>Any idea where to get some cisterns, etc. pretty cheaply? Check around old farm buildings. They all had them in our area until the recent era. My house in Shepherdstown (circa 1790) came with a huge one, that's still serviceable. Your ol' dad uses it to water his garden. Of course, back in the day, a good rain would come before the cistern was empty. If last summer was any indication (or this winter!), a person should think of tripling the size of the cistern.
they tell me that a good farmer will not use water mined from the aquafer but will make every effort to use or hold every drop that falls on his land. I'm also purchasing one of those pike lab meters for determining if and when my plants need water. I think I really set back food quality and plant longevity last season for priding myself on how deep into waterlessness my crops could go without wilting. Strangely, the stresses showed up in other ways. Later
