"SteveB" wrote in message
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I'm a newbie. I got my 25x28 plot all tilled, added about twenty sacks of
amendments, including peat moss, and turkey crap based conditioner, and
some vermiculite.

I made rows that were as best I could that were level. I ran a PVC line
with bubblers to each trench, and I have two rain bird type sprayers. I
have a few low pressure emitter lines on some tomatos.

This is the first season, and a learning one. I feel that flooding the
rows may not be getting water to the top of the dirt on the rows. I go
out about three times a day and spray so the top is moist. I have some
planted seeds germinating, and some nursery plants going. They look
pretty good actually. The melons look fantastic.

At the nursery, they sell a flat ribbon type watering pipe that has an
emitter each few feet. The attachment comes in the form of a barb that
goes into a black abs feed pipe. You cut them to length and crimp the
ends shut.

What is the best way to water? Flood? Spray? Emitters? Combination?
Next year, we will probably have a greenhouse, and can do different things
from ground watering to overhead misting and spraying, and hanging pots.
But for this year, I'd just like to get maximum yield, and learn more
about the process.

Input appreciated.

Steve

You're no longer a newbie... you've been going on and on for months about
your fercocktah garden and especially about watering... WTF don't you get
it over with already, **** on it! LOL