• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Nancy Reading
  • Carla Burke
  • r ranson
  • John F Dean
  • paul wheaton
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • Jay Angler
  • Liv Smith
  • Leigh Tate
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
  • Timothy Norton
gardeners:
  • thomas rubino
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • Maieshe Ljin

Irrigation help

 
Posts: 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Good day all! First post here, looking to learn something new.

I have a market garden in central VA and am looking at going to drip tape irrigation this year. I have 20, 125' rows. Using 8mil tape I figured my flow rate to be 11.25 gpm with some online calculators. I have some big water totes that I plan to catch water in then use that water for the garden.... My question is, where can I find, and what kind of 120 volt pump would work well without breaking the bank?
I saw on Amazon a 700gph fountain pump for $78... Didn't know if it was the right way to go.
Thanks for your time!
 
gardener
Posts: 6814
Location: Arkansas - Zone 7B/8A stoney, sandy loam soil pH 6.5
1647
hugelkultur dog forest garden duck fish fungi hunting books chicken writing homestead
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
suitable pump

That might suit your needs when it comes to irrigation through drip tape, remember, drip systems are low pressure but you do want a fair amount of flow.

Redhawk
 
Josh Bruce
Posts: 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
First, thank you for your reply!

Follow up question:
When using the plastic mulch... And it rains, do you get the benefit of it? Or are you solely reliant on what you irrigate through the drip tape?
 
pollinator
Posts: 1475
Location: Zone 10a, Australia
23
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I don't have experience with irrigation for veggies. I do have timers for my pots though. We do have a huge tank for the house, because I would not drink town water. But the timers run on town water there is so much more pressure than on tank, even with a pump. That means with every cycle you can water a much bigger area. If you want to go away you need a timer. The one I have is called 'hunter node controller' and the nice thing is it runs on batteries.
 
Bryant RedHawk
gardener
Posts: 6814
Location: Arkansas - Zone 7B/8A stoney, sandy loam soil pH 6.5
1647
hugelkultur dog forest garden duck fish fungi hunting books chicken writing homestead
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
hau Josh, first off I use natural mulch, not plastic (since it deteriorates pretty fast in my area it just turns to little bits of hard to remove nasty stuff).
Our drip system is primarily for mid July thru mid Sept. when we usually see little rain, we have roof top collection tanks that hold 275 gal. each and they are situated so that we only have to use the pump for the last 50 gallons or so.
 
Be the Mr. Rogers of your neighborhood. This tiny ad will help you:
turnkey permaculture paradise for zero monies
https://permies.com/t/267198/turnkey-permaculture-paradise-monies
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic