Barry & Carole Shortt Wind Ridge Farm New Melle, Missouri Subsurface Drainage Installation as an Integrated Fruit Tree Planting Practice Barry & Carole Shortt Wind Ridge Farm New Melle, Missouri
8 rows of 3” 6” 6” Main line 5” 5” 2 rows of 3”
PF Lucky 13 Peach - July September – 5 trees/sample
Trees with drainage had much greater vigor in year 1 October 2011 Drain tile No drain tile
No drain tile Drain tile
Tiling can pay for itself by the 4th year and again every year after that Break even Tiling cost was $2257/acre
Acknowledgements: Dr. Kelly Nelson University of Missouri tile design Chris Doll Doll Horticultural Services horticulture Timewell Inc Timewell, IL tile supplier Dyer Rents Wright City, MO trencher Stark Bros. Louisiana, MO trees Irrigation Mart Ruston, La drip line