As a soil water conservation agency it is no surprise that the EMSWCD is promoting the use of organic farming practices and targeted irrigation. All the farmers this tear have elected to use drip tape or "T" tape to supply water to their crops. Drip tape slowly drips water to the base of the plants where it is needed most without watering the pathways where weeds can thrive. It all starts at the EMSWCD supplied irrigation riser:
Which the farmers connects to using oval tube:
From which the valves and drip tape is attached to create the crop rows;
Let the planting begin! We'd like to tank Fisher Supply in Canby for all the great advice on setting up the irrigation system. We got a great deal on emitter style drip tape (As opposed to slit style). It worked great but be aware that making end closures for the drip line is tricky, you can't fold an emitter. Instead I just cut a blank where there is no emitterr.
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