Posted: 4/24/2009 2:56:43 PM EDT
| Anyone use anything other than a conventional sprinkler or hose to water their crops? I'd love to see what you folks have going. There is alot of creativity here. |
| I'm in the process of putting in dripline. So far it's working well for a line of trees we put in this season. Don't have it done yet for the vegetables. |
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Soakers for the win. I'm a fan of soakers. Okay, to be honest, I use some sprinklers on flower beds that are impossible to water otherwise, and that I get cute dragonfly-shaped sprinklers for...cuz I like the sprinkler as a garden ornament. But for a veggie garden or production crop? Soakers. Unless they're pots. Then drip, like Feral has going. Drip is a PITA though. But a lot of people really like it. I hate the tangle of lines.  I'm lazy that way. It works, though. If you've got the patience for it.Kitties |
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Quoted: Quoted: I installed an irrigation system, water is pumped from my pond. How are you applying the water? Drip, soaker, sprinkler or something else? R. Rustee had a great post with pics. Wait a minute, I'll see if I can find it and link to it. Kitties ETA: Here it is: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=10&f=19&t=621588&page=1 Looks like sprinklers, but I can't tell from the pics. |
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I installed an irrigation system, water is pumped from my pond. How are you applying the water? Drip, soaker, sprinkler or something else? R. I have the rainbird sprinkler heads every 50 ft, most of the system is burried except for the last 100 ft I just finished. About 800 ft so far. |
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I'm going with soaker hoses... I'll run a main line down 1 end of the garden and T off from there...My garden is only about 20x30 and is mulched good so I shouldnt be losing a lot..
Just finished a rainwater catchment setup off 1 side of a building that fills a 330 gal tank and I put a pump in the tank for pressure...Still gotta put gutter on the other side and another tank... 330 gals wont last long between rains during our dry spells.. |
| we have a 1/2 acre pond, about 300 feet uphill from our garden. i bought a few 100 foot water hoses, ran it from the pond to the garden. when i want to water, i turn on the nozzle, and it syphons from the pond, and gives me free water for when we need dont get enough rain. also, i just took a classic blue plastic barrel, and attached a water hose spicket to it. when i want to water my fruit trees, i place it in my lawn and garden trailer, behind the mower, fill it from the syphon hose, and then i have 55 gallons of water to pull around, just turn on the hose, and water, drive to the next tree, etc. ill throw a picture up later. total cost, $6.00 for a used barrel, i already had a old spout, and water hose. |