AZGuy wrote:I am experimenting with zero pressure irrigation to start growing trees/foliage and building the soil. I don't want to leave my well pump powered when I'm away, in case of leaks or vandalism that might cause it to run for weeks.
I'm thinking of digging trenches and planting hardy southern trees in them, perhaps lucaena, with ample mulch, and hopefully some drip irrigation to help them along.
I'd appreciate other ideas
Groasis Waterboxx. Two words for you. I just came across this myself only a few days ago, but I'm ready to evangelize because it sure looks like it's quite a neat little device. You have to order them from Holland. I just ordered my first box of 10. There's another fellow on permies who has used them on his prairie property and he put a
video on Youtube about it. I'm sure if you hunt around you will find a bunch of videos not from Groasis. The CEO returns emails. I emailed him about gophers. He sent me back to his site where I got necessary valuable information that made me decide to spend $275 for 10 of those Waterboxxes. I think it was Popular Science that last year awarded the Groasis Waterboxx the best invention of 2010.
With the Groasis Waterboxx, you don't need to irrigate! And it replenishes its water supply from rain and condensation. It protects the seedlings from the sun so they get good sun in morning/afternoon but not at noon when the sun could scorch them. It mimics nature. And it is hands off, you plant your seeds, come back in a year and they are
trees. It has a 100% success in some areas, and in the extreme desert it is I think 85% successful after removal of the Waterboxx after only one year. From that point on the
roots of the tree are in the ground water. I can't think of
enough good things to say about this and I haven't even used it yet! It's legit, and you can join the study, when you buy you're encouraged to participate and provide your results so that others might benefit from the shared information.
Watch this video first!
http://www.youtube.com/user/Groasiswaterboxx#p/u/1/HRF2bUBPA90 Then here's the site URL:
http://groasis.com/page/uk/index.php