WATER WAYS
“How will you keep the saplings alive throughout the summer?” This is the question that has been asked over and over again. The answer is with careful, step-by-step planning:
Dig and line a water storage trench at the highest point of the property;
Pump water from the dam (with a newly installed solar pump) up the hill to the trench;
Gravity-feed the water from the trench to stand pipes;
Attach 50m hoses (or longer) to the stand pipes and give each individual plant a long, 10 litre drink once a month;
Mark the corflute of each watered plant with a red clothes peg;
Feel good about doing your bit.
The water trench filling with water pumped by the solar pump. Next step is to cover it and fence it off for safety.