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"SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

I want to improve my garden. I need to protect it from the brutal winds we
have here sometimes, and I would like to shade a portion of it. I am going
to build a framework similar to those at plant nurseries. I would also like
to make raised beds to make it easier to access everything.

I was wondering about the water system. I would like to have some sprayers
from the ceiling, as I see this reduces temperatures, and soaks everything
as from a natural rain. Is this a good idea? Should I have the water
coming in from the top, plus some coming in pipes in the ground? My garden
is getting irrigated spotty right now because the pipes flow into trenches,
and then gravity takes it to the plants. The plants at the top of the ditch
get more water, and if something interrupts the flow, the plants at the end
don't get hardly any water. I want to make an even distribution system so
that they all get a proper amount of water. I would like it all to come
down from above so that when the water is shut off, it drains out, making it
less likely to freeze come cold weather.

Ideas and experiences appreciated.

Steve

No matter where you live.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c...&pwst=1&sa=X&o
i=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=microclimates&sp ell=1

Think how the heck did the Hopi grow corn in a such a place ? As my
faulty memory recalls. They hilled small hills of corn on one side to
provide a wind break. This also enabled dew to collect and nurture.

http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln29/soleri.html

"Book of the Hopi" a great read some time.

Not a simple idea but a challenging one.

Have Fun!

Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
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