That's because this orchard is all flood irrigated so vegetation sprouts all over the ground. In this area of the orchard, white clover weeds claim all the floor giving rise to "green ground cover."
More than 50% California farms and orchards are flood irrigated, BTW. In future, we would like to install sprinklers or the drip, but our irrigation district TID told us to hold off on that because those systems stop the free flow of water in the district pipes that bring water to the orchard. Apparently, this puts quite a pressure on those old pipes causing them to crack or break. They have a long term plan of replacing old district pipes. In the meantime, either we use flood irrigation with district water, or drip/sprinkler with ground water. We do have two plentiful ground wells. So, that's that!
If you are wondering why there are paved roads (seen in the last pic) inside the orchard, here is the reason -- Peaches are delicate and they bruise easily. So, it is important to have smooth roads to transport them. And it doesn't hurt to have your orchard in proximity of the canning facility either.
More than 50% California farms and orchards are flood irrigated, BTW. In future, we would like to install sprinklers or the drip, but our irrigation district TID told us to hold off on that because those systems stop the free flow of water in the district pipes that bring water to the orchard. Apparently, this puts quite a pressure on those old pipes causing them to crack or break. They have a long term plan of replacing old district pipes. In the meantime, either we use flood irrigation with district water, or drip/sprinkler with ground water. We do have two plentiful ground wells. So, that's that!If you are wondering why there are paved roads (seen in the last pic) inside the orchard, here is the reason -- Peaches are delicate and they bruise easily. So, it is important to have smooth roads to transport them. And it doesn't hurt to have your orchard in proximity of the canning facility either.
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