Irrigatia

2024-03-17 Had finally constructed the basic supply and return to tank circuit for the C180 Tank Irrigation System. Switched it on late Saturday  - zilch.... possibly not enough sunshine. Up at dawn today, and it fired up immediately - phew!
Have had to turn down the mini C24 System as drowning the seedlings! Plenty of time to fine tune before spring comes.

Return to Sender

Here the system is literally being pumped from the tank, straight back to the tank! 
Part of the settling in process.
I'll rig up the first micro porus tube later this week - and order some more kits and some spares. Seems to be a good system, but it's not cheap! A marketing dream, with endless additional kits to add to the base system. 

The results will speak for themselves... fingers crossed.

Warm is good

These temporary rows have already overtaken the front garden sowings and are at least 2 weeks behind.
Plenty of radishes and lettuce, a few marrigold and chivey type herbs.

Still a bit concerned about reluctance of chilies and peppers to flourish - guessing still not quite warm enough - was 4.5C this morning inside the greenhouse and 4C outside

Looking South

2024-03-11, Extended the water distribution to the bottom tank - haven't created a concrete plinth as might be a temporary location. Wired up with the small solar irrigation system.

Looking West

1 cubic metres of water in each tank. Left tank is on it's concrete plinth, with a half commissioned solar irrigation system (180 dripper capacity). 

Next job is to drop the pump in and set up the supply and return pipework.
Not ready to lay the seep tubes yet, still planning where it will go.

Drip Drip Drop

First Irrigation Solution commissioned.

Have 24 seed trays hooked up to a solar irrigtion system. As of yet not all the trays have seeds, but all recieved some water on its first cycle.
First round of tomatoes, beans and chilies sown. Peas, broccoli and some propagator chilies already rocking.
Radishes, lettuce, marrigolds and other salad stuff currenly growing on an opportunity basis in the bed waiting to receive the tomatoes. 

The Great White Hope

My first greenhouse, a modest 6m x 4m. Should have plenty of space for next year's seedlings and some toms and cucumbers... you just know that next year there'll be 3 more greenhouses installed!

Magic Seeds - will confirm if true next year

My first parcel delivered via the post... was sitting in the post office for a week, we don't have a postman, you have to know when someone has sent you something, and collect it from the PO, that's open 2 hours a day. Luckily the council gives every household a crystal ball.

2 out of three ain't bad

It's the greenhouse floor that isn't straight! Both A frames are in fact true in each plane. Need a more permanent method of support, but will undoubtedly sink over time and need re-aligning.