Watering system - Page 2

Amigatec · May 23, 2009

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.

igarden · May 24, 2009

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.

Farmette · May 24, 2009

Yes, those pictures are really helpful along with your explanation.

Amigatec · May 24, 2009

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.

aninocentangel · May 25, 2009

You can tell that you really "heart" your garden. You even have pictures of it

Sorry, couldn't resist.

May 24, 2009	#17
igarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: eastern washington Posts: 53	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
Farmette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 985	Yes, those pictures are really helpful along with your explanation.

May 24, 2009	#19
Amigatec Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 208	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.

May 25, 2009	#20
aninocentangel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 8a Coastal SC Posts: 251	You can tell that you really "heart" your garden. You even have pictures of it Sorry, couldn't resist.