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Monday, July 09, 2012 sweet1 Mass

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"WELL" ... I see trouble ahead, with the well litereally.. I looked in the old well yesterday before I started. My whole set up is on and old 30inch concrete spring fed well about 11-12ft deep. Water level was about 4ft down. Put the cover back on, put the tea brewer back on top. (its where I set it so i can get 5 gallon pail under spicket to drain). pu 30 gallons in that to brew, ran soaker hoses on 200 blueberries 1/2 hr. Ran sprinker on LG's 20 minutes, Mellons drip for 1/2 hr, almost made it through all six zones of pumpkins for 1/2 hr each, 2 at a time. HMM??? its awful quiet?? no micros going. Low pressure shut off works!!! Ran it dry! Couldn't look it with tea on top. It recharged enough to fill 50 gallon pressure tank a 1/2 hour later. Hoping if I space things out I should be ok. Otherwise, its big tank on the truck to the gravel pit pond and importing water into the gas powered pump drenching tank. I dread that. But at least its plumbed up and will work. With no rain in sight I may be doing it some this summer. Sprayed 10 gallons of Foliar Mix last night. 9 hrs in the patch total yesterday, terminating mains, re routing sides, culling to final choices, and prepping bases. Didnt even bury 1 vine. another whole day and I should be caught up and have a final kins set to go.
 



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