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URI
CE Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni
Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881
(401) 874-2900
The
Botanical Gardens are a showcase for sustainable plants
and sustainable landscape practices and are open to the public
for learning and enjoyment. The healthy landscapes education
program highlights some of
the existing
and newly enhanced features
for
demonstration.
The URI Master Gardener
Demonstration Vegetable Garden, July 2004
The
vegetable demonstration garden is a wonderful
success each year and is designed and managed by
dedicated URI Master Gardeners. The healthy landscapes
program provided
materials for the installation of a rain
barrel within the
garden area.
Healthy
landscapes would also like to highlight the installation
of a drip
irrigation system that was installed
by URI Master Gardeners in July 2004 as part of
their on-going program. Also, refer to our healthy
landscape
factsheet water
wisely for more information on proper watering.
ready-made rain barrel can hold 54 gallons of water |
Rain barrel set on blocks to provide additional height
for gravity flow. Roof gutter downspout replaced with
a new section retrofitted to outlet about two inches
above rain barrel (screened opening).
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Demonstration Vegetable Garden |
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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. Also, only organic growing methods are used
in the garden, such as using compost for fertility,
and the straw shown in these pictures being 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
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 needs to be staked down as shown in the photograph
above to keep it from moving. If it moves the
emitters in the tubing may no longer be targeting
the root zone of the plants being irrigated.
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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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