Any suggestion for my gravity irrigation system and growing plan?

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kkhhaadd

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Hey guys, nice to talk to you all.

Recently I have came up with a solution to deal with the outdoor watering problem during the hot summer. And I need your help because that's just the draft and theoretic knowledge about the gravity irrigation system. I know some of you of course have the experience with it. I'd like to hear your voice.
 
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kkhhaadd

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1.The first simple water filter.
2.The first big hole to collect rain water as the reservoir
3.The second advanced water filter
4.The second hole to store the clean water
5.Tools storage place
6.Drainage ditches

Any Suggestion? Please help. @CA MTN MAN @doublejj
 
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kkhhaadd

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Can I use the local soil and mix coco coir, vermiculite, lime, perlite and some peat moss? It's impossible for me to move those heavy peat moss to the mountains.
 
Joedank

Joedank

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looks ok from my angle . bag of gravel in a bucket with small drillled holes is a good 1st stage filter . then the irrigation filters called inline filters will get out the rest of sediment (not a big deal if you dont mind sandy water...) and water by hand .
couple 50 gallon drums might store water easyier than a hole and tarp . battery powered watering timer could help here too on lower resi .gotta have inline filter/ presure reducer with drip irrigation if you go that route...
ammendments go for the most bang for your buck . rock dusts are not the most neescary in areas whre there is access to real soil.
blocks of coco coir are light an easy to move around with .... good luck hope thid helps...
 
calicocalyx

calicocalyx

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You need to have enough water pressure to push through your filter. If the water is moving slowly most particles will sink and settle out so you might not need as much filtration. I have used 30 gallon trash cans modified with holes and grommets and hoses. This was really for storage and I then used a bucket to water by hand, this of course means visiting the plants often. Your system is really reliant on gravity and pressure to push through the filters, which you want if you have emitters and a timer for watering automatically. Use valves to balance out the distribution of water equally.

I found a small trickle of a creek that flowed all year, shoved old gutter into the creek bed and had enough distance/height to fill a trashcan which overflowed into another trashcan. The first can allowed for most particles to settle out. Having above ground storage, or holes high enough on the hill side should hopefully give you enough pressure to use drip emitters. Don't use soaker hoses.
 
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kkhhaadd

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calicocalyx said:
You need to have enough water pressure to push through your filter. If the water is moving slowly most particles will sink and settle out so you might not need as much filtration. I have used 30 gallon trash cans modified with holes and grommets and hoses. This was really for storage and I then used a bucket to water by hand, this of course means visiting the plants often. Your system is really reliant on gravity and pressure to push through the filters, which you want if you have emitters and a timer for watering automatically. Use valves to balance out the distribution of water equally.

I found a small trickle of a creek that flowed all year, shoved old gutter into the creek bed and had enough distance/height to fill a trashcan which overflowed into another trashcan. The first can allowed for most particles to settle out. Having above ground storage, or holes high enough on the hill side should hopefully give you enough pressure to use drip emitters. Don't use soaker hoses.
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Ha ha, it seems that you're experienced with it. How to solve the electricity problem? I'm searching for something to be used as auto-watering. I found a stuff called Blumat but it's impossible for large scale planting, it's just tiny toys for little plants.
 
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kkhhaadd

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calicocalyx said:
You need to have enough water pressure to push through your filter. If the water is moving slowly most particles will sink and settle out so you might not need as much filtration. I have used 30 gallon trash cans modified with holes and grommets and hoses. This was really for storage and I then used a bucket to water by hand, this of course means visiting the plants often. Your system is really reliant on gravity and pressure to push through the filters, which you want if you have emitters and a timer for watering automatically. Use valves to balance out the distribution of water equally.

I found a small trickle of a creek that flowed all year, shoved old gutter into the creek bed and had enough distance/height to fill a trashcan which overflowed into another trashcan. The first can allowed for most particles to settle out. Having above ground storage, or holes high enough on the hill side should hopefully give you enough pressure to use drip emitters. Don't use soaker hoses.
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If I use an automatic watering device, the water pressure must be taken into consideration. I have no idea about at the moment. They have cells inside.
 
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