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The photos are in reverse order so you can see the latest comparison of  growth in the garden

April 2006

Overhead Garden bed at the end of the trial.  Lush tomato leave, good crop.  Notice how the mulch is broken down - weeds have penetrated, soil is showing.
Drip Garden bed at the end of the trial.  Full of tomatoes and with thick mulch layer still in evidence.  Beneath is sweet smelling soil rich in earthworms.

March 2006

Good cropping on the drip irrigated tomatoes
Not really the garden, but a sign of good health.  A frog using the water metering system as a sanctuary.

 

February 2006

Drip garden showing good colour and size.  Tomatoes are being picked - bushes not as big but fruit is good size
Overhead garden - better size but beans starting to yellow.  Corn is much larger

 

January 2006

growth on 31 January, the Overhead on the left is much more lush, even though the drip plants are still green and healthy.  The two fine specimens in front are my parents, June a qualified horticulturalist and John a retired botanist.

 

The water delivery device.

This contraption delivers water from a tap via the top hose.  The bronze coloured tubes are water meters and the grey devices with orange knobs are the timers.  A pressure reducing device is fitted below the drip system to protect the drip tubes.  Various spacers and joiners are used allow the meters to sit closely in line.

The drip delivery is on the left and the overhead sprinkler is on the right.

December 2005

growth evident on 14 December - the growth is fairly even

November 2005

The garden with its sign describing the trial.  Taken 26 November

 

The garden beds on 19 November, mulched and watering systems in place.  There are four row of vegies.  From rear (right) to front are corn, tomatoes (staked), bush beans and capsicum.  The tomatoes and capsicums were purchased as seedlings, the beans and corn are from seed.  The overhead sprinkler is at the rear, due to prevailing winds being westerly.  Note the rain gauge on the closest tomato stake.

 

October 2005 - the garden beds go in.  The borders were formed by concrete railway sleepers 2400mm in length.  (The sleepers are seconds and are used by the RRC as borders).

Two beds approx 5.6 m2 have been created.  The base was lined with newspapers and then approx 1 yard of fine composted mulch was added to each garden.  The mulch was still warm from its composting.  

The next day around 30mm rain fell providing a great soaking for the garden bed.

The garden beds on 29 October

 

 

 

 
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