Developing an Irrigation Site

Identify a nice site for an irrigated garden:




Bring supplies to the site: bricks, stones, sand, cement, tools, etc. This gentleman is breaking stones with an 8-lbs hammer:



Lay a circular slab:






Build the tank walls:






Plaster inside and out:






Install water pump:









Pump and tank complete, focus is shifted to water distribution and crop management:



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