Re: Water Pumps

In a message dated 3/19/99 5:47:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
attaboy@mail.atl.bellsouth.net writes:

<< I use pumps built for lawn sprinkling from Home Depot for about 200 bucks.
 Put a return to your tank off the main exit line with a valve and the degree
of
 water returning to the tank will control the pressure going to your plants.
Hope
 this makes sense,
 If not we can discuss it further.    Bob Attaway
 
 Pumkinguy@aol.com wrote:
  >>
Good idea Bob!..... I remember back in 1989 , I made a 16foot square tank out
of plywood and 4 by 4s and lined it with an old swimming pool liner...it was
16 square and 4 feet high. I couldn't fill it all the way to the top because
the sides bowed from the water pressure. I had alot of 4x4 bracing on it too.
It was a pain to construct, but it worked. I had a 1.5 horsepower Goulds which
puts out alot of water. I made a circular loop as a bypass and used it to
recirculate and stir the tank water. Throw in a 25pound bag of Peters plant
food and let it mix. The tank held 5,000 gallons filled 3 feet high, but it
really bowed out even with the bracing. Once the tank was a nice shade of
blue, I would crack open the valve to the field and close the recirculation
valve. Spray a half acre at once. I use a 2,000 gallon manure tank on wheels
now. I wouldn't suggest building one of those plywood tanks....too much
bracing to make it work. The home depot pumps at 200 bucks probably aren't the
same quality as a goulds, but I'm sure they would work well and are half the
price. I have (2) 1.5 horse goulds and a 3/4 h.p.. I do recall looking for a
smaller one that was maybe1/3 or 1/2 horsepower  that put out maybe 10 or 20
gpm and had difficulty finding one at the time. I'm sure somebody makes one.
The beauty of an electric pump is that you can wire in a relay and a timer and
water on a time clock when you are not there. You must be careful of the shock
hazard and get an electricians help, if you don't know what you are doing. For
the backyard gardener, the garden hose with a battery operated water timer and
mini sprinklers are great. I don't use that big stuff on my Atlantic Giants
any more. I was growing 12 plants back then. I now grow 3 or 4 plants and use
the water timers with a garden hose. 12 plants is too much to properly take
care of, unless you are retired. Isn't this a great sport? As you get older
and retire, you become a more dangerous grower. The young guys and girls go
off to work and those retired people can spend all day in the patch. One of
the only sports where retired people can reign supreme.
                                                            pumkinguy

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