This 550-gallon tank is made in Ohio and will be filled up for us by the Harlem Township Fire Department.
They also got a start on laying down the soaker tape, but they'll have to finish up later in the week. Since the tank is slightly uphill from the garden, the water system will work on gravity alone.
Once it is set up, we'll be able to test it out. When everything is ready to go, we'll open up planting to our individual planters.
In the long term, we'll hook up the tank to the gutters on the church to collect the rain water. With a small pump we'll be able to move the water to the entire garden--a big improvement over last year. Water was a major limitation for us last year. With the new system we'll be able to plant the entire plot this year, greatly increasing our harvest over our first year.
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