As I mentioned in an previous post, we are using drip irrigation on all of our rows, even the circular perennial/herb garden. I wasn’t sure if the drip tape would work curved in a circle… thinking that once it pressurized it would roll out straight like a one of those party noisemakers.

But, to my joy it did not do that when it filled with water. (Well, to be honest I thought it would’ve been funny if it did do that… as long as it didn’t damage any plants, and as long as I was there to see it happen!)

Our main rows started with one line of drip tape down the center, but after a little testing we decided to add a second line to each row. With our rows being around 42″ wide, and using intensive planting, it seemed necessary to use two lines to get better water coverage.

The drip tape seems to be the way to go, and so does the floating row cover. The row cover makes a huge difference in both helping to slow moisture loss from the soil (as compared to uncovered rows), and in creating a micro-climate for the plants.