Re:Historic fertilizer crunch threatens food security
by kevin_thibedeau on Monday May 02, 2022 @04:26PM
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The 55 gallon rain barrels are near useless for small plot irrigation. Larger containers can hold a meaningful amount of water to be useful during sporadic dry spells.
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Re:Historic fertilizer crunch threatens food security
by hinkley on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @12:05AM
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No, the problem is that to get half an inch of water to cover your fields takes a giant storage tank and a giant collection area. Install a hard scape big enough to provide any notable amount of water storage and lack of arable becomes your primary issue.
Rain barrels make a tiny bit of sense in a small urban lot with a large roof. They make no goddamned sense at all in most agricultural contexts.