I don't know why it has taken me so long to get round to actually getting a drip irrigation system up and running.
I guess it was too hot. Every time I was down in the garden thinking ok let's do it today, I'd find that I didn't have the right connectors or tools at hand.
And that uphill walk to the tool shed is no joke when it's over 35 degrees Celsius.
Well, anyway, finally, on an unusually cool day, I finally got the pipes, the drill bit, the drill, the plumber's tape, the taps, and everything else ready.
I had even dug some beds and put in the lovely goat manure.
Joined it all together and Hey presto!
Water spouting all over the place...
woops, not so much pressure! It works.
The beans are coming up and the peppers and cabbages love it. So do the dang chickens, who have found a way through the fence which I haven't discovered...
Now I understand how it works I will improve what I have and enlarge it for next summer's plantings.
It is definitely a water saver and much less stressful. ( I have a thing about running water...)
I have also started on clearing and leveling ground for the new chicken house. That's not going to happen in a hurry. The ground is like concrete!
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