Irrigation

The irrigation issue has proven to be exhausting because of all the possibilities and the amount of equipment and thought required.

Our ultimate aim is to have three rain barrels catch water from the roof of the house and pump this water out of the barrels into a larger 250 gallon holding tank. From the holding tank, the water will be pumped to the vines through a 100 foot 1/2 inch PVC pipe running the length of each row.

We are unsure of the best way to hold up the PVC pipe in between the posts and how we can mimick a drip flow out of the pipe. We want to drill a very small hole above each plant, but we fear that the spray will be too rough and errode the soil around the plant.


Here is the PVC pipe that we are going to try out as part of our irrigation system. This is 100 feet of 1/2 inch pipe.

Close up of the hose end. The plan is to attach a hose from either the house or a large water tank (still in the works).

A close up shot of the intersection of two 10 foot pipes.

A close up shot of the end cap on the far end of the row.