Re: Soaker hose water flow
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Soaker hose water flow
- From: J* F* <b*@bright.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 00:15:49 -0500
Joe,
I am going to try a similar method this year. I am going to use an
old rubbermaid cattle watering tank that has a drainage plug at the bottom.
I will adapt the drainage plug to fit a hose and let it go. I may not have
to raise the tank much since I won't have to get a syphon going and it will
be placed slightly uphill from the patch. The tank is dark-gray and will
be placed on the south side of a building to get a little solar heating
going. I hope it works. Last year I tried syphoning it out of the tank in a
different location but had difficulty getting a good syphon started.
John
>Hello,
>I'm planning on connecting a couple of 55 gallon barrels together to create
>individual reservoirs for each pumpkin plant. I would like to gravity feed the
>water to a long length of soaker hoses wrapped around the plants.
>I'm not sure, but I think the barrels would have to be elevated several feet
>to obtain sufficient pressure and allow the water to pass throughout the total
>length of hose. Does anyone have experience with this type of system? Would
>the barrels have to be 4 to 5 feet up in the air or will this work keeping
>them at or slightly above garden level?
>Joe Pukos
>Leicester, NY USA
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