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URI
CE Outreach Center,
3 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881. (401) 874-2900
The
Botanical Gardens is a showcase for sustainable
plants and sustainable landscape practices and are open
to the
public for learning and enjoyment.
The
URI CE Master Gardener Demonstration Vegetable
Garden, July 2004
What you will see!
The
following page highlights water conservation practices
that were demonstrated during the healthy landscapes education
program.
 The
healthy landscapes education program provided
materials for the installation of a demonstration rain
barrel.
URI
Master Gardeners installed a drip
irrigation system in July 2004 to water
a demonstration vegetable garden. Additional examples of
drip irrigation can also be viewed at URI
East Farm.
View
our healthy landscapes factsheet water
wisely for more information on water conservation
in the home landscape.
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This
ready-made
rain barrel can
hold 54 gallons of water. |
This
rain barrel is set on blocks to provide additional
height for gravity flow. The roof gutter downspout
was retrofitted to outlet
about two
inches
above the rain barrel's screened opening.
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URI
Master Gardener Dick Perreault installs a new
drip irrigation system in the
Garden. July 2004.
This
newly installed riser includes the mainline (1),
a timer control unit (2),
the
filter (3), and
pressure regulator (4). Other essential components
of a drip irrigation system include the valve and
backflow preventer, which are located at the main
water supply in the Demonstration Vegetable Garden,
and the drip tubing with emitters.
Newly
installed drip tubing in the Vegetable Demonstration
Garden.
The straw shown in these pictures is used
as mulch
to retain
moisture
and reduce weed growth.
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This
is the timer used to automatically control the drip
irrigation system in the garden. Drip irrigation
can be set to run automatically, like sprinklers, or
it can be controlled manually. Manual operation allows
you to take advantage of rainfall before applying unnecessary
water.
The
red dot in the picture above is the emitter where water
is released into the root zone of plants from
the drip tubing. Emitters should be checked regularly
to ensure they are flowing and not clogged.
This
is an end cap which prevents water from running out
the end of the drip tubing.
Drip
tubing should be staked down to keep
it from moving. If the tubing moves, it
may no longer be targeting the root zone of the plants.
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Other Types of Emitters Demonstrated, July 2003
shrubbler emitter
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T-Tape
tubing |
close-up of T-Tape tubing |
mister/spritzer |
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