Here’s a video from theproducegarden – it’s pretty much what we do when we plant trees to reduce the amount of watering we’d have to do while the tree gets established.
And here’s some photos of young trees planted here. The ridge of earth is very clear, and on sloping ground that ridge is higher on the lower side of the tree and almost non-existent above the tree. For most of the year it will catch rain, and hold it in the manure/compost filled earth under the tree. But in dry spells, and definitely July and August we have to water maybe once a week – depending on how hot it is and what type of tree. Our experimental drought tolerant trees need much less water than fruit trees, which may need watering occassionally for their whole lives.
RAINWATER HARVESTING
Author – Pacey and Cullis
Stuff on storing rainwater, building tanks etc., but with the addition of a good section on farming with runoff water in rural areas. Good for developing water strategies.
