tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66232676763741672092024-03-06T00:05:19.534-08:00www.Bucket Irrigation.com<center><i>Here's a simple, efficient, inexpensive way to drip-irrigate (and fertigate) your garden!</i></center>Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-2868158695623035082012-10-01T05:06:00.004-07:002023-12-14T09:21:55.309-08:00About Bucket Irrigationand The Planet Whizbang Bucket-Irrigation Hardware Kit...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Updated: 14 December 2023</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">In Steve Solomon’s excellent book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086571553X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=086571553X&linkCode=as2&tag=whizbook-20">Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times</a>, he discusses the benefits of using a fertigation bucket too deliver a low-flow mixture of water and water-soluble fertilizing nutrients to specific plants in the garden (<a href="http://bucketirrigation.blogspot.com/2012/10/bucket-irrigation-3.html">Click Here</a> to read what he has written on the subject). Some other terms for fertigation are "soil drench," "root drench," and "nutrient drench." <a href="http://www.bucketirrigation.blogspot.com/2012/10/bucket-irrigation-2.html">Click Here</a> to learn about different fertigation solutions.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Solomon uses a common 5-gallon plastic bucket and drills a small hole in the side, near the bottom. The bucket is placed up next to a thirsty plant (squash, cucumber, melon, etc.) and the water flows out in a small stream. Nutrient-rich water saturates the ground and feeds the plant's roots.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">I used Mr. Solomon’s idea to irrigate and fertigate several plants in my garden during the very dry growing season of 2012. I found the basic concept of irrigation & fertigation via a simple bucket to be powerfully effective. The plants that I bucket-irrigated once a week, and fertigated once a month, thrived in the midst of the drought. I got maximum results with a minimum of water. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">But I found that the Solomon fertigation bucket has its shortcomings. Once a plant gets larger it’s impossible to position the bucket up close to the central root zone. Also, a hole in the side of the bucket does not allow you to regulate the flow. These shortcomings are what led me to develop the Planet Whizbang bucket-irrigation (and fertigation) hardware kit. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">My hardware kit makes the irrigation and fertigation bucket more versatile and easier to use. Here’s a picture of the kit. It contains everything you need, except a plastic bucket.</span></span><br />
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hose-barb, large brass washer, rubber washer, brass lock nut, brass trickle valve, 40” of vinyl hose, and a 7" long loop
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">To make your own fertigation and irrigation bucket with the Planet Whizbang kit, simply drill a 1/2” hole in the side of a 5-gallon plastic bucket, up 1-1/4” from the bottom. Put the large brass washer and rubber washer on the hose barb fitting and thread it into the hole (it will be tight but you can use a wrench to thread it in). Then secure the fitting by threading the nut on. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Snug the nut down finger-tight, then lock it in place with a 1/4 turn using a wrench. Here’s what the fitting will look like from the inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">And here's a picture of the outside of the bucket, with<span style="font-size: x-large;"> t</span>he fitting installed...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">This blue-hued view shows the hose-barb fitting on the outside of the bucket, along with the trickle valve and loop stake. (click to see an enlarged <span style="font-size: large;">picture</span>)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Please Note:</b> The fitting will work with any common plastic pail like shown in the picture<span style="font-size: x-large;"> below (typically 5/64" thick). </span> It will not work with a container that has a wall thickness more than 1/8."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">When irrigating or fertigating with a plastic pail, I like to elevate the pail on a garden stool or a smaller plastic pail turned upside down. Elevating the bucket is not a necessity, but it provides a little more water pressure.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I bucket-irrigated those cabbages when they were younger, and got them off to a great start. This picture is just to show how I set up the bucket when irrigating & fertigating.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The brass trickle valve is another improvement I came up with. By tightening or loosening a wingnut (by hand) you can regulate the flow of water coming out of the hose. Full flow, slow stream, or drip—all are possible by simply turning the trickle valve. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The trickle valve, like the hose fitting, is made of solid brass. Brass is more durable than plastic and will never rust, so you can count on these parts to serve you faithfully for a lifetime of <span style="font-size: x-large;">gardening</span>. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">This picture clearly shows the solid brass trickle valve positioned in the loop stake. Tighten or loosen the wing nut to regulate the flow of water from a steady stream down to a steady drip.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">As you can see in the picture above, the loop stake is a very handy accessory. Push it into the soil and place the hose end into the loop. The stake makes it a whole lot easier to get the water flow right where you want it, without the hose recoiling out of place.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">If you read all the information I've packed into this web site, and then give bucket-irrigation and fertigation a try in your garden, I'm confident that you’ll be very pleased with the results. </span></span><br />
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-46888279605877188532012-10-01T05:05:00.006-07:002023-12-14T09:21:28.058-08:00Get Your Bucket-IrrigationHardware Kit Here...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One Planet Whizbang bucket irrigation kit, as pictured above, includes the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1— solid brass hose-barb fitting</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1—large, solid brass washer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1—solid brass locknut </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1— 40" length of clear vinyl hose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1— solid brass "trickle valve" (it comes already installed on the end of the hose)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1— 7" long galvanized steel "loop stake"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">1—instruction/assembly sheet</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(You supply the bucket, the hole in the bucket, and the water that goes in the bucket.)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">About The Parts Kit</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">These kits are crafted by me (Herrick Kimball) in my Planet Whizbang workshop. I hand-bend the loop stakes out of heavy-gauge galvanized wire.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Solid brass components will give you trouble-free service for a lifetime. That can't be said of plastic or steel. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">My objective is to produce a product that will stand the test of time (y</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">es, the vinyl hose will need to be replaced after <span style="font-size: x-large;">some time</span>, but a 40" length will cost you less than a dollar and can be found at any hardware store).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I feel good about selling you something that I've made myself and that is made to last. I'm sure you will be well pleased with this tool, and the difference it can make in your garden.</span></div>
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-91987284002561878232012-10-01T05:04:00.004-07:002012-10-24T17:06:57.145-07:00Fertigation Solutions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Add a water-soluble fertilizing solution to your bucket-irrigation setup and you have bucket fertigation. There are lots of options for natural and organic fertigation solutions. Here are a few...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Soluble ocean-fish concentrates are an excellent fertigation solution, though a bit pricey. <a href="http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2011/02/a-fish-called-fertilizer/">This Article</a> does a good job of explaining the different kinds of fish-based liquid fertilizers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Kelp is another word for seaweed and whatever you call it, the stuff is loaded with fertilization that greatly benefits garden plants. <a href="http://www.simplyhydro.com/benefits_of_kelp.htm">Click Here</a> to read more about kelp as a fertilizer. It is also possible to get fertigation solutions that are a combination of fish and kelp.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A batch of compost tea being aerobically brewed (</span><a href="http://www.beginner-gardening.com/compost-tea.html" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">photo link</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Compost tea is another excellent solution for bucket fertigation. The modern-day process of "aerobically brewing" a biologically active tea with compost is explained in <a href="http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspx">This Online Article</a> by Elaine Ingham.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Worm castings are an incredibly effective fertilizer and can be aerobically brewed just like compost. <a href="https://www.yelmworms.com/compost-tea/page3.htm">This Article</a> provides lots of good information on the subject. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This picture shows the traditional method of steeping manure or compost tea (</span><a href="http://tinyfarmblog.com/a-spot-of-tea/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">photo link</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Old-fashioned, steeped (or extracted) manure tea may not as biologically diverse and beneficial for plants as the aerobically-brewed compost or worm-casting tea, but extracted tea (as opposed to the aerobically-brewed) <a href="http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2005/07/bennys-grandfather-was-ditch-digger.html">worked for Benny's Grandfather</a>, and other gardeners of the past. <a href="https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=125">Click Here</a> for more information about the differences between brewed and extracted fertilizing teas.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Swiss chard on the left was fertilized with urine (</span><a href="http://permaculturenews.org/2011/11/27/urine-closing-the-npk-loop/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">photo link</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It so happens that your own urine is an excellent fertigation solution for your own garden. Here are three links that will make you a believer in urine fertigation: <a href="http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-09/fertilizer-future-might-be-closer-we-think">Urine Fertigation Link #1</a>, <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=human-urine-is-an-effective-fertilizer">Urine Fertigation Link #2</a>, <a href="http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/gardening/605742/urine_the_ultimate_organic_fertiliser.html">Urine Fertigation Link #3</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Blackstrap molasses is commonly used an ingredient in the aerobic brewing of various fertilizing teas. But molasses by itself can be added to water to make a nourishing fertigation solution. <a href="http://www.weekendgardener.net/organic-fertilizer/molasses-050805.htm">Click Here</a> for more details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There are all kinds of water soluble fertilizing concoctions on the market. Do a Google search and you'll find them. Here are a few organic options that I found (but have not tried).</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.uffertilizers.com/index.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Urban Farm Fertilizer Company</span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Steve Solomon started the <a href="http://www.territorialseed.com/about_us">Territorial Seed Company</a> in 1979. He sold the company and now lives in Tasmania, where he continues to be an avid gardener. <a href="http://www.soilandhealth.org/05steve%27sfolder/05aboutmeindex.html">Click Here</a> to go to Steve Solomon's web page.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As I mentioned on the home page of this web site, my idea for the Planet Whizbang irrigation bucket came from reading about Steve Solomon's fertigation bucket in his book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/086571553X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=086571553X&linkCode=as2&tag=whizbook-20">Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times</a> (buy yourself a copy and you'll be glad you did). The excerpts below are from the book...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"The fertigation bucket economically and effectively places moisture and nutrition below a growing plant .... Fertigation is especially useful for big plants: tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, squash. It can make all the difference for Brussels sprouts or big cabbages, for broccoli or a thriving pepper bush. The results can be remarkable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is important when fertigating that the water sinks right in, making a surface wet spot no larger than the little plate under a teacup. This way the moisture penetrates straight down into the subsoil. The speed the water comes out of the bucket determines how widely the moisture spreads. Exactly how large the drainhole should be depends on the soil type; sandy soil usually accepts moisture rapidly, and the water naturally goes deep and not wide. Clay soils are slower to take in moisture, and it spreads out much more broadly when applied from a single drip source. If the soil has 20 percent clay or more, then five gallons (20 liters) will be about right, given every three weeks. But if the soil has little clay, it has far less ability to hold moisture. In that case, perhaps half as much water, say 2-1/2 gallons (10 liters), given every ten days would work better.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fertigation can be a wise practice even when the plants are otherwise getting enough water. If the soil needs no more moisture, you can make the fertilizer solution a bit stronger and give less volume because it will thin itself out with the moisture already present in the earth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The traditional fertigation solution is manure or compost tea. Fill a barrel (these days it will probably be a garbage can) with water, dump in a bucketful or two of fresh manure or compost, and allow it to brew for a week. Stir the brew every few days. When it's ready, dip out buckets of fertigation concentrate. Periodically refill the barrel with fresh water and add more manure or compost. You'll determine how much you need to dilute this tea according to your results in using it. When the barrel starts getting too full of solids, empty it out, spread the solids on the garden or toss them into the compost heap, and start a new batch. A variation: Put armloads of comfrey leaves in the brew instead of manure. Other forms of organic matter containing a fair amount of proteins that you could toss into the brew include alfalfa (lucerne), seedmeal, or a quart or two (liter or two) of tankage, meatmeal, or even highly potent bloodmeal (this would really put up the nitorogen content). Urine would also work excellently. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These days, someone makes a product for doing everything, and fertigation is no exception. Organic gardeners will see an excellent (and rather costly) result using fish emulsion fertilizer, diluted as suggested, which is usually about one part concentrate to 100 parts water. Soluble chemical fertilizers are also highly effective if they contain trace elements as well as NPK. As long as those chemicals do not replace regular additions of organic matter, their use will not damage soil life because they are applied in a highly dilute form."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You can read much more about Steve Solomon's gardening wisdom (including how he uses fertigation buckets) and get a link to a free copy of one of his books at <a href="http://bucketirrigation.blogspot.com/2012/10/bucket-irrigation-4.html">This Link</a>.</span></div>
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-20247565688933905622012-10-01T05:03:00.003-07:002012-10-20T04:01:30.513-07:00The Problem With "Intensive Gardening"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Many gardeners are attracted to the idea of planting their vegetables close together in raised beds, as explained in the popular book by John Jeavons, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160774189X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=160774189X&linkCode=as2&tag=whizbook-20">How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine</a>. There are internet web sites that promote this gardening approach with beautiful pictures of dense plantings, like shown above. But there is a drawback to this way of gardening.... it requires a LOT of water input. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you have the water to spare, and the mechanical systems to deliver it properly, that's fine. But mechanical systems are costly and fossil-fuel dependent. Furthermore, in the event of "hard times," fossil-fuel-dependent watering systems may not be available. That being the case, many people are reconsidering the intensive approach to planting and gardening. They are returning to more traditional gardening methods that do not require intensive irrigation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gardeners of the past knew how to grow gardens without the need for massive amounts of artificial irrigation. Steve Solomon is an advocate of such traditional gardening methods. If you would like to know more about this older wisdom, you can learn a lot from the following two articles, which are an online version of Steve Solomon's book, <b>Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.fullbooks.com/Gardening-Without-Irrigation-or-without-much1.html">Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway..... Part 1</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Note: If you have an Amazon Kindle, you can also download the book for FREE. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gardening-Without-Irrigation-without-ebook/dp/B0082VKRXO/ref=sr_1_5_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1350688953&sr=1-5&keywords=steve+solomon">Click Here</a> to get the Kindle download.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The subject of using a fertigation bucket on certain garden plants is discussed throughout the <b>Gardening Without Irrigation</b> book. Here is an excerpt:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Brussels sprouts, Kale, Savoy cabbage, Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, Eggplant, Peppers, Tomatoes.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fertigation every two to four weeks is the best technique for maximizing yield while minimizing water use. I usually make my first fertigation late in June and continue periodically through early September. I use six or seven plastic 5-gallon "drip system" buckets, set one by each plant, and fill them all with a hose each time I work in the garden. Doing 12 or 14 plants each time I'm in the garden, it takes no special effort to rotate through them all more or less every three weeks.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To make a drip bucket, drill a 3/16" hole through the side of a 4-to-6-gallon plastic bucket about 1/4" up from the bottom, or in the bottom at the edge. The empty bucket is placed so that the fertilied water drains out close to the stem of the plant. It is then filled with liquid fertilizer solution. It takes 5 to 10 minutes for 5 gallons to pass through a small opening, and because of the slow flow rate, water penetrates deeply into the subsoil without wetting much of the surface.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you would like one or more bucket irrigation kits shipped to a Canadian address, I can do that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The price of the kits is the same as in the U.S. but the postage cost is, of course, more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Contact me (Herrick Kimball) by e-mail and let me know how many kits you would like. I will send you a PayPal invoice for the order and I'll charge you only the actual cost of postage. </span><br />
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-36909274298152270342012-10-01T05:02:00.006-07:002016-05-05T10:15:04.217-07:00Ordering InformationFor Outside North America<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bucket-irrigation and fertigation are not suited to watering and fertilizing all garden plants, but there are plenty of that can be really helped by this simple, low-tech approach. For example....</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cantaloupe</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://www.nonindigenouswoman.com/2012/08/recent-edition-finished-ready-to-ship.html">(photo link)</a></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Summer Squash</span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://tinyfarmblog.com/perfect-market-garden-squash/">(photo link)</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pumpkin</span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://sixtiessuccess.blogspot.com/2009/12/nothing-happened.html">(photo link)</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kale</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://unclemacsgardenshed.blogspot.com/2012/08/farm-girls-corner-hailin-some-autumn.html">(photo link)</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cucumbers</span> </span></span></b> <a href="http://apeacefuldwelling.blogspot.com/2011/05/garden-update-iifinally.html"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(photo link)</span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tomatoes</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.globalgiving.org/photo/PRA8904/tomotoes-photo-from-progress-report-happy-thanksgiving/">(photo link)</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peppers</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://pepper-growing.blogspot.com/">(photo link)</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Brussel Sprouts</span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://thatbloomingarden.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/growing-brussel-sprouts/">(photo link)</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Winter Squash!</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://jesusisourvision.blogspot.com/2012/10/one-of-our-biggest-hubbard-squash-yet.html">(photo link)</a></span></span></td></tr>
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-68052807388277606882012-10-01T05:02:00.001-07:002016-05-05T10:26:11.536-07:00Other UsesFor The Hardware Kit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Planet Whizbang hose-barb fitting, installed in a plastic bucket, can be utilized for other purposes besides portable garden irrigation. Here are some poss<span style="font-size: x-large;">ibilities</span>...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Chapin Living Waters Irrigation System <a href="http://www.jlwilliams.org/home/full_entry/drip_irrigation_at_work_on_the_mission_field">(photo link)</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.chapinlivingwaters.org/">Chapin Living Waters</a> is a company that has developed a bucket irrigation system for “subsistence farming” in third-world nations. It utilizes a hanging bucket that feeds into lengths of plastic drip tape arranged down rows of vegetables. The company says the bucket gets filled once a day and can water a garden that will feed a small family.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I applaud the effort to help so many people. If you have an interest in doing something like this in your garden (or maybe even with several "patio plantings"), you can experiment with <span style="font-size: x-large;">the idea</span> using the Planet Whizbang brass hose-fitting in the bottom of a bucket, like they show in their pictures. <br /> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This idea is, however, not something I have an interest in doing because dealing with lengths of flimsy plastic drip tape with tiny holes can be problematic. If the water in the bucket is not filtered and clean, small debris can clog up the holes, and there are often problems getting sufficient water pressure to the end of the drip tape line <span style="font-size: x-large;">when</span> using a low pressure system.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Besides that, I<span style="font-size: x-large;">'m of the mind that thir<span style="font-size: x-large;">d<span style="font-size: x-large;">-world people in areas with minimal <span style="font-size: x-large;">rainfall</span> would be much better served by utilizing Steve Solomon's wisdom about gardening in such s<span style="font-size: x-large;">oils</span>, and by supplementing water needs of certain vegetables with the fertigation/irrigation bucket, as explained in his book, <b>Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway</b><span style="font-size: x-large;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When I look at the internet pictures wher<span style="font-size: x-large;">e the Living Waters system is being used</span> I usually see lush green vegetation in the background. So there is <span style="font-size: x-large;">subsoil moisture and some rainfall, and Steve Solomon's dry-gardening techniques </span>would be very useful in such situations. You can find a li<span style="font-size: x-large;">nk to a free copy of <span style="font-size: x-large;">his</span> book <a href="http://bucketirrigation.blogspot.com/2012/10/bucket-irrigation-4.html">Here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That there is a chicken tractor (in my front yard). Notice the red Plasson waterer and the white plastic bucket. The bucket is full of water that gravity-flows via a plastic tube into the waterer. A Planet Whizbang brass hose fitting in the bottom of the bucket makes the hose connection very easy.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you happen to raise chickens and use a “chicken tractor” (<span style="font-size: x-large;">read about</span> mine <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/talkin-bout-my-chicken-tractor.html">Here</a> and <a href="http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/talkn-bout-my-chicken-tractor-part-2.html">Here</a></span>), you may be familiar with the <a href="http://www.gillisag.com/poultry/plasson.php">Plasson "broiler drinker"</a>. I’ve used these waterers for many years and couldn’t be more pleased with their quality and durability.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I gravity-feed water to my Plasson drinker from a bucket on top of my chicken tractors. Nothing could be simpler. But you need some sort of watertight hose fitting in the bucket to feed the waterer. The Planet Whizbang brass hose fitting <span style="font-size: x-large;">will</span> accommodate the <span style="font-size: x-large;">5.7-millimeter</span> ID hose used on the Plasson waterers.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can install the hose fitting in the side of the bucket, just as is done with he bucket irrigation setup, or you can install the fitting in the bottom of your bucket reservoir.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This picture is of a magazine article I wrote for Fine Homebuilding magazine in 1994. It never occurred to me back then that a water level could be used as a bucket irrigation tool in the garden, or vi<span style="font-size: large;">se<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>versa.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you put a longer hose on the Planet Whizbang irrigation bucket hose fitting, and fill the bucket halfway with water, you’ll have yourself a water level—the most remarkably dependable and accurate leveling device known to man.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Years ago, when I was a remodeling contractor, I used a water level (with a 35-foot hose) for all kinds of projects. And I even wrote an article for Fine Homebuilding magazine about water levels (see picture above).</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here’s how a water level works, and one way to put the tool to use....</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A water level works on the principle that water always seeks to level itself. Theoretically speaking, if we had a square room that was sealed off so that we could fill it part way with water, once the water was in the room and stopped moving, it would be perfectly level. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If we were then able to make a mark at the top of the water in each corner of the room, and drained the water out, we would have for reference marks that were perfectly level with each other. Such reference marks would be very useful for numerous remodeling projects in the room. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If we measure up or down the same amount from each mark, we can use those marks to snap a level chalk line or run a level string line. These accurately level lines could then be used to install a level row of cabinets, or windows, or establish a level top line for wainscoting. If we wanted to re-frame a new floor, the marks would help us to get it perfectly level. The same would apply to framing in a lower ceiling in a high-ceilinged room. We could also use the level line to pitch a plumbing drain pipe from a bathroom above.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is, of course, not practical to fill a room with water, but the exact same outcome can be achieved with a bucket of water and a length of vinyl tubing. Set the bucket on a sawhorse or stepladder in the middle of the room. Take one end of the tubing (with the other end attached to the bucket) to one corner of the room and hold it against the wall. When the water in the hose stops moving up and down, the level of water in the hose will be level with the water in the bucket. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you do this, making a mark in each corner of the room, without moving the water reservoir bucket, and without losing any water out of the hose, you will have four reference marks that are perfectly level with each other—just like if you had filled the room with water.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Note: it is important that the water hose have no kinks or other obstructions (don’t stand on it), that there be no air bubbles, and that the end of the hose is not obstructed. A<span style="font-size: x-large;">lso,</span> some red food coloring in the water makes it easier to see the water in the hose.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve used a water level outdoors for such things as leveling forms for small concrete pads, laying concrete block walls, and putting siding on a house. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Years ago, I spoke with an elderly man who had been a mason for 30 years. He had helped build many notable buildings in Central New York starting back in the early 1940’s. He told me that water levels were commonly used on these projects.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So when you get a Planet Whizbang bucket irrigation hardware kit, don’t forget that it can also be used as a water level when the need arises.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aerobic tea brewers sell for <span style="font-size: large;">$100 or more. I'm pretty sure I can make a nice little brewer <span style="font-size: large;">for <span style="font-size: large;">a lot less, using the Planet Whizbang bucket-irrigation hardware kit, and a few other parts.</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m experimenting with utilizing the Planet Whizbang bucket irrigation hardware kit to make a compost tea brewer. If my experiments are successful, I’ll post about it here. Stay tuned....</span></span><br />
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-39487456235556371992012-10-01T05:01:00.001-07:002019-04-05T07:57:56.781-07:00Contact Information<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-54314175970184462692012-10-01T05:00:00.004-07:002012-11-08T04:54:36.250-08:00To Order By Mail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This site provides you with <a href="http://www.bucketirrigation.blogspot.com/2012/10/bucket-irrigation-1.html">convenient online order buttons</a>. But if you would rather order bucket-irrigation hardware kits by mail, you can do that too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We process orders quickly and typically get them in the mail to you the next business day after they are received. Kits are shipped by U.S. Postal Service Priority envelope.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just send a check or money order (prices below) for the number of hardware kits you want. Include a note with your check to let us know what you are ordering, and include your mailing address (please print neatly). If you include your e-mail address, I will acknowledge your order with an e-mail.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Make your check out to, and send your order to: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 kit: <b>$<span style="font-size: large;">21</span>.95</b> ($1<span style="font-size: large;">6</span>.95 + $5.00 shipping) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 kits: <b>$</b><b>3<span style="font-size: large;">8</span>.90</b> ($<span style="font-size: large;">33</span>.90 + $5.00 shipping)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">5<span style="font-size: large;">5</span></span>.85</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">50</span>.85 + $5.00 shipping)</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">72</span>.80</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">67</span>.80 + $5.00 shipping)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">89</span>.75</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">84</span>.75 + $5.00 shipping)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">101</span>.70</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">106</span>.70 + $5.00 shipping)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 kit: <b>$<span style="font-size: large;">2<span style="font-size: large;">9</span>.90</span></b> ($1<span style="font-size: large;">6</span>.95 + $12.95 shipping) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4<span style="font-size: large;">6</span>.85</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">33</span>.90 + $12.95 shipping)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">63</span>.80</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">50</span>.85 + $12.95 shipping)</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">80</span>.75</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">67</span>.80 + $12.95 shipping)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">97</span>.70</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">84</span>.75 + $12.95 shipping)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6 kits: <b>$</b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">114</span>.65</b></span> ($<span style="font-size: large;">101</span>.70 + $12.95 shipping)</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Bucket Irrigation #11</div>
Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623267676374167209.post-6032675770843394912012-10-01T04:59:00.003-07:002012-10-01T04:59:56.728-07:00Bucket Iirrigation 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bucket Irrigation #12<br /></div>
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