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The Green Gardener in Herald, California » GLOG activity on September 27, 2011

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    The Green Gardener's Garden on Google Earth

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Groundskeeper replied over 1 year ago
That's a good-sized piece of land, and a good-sized garden. Are you just one gardener?
Patrick-TheGreenGardener replied over 1 year ago
I am a Springtime gardener and a weekend warrior during the Summer. Yes it's only me now, I lost my wife in February 2011, she was out there helping me a lot too. In the Fall, I till it under and in the Winter I rest for 4 month's. The property is 330ft x 660ft (5 acres) and my garden is 50 x 80. You can see the garden furrows in the south eastern exposure.
Groundskeeper replied over 1 year ago
I'm sorry to hear about your wife. For one person, that's a big garden. More power to you. Your region is dry, am I right? Do you irrigate? California is so far ahead of us in drip irrigation. I dream of building a system for my vegetable garden. I can find the parts, but I need help. Luckily, I know Robert Kourik, who has a great book about drip. Click here to see his website. He's in northern California and I'm in Iowa but he'll help by email.
Patrick-TheGreenGardener replied over 1 year ago
It's dry during the summer and damp to wet in the winter. I use controlled.. with black plastic (CLICK HERE: to see my video on plastic weed barriers and you'll see my type of irrigation. I use the 1/2" black irrigation drip hose to water my trees.

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