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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Higgs Boson wrote:
On Apr 6, 8:40 am, (EVP MAN) wrote:
Hi Brooklyn The post hole digger I have will dig to that depth in
less than 5 minutes a hole. It also digs an 8" diameter hole. Most of
the roots on plants I pulled from past seasons ever exceeded more
than about 6" so hopefully they won't become root bound. The reason
I call it an experiment is because this test will only be done on a
very small portion of my plants as I stated, 6-8 plants. My research
also shows that dry farming lends itself extremely well to clay soil
which I have. The clay holds moisture and by withholding some water,
you force the roots to go deeper and also your not washing nutrients
from the soil near as much as normal watering.

Rich

Looking for more comments on "dry farming". Water is so ****ing
expensive here (So Cal coastal) that if I can save a little...! (Of
course I do not water heavily after blooms appear; interested in how
the "dry farming" concept would apply to my area (which is basically a
desert, turned into a megalopolis (sp?) by imported water.

HB

What would be your average annual rainfall? Is it very seasonal or spread
throughout the year?

David

15" and very seasonal. Used to be you could tell when it was spring,
because the tumble weeds would be in bloom. Semi-arid is the descriptor.
Without desicating Ownes Valley (see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owens_Valley and the movie China Town),
and the Colorado River there would be a very much smaller Los Angeles.
Presently, sufficient water is being diverted from the Sacramento River
to degrade the environment so that people in simi-arid southern
California can grow lawns, fill swimming pools, and hose-off their
sidewalks.


"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon
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