Have a great invention to help with gardening? Are you the self-reliant type that prefers Building It Yourself vs. buying it? Share and discuss your ideas and projects with other members.
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May 23, 2009 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 208
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To expand on this a little. First I use a chlorine filter, I have 60 feet of hose buried from the house to the garden. (I leave this done year around, I buried it so i can mow without having to move the hose, since it is downhill to the garden the water drains out easily in the fall.
When I get to the garden I have a 4-way manifold with 3 timers on it. The first timer is for the soaker hose in the Asparagus bed, and under my Blackberries. The next 2 timers control the water to east and west ends of the garden. The filter restricts the water flow so I had use to 2 timers set at different times to water the main garden. On the fourth connection I have a "Y" with one 100' hose going to the patch, and the other connection for hand watering one of my raised beds, (I may add a timer to it as well). At the patch I have a multi-function timer to control both tripods there and an extra connection for hand watering my raised Garlic beds. I have almost all connections on quick disconnects for easy adding and changing hoses. I sometimes add a fertilizer inject or my little syphoner to the system. When it all works right it is great. |
May 24, 2009 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: eastern washington
Posts: 53
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great pics ami! beautiful gardens!
we have struggled with many different types of irrigation for several years now, and finally came across this stuff called T-Tape last year. we have gravity flow and have a 250 gallon tank set up at the top of each garden (we're on lightly sloping hills). then we have a main pipe that feeds from the tank, and then T-tapes that go from the main pipe to each row. there are emitters that drip about 8 to 12 inches apart. so far no problems with this type of setup, and it keeps the soil nice and damp...we also mulch with straw. Last edited by igarden; May 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM. |
May 24, 2009 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 985
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Yes, those pictures are really helpful along with your explanation.
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May 24, 2009 | #19 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 208
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I have probably close to $300 invested in this system, but it's the best way I have found to do it. And with all the quick disconnects it makes it easy to add other hoses for applying fertilizers and other things like Fish/Seaweed mixtures.
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May 25, 2009 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: 8a Coastal SC
Posts: 251
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You can tell that you really "heart" your garden. You even have pictures of it
Sorry, couldn't resist. |
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