Getting the last of the fittings welded on and the valves installed. This summer it will have to be manual, but the goal is to have a controller read soil sensors and operate the valves automatically. That will have to
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Got all of the main irrigation lines fused together. Need to rent the trencher next week and get them buried. I have some motorized valves on order. Will have to build/program an irrigation controller.
Read moreOwen helping water and sampling hops
Owen helped haul water for the hops field. He sampled a few hop cones. Came up with “pungent grapefruit” on the Cascade row. Since that’s the standard description for Cascade, he must have a nose for it!
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It’s been a hot, dry week in Kansas. No rain in sight. Did some more cleanup dirt work on the pond. Added a mound to put a tank on. Can now gravity feed irrigate without having to start and prime
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