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Dig a channel tile down from a tunnel, preferably near a well or other water source, and dig a farm room below (and preferably around) the channel tile on the lower level. Create a [[zone]] on the channel tile above, and make it a pond. Your dwarves will automatically attempt to fill it with water carried in buckets. As they dump water in, it will muddy the floor on the lower level, spreading out to surrounding tiles once the second bucket load drops. After it has been sufficiently muddied, disable or remove the pond zone. Since dwarves can build farm plots in 1 unit deep water, you can place your plot right away once all desired tiles are covered. | Dig a channel tile down from a tunnel, preferably near a well or other water source, and dig a farm room below (and preferably around) the channel tile on the lower level. Create a [[zone]] on the channel tile above, and make it a pond. Your dwarves will automatically attempt to fill it with water carried in buckets. As they dump water in, it will muddy the floor on the lower level, spreading out to surrounding tiles once the second bucket load drops. After it has been sufficiently muddied, disable or remove the pond zone. Since dwarves can build farm plots in 1 unit deep water, you can place your plot right away once all desired tiles are covered. | ||
− | Due to the low demand in infrastructure, items and water management, this is one of the fastest and the safest way to irrigate a floor. Dwarves carry 1/7 unit of water per trip. It's slower if the water source is far away, but still very manageable compared to digging an | + | Due to the low demand in infrastructure, items and water management, this is one of the fastest and the safest way to irrigate a floor. Dwarves carry 1/7 unit of water per trip. It's slower if the water source is far away, but still very manageable compared to digging an aquaeduct and building floodgates or even pumps. |
If you need to irrigate a larger area, larger than 3x3 - depending on distance to the water source - you may need to dig several channel tiles. The method also works great with constructed staircases for creating outdoor farm plots where there's an occasional stone in the ground. | If you need to irrigate a larger area, larger than 3x3 - depending on distance to the water source - you may need to dig several channel tiles. The method also works great with constructed staircases for creating outdoor farm plots where there's an occasional stone in the ground. |