Grow (in more ways then one *wink*) with Flaming Pie!

420God

420God

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Flaming Pie said:
I wouldn't know the first thing about storing rain water.
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Don't think there's much to it, just put a barrel under the gutter spout and screen the water so nothing gets in. You can find blue food grade 55gal drums for around 15-20$. Rainwater picks up another oxygen molecule falling through the air so it's like hydrogen peroxide, shouldn't have a problem storing it and it helps oxygenate the soil unlike stale tap water.
 
sunni

sunni

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420God said:
Don't think there's much to it, just put a barrel under the gutter spout and screen the water so nothing gets in. You can find blue food grade 55gal drums for around 15-20$. Rainwater picks up another oxygen molecule falling through the air so it's like hydrogen peroxide, shouldn't have a problem storing it and it helps oxygenate the soil unlike stale tap water.
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isnt that illegal in some places?
 
OOBubblesOO

OOBubblesOO

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This is one thread I'm actually going to follow. ^.^

I grew up on a farm and we always had a huge family garden.
I'm not nearly as knowledgeable or skilled as grandma once was...she's the garden master. I did pick up a thing or two tho and I will help where I can.

Throughout the growing season we would have potatoes, onions, carrots, radishes, cabbage, lettuce, watermelon, strawberries, tomatoes, jalapenos, serranos, habaneros, red green yellow bell peppers, pumpkins, asparagus, sugar snap peas, some basil, some red raspberry bushes and more sweetcorn than any one person could eat in a an entire year.

What @StonedFarmer says about the jalapenos is 100% accurate. Find it to be true with other peppers as well.
Less water and more hot, direct sunlight means hotter peppers.

Let's see that plot space!



Bubs :bigjoint:
 
StonedFarmer

StonedFarmer

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Will
Flaming Pie said:
Maybe that's why my pepper were so damn spicy... I had them in a planter and might of forgot to water them... a couple times. Lol

So they have to get stressed dry or just a good wet dry cycle?

Why would I not be able to achieve that with a large plot? It would drain down into the soil under the planter.
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Thwy will still get heat but they prefer a very dry soil. Pretty intersting varieties out there.
 
Flaming Pie

Flaming Pie

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So far I'm thinking 1 tomato plant. Think I could start seed now? Last one I grew turned out to be huge. Took up a 1.5 x 1 area.

Jalapeño doesn't take much space. I can fit one plant per 1x1. So two of those.

How big do strawberry plants get?
 
srh88

srh88

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Singlemalt said:
Hose bib: this or a manifold(more connections)


You haven't given any specs: how big a garden, how far from hose bib.

If you plot it out, then design a drip system it will be cheaper and more efficient
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this would work.. or this.. or with this!

....thats a PEX pipe fitting.. its a 3/4" female hose adaptor so you can thread it right onto the outside faucet. then the other side is a 1/2" pex fitting. youll need some pex pipe which is this..

http://www.supplyhouse.com/Wirsbo-Uponor-F3040500-1-2-AQUAPEX-Blue-100-ft-coil-2193000-p?gclid=COG70paB78sCFcdehgodsFoODA
..you can bury that line too and itll be alright. youll need some 1/2" pex rings which are these..

you slide the ring onto the pex then put the pex on the fitting... and you slide the ring into place, like an 1/8" from the end of the pex and crimp it. but make sure you get the rings and not shitty sharkbite fittings.. the rings last a really long time.. sharkbites are for people who dont have a clue about what theyre doing.. this is the tool youll need to crimp the ring, its really easy, the rectangle nub coming off it.. like where a diamond would be on a normal person ring. you squeeze that with the crimper and it locks it in place.

then on the other end of the pex line.. put a ring on it.. and put a hose valve on it and crimp it.. hose valve looks like this.. needs to be a 1/2" pex valve..

turn the original faucet you have on and you got water going wherever you need it to. hope this made sense.. probably your cheapest option if you do it yourself
if this post didnt make sense.. blame this -->:leaf:
 
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Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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srh88 said:
this would work.. or this.. or with this!

....thats a PEX pipe fitting.. its a 3/4" female hose adaptor so you can thread it right onto the outside faucet. then the other side is a 1/2" pex fitting. youll need some pex pipe which is this..

http://www.supplyhouse.com/Wirsbo-Uponor-F3040500-1-2-AQUAPEX-Blue-100-ft-coil-2193000-p?gclid=COG70paB78sCFcdehgodsFoODA
..you can bury that line too and itll be alright. youll need some 1/2" pex rings which are these..

you slide the ring onto the pex then put the pex on the fitting... and you slide the ring into place, like an 1/8" from the end of the pex and crimp it. but make sure you get the rings and not shitty sharkbite fittings.. the rings last a really long time.. sharkbites are for people who dont have a clue about what theyre doing.. this is the tool youll need to crimp the ring, its really easy, the rectangle nub coming off it.. like where a diamond would be on a normal person ring. you squeeze that with the crimper and it locks it in place.

then on the other end of the pex line.. put a ring on it.. and put a hose valve on it and crimp it.. hose valve looks like this.. needs to be a 1/2" pex valve..

turn the original faucet you have on and you got water going wherever you need it to. hope this made sense.. probably your cheapest option if you do it yourself
if this post didnt make sense.. blame this -->:leaf:
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Plumbers always over engineering shit; get back to the land brah.

Connect to hose bib or Y connector: 98 cents
compression fit water line, 100ft $12, fits into above fitting




hose end cap, compression, 60 cents




then there are drip emitters and/or sprayers under $1.00

all under a total of $20
 
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