Posted by paul on April 24, 2008 at 09:50:20 from (66.44.132.218):
In Reply to: Re: field tile posted by Larry59 on April 23, 2008 at 22:59:20:
May I ask where you are from? I will guess the arid west, but just curious. :)
The tile improves the soil, so the roots grow better in spring, and the plant will be able to survive a drough period much better.
When the ground is saturated, the roots don't grow, then when it does dry out the roots can't get down fast enough to reach water.
This time of year (or about 3 weeks ago mostly...), it is not unusual for 1/3 of my farm to be under water from a deep snow melt. Heavy clay soil, doesn't drain for months on it's own. The tile helps move the water away & let the water table drop to 2 feet or so below the surface, so I can get in the fields.
Before tile, dad never could farm 1/4 of this place - it was just hay medow for the work horses.
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