Re: Watering by gravity?
In a message dated 06/20/2001 9:39:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dec@stratuswave.net writes:
<< List,
Ihave three 55 gal. barrels up above my garden filled with rain water. How
do I get the water through drip hoses. I tried siphoning and not enough
pressure to get through. If I need a pump what do you recommend, etc.? Thanks
much for any advice.
Don Chambers Warwood, WV
>>
Don:
I have 55 gal barrels and a 300 gal rainwater reservoir all of which gravity
feed my plants with ease. Of course there isn't enough pressure to run drip
hoses, so I recommend getting a hose splitter, that is, a two way hose valve
for the spigot on each barrel. This will allow you to run two hoses to your
patch off each barrel. That should work nicely with a good easy flow.
However, your barrels will drain fairly quickly, so do not recommend any
pumping device. Keep it simple.
Barb
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