Posted by Brad Gyde on March 24, 2010 at 19:31:31 from (173.133.42.85):
In Reply to: Drain tile in garden posted by John S-B on March 23, 2010 at 07:35:10:
I know just a little about tile... Not much... But a little... I think the perimeter plus a "lateral" in the center sounds a bit much.. but sounds like you're on the right track.. I too would try to go deeper.. and I think I would try to put my sump on a corner as opposed to the center.. but when we work the garden at home, we use the big tractor (as the garden is right on the edge of the field.. takes all of a minute to swoop in and done).
Just spitballing thoughts for you, but I was once told (and not saying it will or will not work.. but seemed like it could..) that if you set up a similar setup like you described.. and the top of the crock is higher than the tile ( which usually it would be) and you filled the crock with water (which should ultimately fill the tile) that it works as a makeshift irrigation setup. I don't know that you would get good results from it or not.. but seems as if it would get water closer to the roots.
I'd also like to say that I don't know how the silt sock will work for you, as it seems as it would plug the sock (My grandad and uncle run drain tile as a business) and it seems like in clay they use a "slitted" tile maybe? could be the slit was for sand though.. I can't remember... but the sock seems as it would plug, as I believe for it to work around basements and such and not plug it needs the gravel around it
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