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NeoGreen

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8. I did water all the plants...

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:41 AM

Jan 2018

Last edited Fri Jan 5, 2018, 11:49 AM - Edit history (1)

...this year, since they were new and I wanted to minimize losses.

I used a 12-volt pump set in my small pond adjacent to the grove and powered by an extra 12-volt battery I had kicking around.

Watering got tedious with moving the tubing to each plant so I bought a few hundred feet of 3/8" tubing this year to start building a buried irrigation system that will be fed from the pond and pump. My plan is to set up a solar powered pump to fill a ~200gallon tank during the day. I will discharge the tank water into the tubing system by gravity as needed at night.

Elderberries don't mind being moist, as long as they are not inundated.

Additionally, I will be building up the mulch for each row to keep the moisture in and the weeds down.

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Elderberry Experiment: Update #4 [View all] NeoGreen Jan 2018 OP

Good idea on the expansion. Hope your experiment works! democratisphere Jan 2018 #1

Thanks... NeoGreen Jan 2018 #4

Wow, do you grow elderberries?! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #2

My plan is... NeoGreen Jan 2018 #5

Thanks and best of luck to you! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #9

Are you a member of Xerces? Botany Jan 2018 #3

Not familiar with Xerces... NeoGreen Jan 2018 #6

Worth it! Botany Jan 2018 #7

I did water all the plants... NeoGreen Jan 2018 #8

This is a native here in Arkansas and my garden WhiteTara Jan 2018 #10

they are wild in my backyard. i mostly leave them for the birds. mopinko Jan 2018 #11