Worm_Farmer
04-18-2012, 05:31 PM
I got the new system up and running, check out the pics. In a few weeks I will update pictures of how well the plants are or are not doing. I found these guys when while looking for a new solution for in ground irrigation. I had good luck with my soaker hose last summer, but soaker hose has its only problems with pressure being one of them, and the fact I could not do a very long run with it.
First I had to dig trenches in between the banana plants, as you can see digging through all the roots was real fun.
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Here they are installed and spraying.
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I should have taken some more pictures of the tree spikes, they have a different spray pattern under ground and go straight down so they are a little different I have put them around all my fruit tress and some berry's.
http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/18565/b6b4ab185643497.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b6b4ab185643497)
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I have cleaned up the pump area and got my timmer up and running now so I might need another picture. I also need to replace this pump with a bigger pump and add a 2nd water take. What I am doing here is collection my rain water, then pumping out to all my plants. When I do not have enough rain water I just fill the tank with city water with also is a good think because it will allow the chlorine to dissipate out. I am also using it to mix my fertilizer and spray right to the roots.
http://thumbnails17.imagebam.com/18565/3e1d52185643484.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/3e1d52185643484)
http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/18565/6651d0185643479.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/6651d0185643479)
First I had to dig trenches in between the banana plants, as you can see digging through all the roots was real fun.
http://thumbnails22.imagebam.com/18565/7cab6f185643554.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/7cab6f185643554)
http://thumbnails59.imagebam.com/18565/d96578185643568.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d96578185643568)
http://thumbnails7.imagebam.com/18565/f78fd1185643570.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f78fd1185643570)
Here they are installed and spraying.
http://thumbnails71.imagebam.com/18565/3cbed1185643591.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/3cbed1185643591)
http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/18565/bf25b8185643588.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/bf25b8185643588)
http://thumbnails73.imagebam.com/18565/9a79e6185643440.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/9a79e6185643440)
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http://thumbnails28.imagebam.com/18565/18c7d5185643422.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/18c7d5185643422)
http://thumbnails29.imagebam.com/18565/5e375f185643507.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/5e375f185643507)
I should have taken some more pictures of the tree spikes, they have a different spray pattern under ground and go straight down so they are a little different I have put them around all my fruit tress and some berry's.
http://thumbnails65.imagebam.com/18565/b6b4ab185643497.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b6b4ab185643497)
http://thumbnails70.imagebam.com/18565/8fed3f185643501.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/8fed3f185643501)
http://thumbnails26.imagebam.com/18565/e3fc2e185643513.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/e3fc2e185643513)
http://thumbnails61.imagebam.com/18565/289af4185643546.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/289af4185643546)
http://thumbnails18.imagebam.com/18565/47c457185643527.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/47c457185643527)
I have cleaned up the pump area and got my timmer up and running now so I might need another picture. I also need to replace this pump with a bigger pump and add a 2nd water take. What I am doing here is collection my rain water, then pumping out to all my plants. When I do not have enough rain water I just fill the tank with city water with also is a good think because it will allow the chlorine to dissipate out. I am also using it to mix my fertilizer and spray right to the roots.
http://thumbnails17.imagebam.com/18565/3e1d52185643484.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/3e1d52185643484)
http://thumbnails67.imagebam.com/18565/6651d0185643479.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/6651d0185643479)