I went out at 3:30 in the morning to put down the gate and let the irrigation water in. A half moon peaked out between the clouds, providing just enough light to get a photo of the gate in the main canal. The ditches I dug over the weekend worked really well to efficiently distribute the water where I needed it. The water was moving very slowly when I put down the gate, so it took over two hours before it ran over the gate to provide enough pressure to really push the water through through the ditches. I had good water pressure for about an hour before someone upstream took the water, but that was enough time to get almost everything watered thanks to my new ditch system.
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I love seeing the continuing evolution of “the cleared land.” I cannot wait to see this year’s flowers!
Tulips and daffodils are the only things blooming besides the apple trees right now. I expect Austrian Copper to bloom in the next few weeks.
glad to see you’re ditches full of water… that really makes your work worth while..
Thanks!
Must be satisfying to see you work bearing results.
You and Laurie work very hard, Tim, and get take good care of your place and all the critters on it.
Our daffodils have started blooming over by the old garage now.
Thanks, Lavinia!
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