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Anyone ever irrigated
Posted on 10/13/16 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 12:56 pm
Has anyone ever irrigated a food plot that was near a stream or pond?
Man! If I had planted a three weeks ago and pumped some water to a sprinkler I think I would have deer all over my plots while my neighbors are growing dust devils.
Man! If I had planted a three weeks ago and pumped some water to a sprinkler I think I would have deer all over my plots while my neighbors are growing dust devils.
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Posted on 10/13/16 at 3:45 pm to omegaman66
I'll take that as a no! 
Posted on 10/13/16 at 3:57 pm to omegaman66
How would you power the pump? We use a pump and river water to water the grass at my parents house but electricity isn't a problem.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:01 pm to omegaman66
I watched some videos of these undocumented marijuana growers and they irrigated by running a hose way up stream, holding the end don in the stream with a rock and letting gravity do the rest. It worked amazingly well.
Theoretically, you just have to have the upper end of your hose (even though it's anchored to the bottom of the stream) sitting above the output end. In the mountains this may only be a few feet. In Louisiana, that may take a couple of miles.
Theoretically, you just have to have the upper end of your hose (even though it's anchored to the bottom of the stream) sitting above the output end. In the mountains this may only be a few feet. In Louisiana, that may take a couple of miles.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:04 pm to omegaman66
If you can create some kind of hydraulic head, look up "hammer pumps". No energy required.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:33 pm to omegaman66
I think if irrigation was practical in your situation, this would have been the year to do it.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 6:38 pm to Spankum
Put out a protein feeder and smoke weed while waiting for the deer to come seems more practical.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 7:26 pm to omegaman66
I've seen it done on a sweet corn patch. Used a small gas powered pump and about 200' of suction hose to in-furrow irrigate. Don't know why you couldn't rig same up for a few lawn sprinklers.
The challenging part is priming the pump.
The challenging part is priming the pump.
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:21 pm to White Bear
Power would come from a generator. I would need to overcome about 15' of head and still have enough pressure to turn the sprinkler.
Small plot 50x60. Any pump suggestions?
Small plot 50x60. Any pump suggestions?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 9:33 pm to omegaman66
Why not just buy a gas powered pump and eliminate the generator? Much better on fuel than a generator. Harbor Freight pump can be had for $160 or $128 with 20% off coupon. Read the reviews on the pump in the link. Some reference using it to water food plots or gardens.
HF Pump
HF 20% off coupon
HF Pump
HF 20% off coupon
Posted on 10/14/16 at 12:10 am to weadjust
Thanks for the info.
Appreciate it! Gas pump sounds better than transporting my heavy generator. But I also would like something a little more tolerant of head creek water/leaves etc.
Appreciate it! Gas pump sounds better than transporting my heavy generator. But I also would like something a little more tolerant of head creek water/leaves etc.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 12:42 am to omegaman66
We got a piece of wire mesh and made it into a round tube shape. Attached it to our pier and stick the intake hose inside the make shift filter. Our main problem was water hyacinth.
Something similar to this google image.
Something similar to this google image.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 4:24 am to weadjust
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Why not just buy a gas powered pump and eliminate the generator? Much better on fuel than a generator. Harbor Freight pump can be had for $160 or $128 with 20% off coupon. Read the reviews on the pump in the link. Some reference using it to water food plots or gardens.
I would go with a PTO pump for this application but that is just me, just drive tractor to location and put both ends of hose where they need to be, discharge can easily be hooked up to sprinkler. A trailer mounted tank often works where water sources are a bit inaccessible. One less engine to maintain and deal with and no pump to tote as they are tractor mounted.
Just be aware that a centrifugal pump does not like much suction head regardless of what mechanism is driving it.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 12:21 pm to cave canem
No pto option for me. but that is good advice.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 1:17 pm to omegaman66
3" trash pump would do it, we used them to pump out man holes back in the day, dey got some fonky water in NOLA man holes.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 4:18 pm to omegaman66
If water source isn't a problem, Hunter has a battery operated controller for a valve. Think they around $100. Run PVC around the perimeter and put an MP3500 rotator nozzle on each corner. Shoots 30-35' and uses less than 1.5 GPM.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 4:30 pm to White Bear
Trash pump is too much money for my needs in this case.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 8:22 pm to omegaman66
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Trash pump is too much money for my needs in this case.
local rental company likely has a line of them that is cheap enough for a day's rent IF you have a good water source. Hose length is generally the issue.
If PTO and trash pumps are unavailable as well as no elevated body of water to siphon from you are just stuck doing rain dances unless the county/parish has a water line nearby, in which case an accidental rupture is always possible.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 8:42 pm to omegaman66
Today I filled a 5 gallon bucket with water a bunch of times from the swamp. It's only a little plot but it needs water too haha
Posted on 10/15/16 at 5:45 am to SeaPickle
I thought about that but I would like to dump 1500 gallons of water on it. And my little creek bed has about a 12-15 foot steep bank I would have to traverse. 500 times. Nada.
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