrigation system up and running, but with all the rain we received in the beginning of June, I didn't really need it.
I have a main line running around the perimeter of the garden with soaker driplines running to each plant. The way the driplines work is there is a small hole every 6" or so that puts out about 1/2 gallon an hour.
In this picture you can see the dripline wraps around a tomato plant as well as a special breed of Marigold called the "Golden Guardian". These marigolds are apparently really good at zapping the bad nematodes in the soil that attack tomato plants. It's the first year I've used them as companion plants, and I have to say so far so good. I haven't used a single pesticide on the tomato plants and they are very healthy so far.