Super Wayne to the rescue

Wayne had an idea that saved us a whole lotta diggin. To turn on the irrigation water, we need to stick a 6 foot long wrench down a pipe to an underground valve. We learned that the pipe was bent, preventing the wrench from reaching the valve. Wayne's idea: Rather than digging up the valve to straighten the pipe, put a universal joint on the wrench so it can follow the bend.

He welded the joint in place within an hour and voila! We had irrigation before the afternoon was over.

solar powered sprayer/waterer

Jim is getting ready to spray a fungal solution on the roots of all the newly planted trees. We did a bit of talking, and came up with a way to build our own portable sprayer/watering rig that is is solar powered, and mostly using parts that we have stored around the campus. This will be very versatile. It will also be a big time and labor saver. Shawn was busy setting the tank to the trailer this afternoon.
To be continued...