Wednesday Working – Caged Garden

Posted on 08/31/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

We made a little progress on the caged garden this weekend.  Now it has irrigation and a pavers:

Water pipes installed and paved paths down.

Water pipes installed and paved paths down.

And the shadow on the wall is me proving once again I am clueless as a photographer.

There will be three rows of planter boxes with two paths between them.  I dug a shallow trench for the pipes and connected that to the main irrigation valves so this area will be controlled by the water timer system.  On top of each pipe is an eight port drip head.  Each port will connect to a 1/4 inch drip line that will provide water to the plants.  We live in the land of the drought so water has to be carefully rationed.

Irrigation pipes are centered on the rows where the planter boxes will go.

Irrigation pipes are centered on the rows where the planter boxes will go.

This weekend I’ll build doors for the cage.  We have two planter boxes to move in and I have a bunch of wood to make more.  We’ll start with nine boxes and see how it goes.

If you need me – I’ll be in the shop,
Andrew

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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19 Responses to Wednesday Working – Caged Garden

  1. Hope says:
    09/15/2016 at 4:22 pm

    I like seeing these photos. I love to see how things are built.

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  2. Stacy says:
    09/04/2016 at 4:56 am

    Very nice! I envy your irrigation system, as I spent HOURS this summer with hose in hand. Goal for next summer: install a pump and hose from the river!

    Best,
    Stacy

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  3. ParentingIsFunny says:
    09/03/2016 at 10:59 am

    Wow. Way to go.

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  4. aginggracefullymyass says:
    09/02/2016 at 5:37 pm

    I LOVE your picture! It reminds me of that old radio show, The Shadow! “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows….” Heady stuff!

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  5. dorannrule says:
    08/31/2016 at 7:23 pm

    Wow! This is going to be a real winner.

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  6. Allan G. Smorra says:
    08/31/2016 at 4:41 pm

    Good job & nice photos—all of them, Andrew.
    Ω

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  7. A Simple Village Undertaker says:
    08/31/2016 at 2:32 pm

    From the shadow, it appears as you are staying trim…good job.

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  8. onecreativefamily says:
    08/31/2016 at 11:48 am

    This is really looking nice. You will really enjoy it when finished.

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  9. Jacqui Murray says:
    08/31/2016 at 8:00 am

    Good grief. This is quite a project! I can’t wait to see it finished.

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  10. davidprosser says:
    08/31/2016 at 7:28 am

    It’s looking really good Andrew.
    Hugs

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