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Market Gardening Configurations

Leeaky Hose is superior to overhead watering for plants that are susceptible to mould and fungus diseases from overhead watering. Leeaky Hose can be installed in a range of configurations according to the farm layout, and particular vegetable types. In a number of cases the hose is laid just below the surface before seedling plantings, then recovered after harvest.

Depending on the length of the bed or the run of Leeaky Hose, an additional run of Leeaky Hose is often laid during the heading of vegetables such as lettuce and cabbages to ensure sufficient water is available during this phase. The following report from Waterways Farm, in the Barossa Ranges of South Australia, which has established organic farming status.