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Post by Raymond on Jul 2, 2012 10:35:52 GMT -5
I just want a quick answer or the link in which I can't find the water in my bog only last about 3 days I am going on vacation some time this year I want to know a way of making it last about 3weeks with a watering system so far I have two plans 1) get two big pales poke a little hole a let it drip ( the lid it going to be open to collect water too ) | 2) I have a huge barrel I just attach a dripper hoses and well it drips and such I think it's 55 gallons I don't really remember how much liters This is for my bog the one that was just made ;D Ray anything is appreciated ( that helps anyways ) ;D
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Post by lloyd on Jul 2, 2012 13:11:56 GMT -5
Mulch the soil well with a thick layer of pine needles. Experiment with the dripper idea to get the optimum flow and coverage. It may be better to leave the lid on with a separate collection system to minimize evaporation.
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Post by Raymond on Jul 2, 2012 15:26:36 GMT -5
O forgot to say that the barrel is behind our shed it get 24hr shade and it get water still !!!
Dose anyone know a good pine needle suppler and could straw work ? most likely not ;D
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Post by lloyd on Jul 2, 2012 17:37:33 GMT -5
I think pine needles are better as they would allow air circulation, are acidic and break down much slower. Straw would probably rot your plants. Also straw would probably rot and heat up killing the roots. Just go to any park, forest or neighbour (ask first-offer to clean their pine needles for free) and get as many as you want.
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Post by Raymond on Jul 2, 2012 18:30:09 GMT -5
I see some clean up guy cut half of a pine tree right now would about 15 medium branches work but I'll see how much do you think would work
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Post by lloyd on Jul 2, 2012 21:15:37 GMT -5
Stripping pine needles off branches-->not recommended.
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Post by Raymond on Jul 2, 2012 23:03:46 GMT -5
*the tree was dying people form the city came in and cut up all the dying parts it looks good now just to say so the branches on the groun I will strip off the needles yawn now to sleep ;D 12 01
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