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Re: raised bed construction

First, I'd like to thank you all for some wonderful ideas.  As a result of
some very clay soil, I'm constructing 4' x 12' raised beds out of cement
blocks. (Yes, I'll plant some flowers in the little holes.)  I  wouldn't
mind installing a drip irrigation system while I'm at it (I just got a
catalog from Dripworks out of Oregon), but I'm not wuite sure the best way
to do it.  Do I need to customize water distribution to each square foot
area, depending on what's planted in it?


> I suggest also considering the issue of irrigation prior to building
> all the beds.  You should consider how you're going to irrigate and
> whether the construction/size/location of the bed will help you to
> accomplish that method.  Lots of folks install drip irrigation in
> their raised beds (economical, saves water, applies water to the
> plants and not extraneous areas), others use hoses (I'm still using the
> drag-around-the-hose-with-the-rain-wand method, but I enjoy it right
> now), etc.


Thanks,

John J. Danyi
Zanesville Ohio
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