DeMoranville, Carolyn J

Jeranyama, Peter

Kennedy, Casey

Sandler, Hilary A.

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University of Massachusetts AmherstScholarWorks@UMass AmherstCranberry Station Extension meetings Cranberry Station Outreach and Public ServiceActivities1-20132013 Update Mtg: Tile Drainage SARE ProjectCarolyn J. DeMoranvilleUniversity of Massachusetts - Amherst, carolynd@umass.eduPeter JeranyamaUMass Cranberry Station, peterj@umass.eduHilary A. SandlerUniversity of Massachusetts - Amherst, hsandler@umass.eduCasey KennedyUSDA ARS, Casey.Kennedy@ARS.USDA.GOVFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cranberry_extensionPart of the Horticulture CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Cranberry Station Outreach and Public Service Activities at ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cranberry Station Extension meetings by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst. For more information, please contact scholarworks@library.umass.edu.Recommended CitationDeMoranville, Carolyn J.; Jeranyama, Peter; Sandler, Hilary A.; and Kennedy, Casey, "2013 Update Mtg: Tile Drainage SARE Project"(2013). Cranberry Station Extension meetings. 162.Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cranberry_extension/162Carolyn DeMoranville, Peter Jeranyama,  Casey Kennedy, Hilary Sandler   Develop recommendations for BMPs for tile drainage ◦  Installation specs ◦  Maintenance    Work with a team of early adopters   Compare pre-drain to post-drain installation and to undrained controls   Best vertical and horizontal spacing   Longevity and how to extend it   Installation and maintenance methods   Use for irrigation   Utility in new or renovated beds   Interaction with weeds, other pests – can we reduce pesticide use?   Join the project   Install drains with advice from the ‘team’   Keep and share certain records   Sketch or description of installation   Cost to install   Pesticide use and scouting reports, weed map, fertilizer use, yield   Irrigation records   Maintenance, challenges   Questions 1 and 2 ◦  Your info on acres and if you have tiles drains   If you have no tiles installed SKIP to #10   If you have drains continue with #3   Question 3 ◦  Depth – inches to top of pipe ◦  Between – in feet   Question #4 ◦  Plans for next 3 season – numbers of acres   Question 5 ◦  Why drains?   Question 6 – what changed when you added drains? ◦  Puddles ◦  Moisture status ◦  other   Question 7 ◦  Change in yield after adding tiles drains?   Question 8 ◦  Change in pesticide use? ◦  Weed management?   Question 9 ◦  Change in irrigation?   Why not drains?   Plans to install any?   What knowledge would increase your chances of adding drains?   Put your contact info on the back   There may be some money to pay for drains ◦  Depending on level of participation and available funds 

2013 Update Mtg: Tile Drainage SARE Project

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