From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Randlett, Oklahoma

Thanks for any help! I have several questions.

This is my plan and anyone feel free to help me find the holes in it.

I have a 500gal tank that I will put well water into. Then I will add my water soluble additives. humic acid, liquid myko, etc. Then a lawn sprinkler pump will pump it into the drip line system.

First will this work? will a lawn sprinkler pump have too much pressure and blow the ends off my drip tape?

will I need some kind of pump in the 500gal tank to agitate the water or will it come out so fast I wont need to worry about it?

Do you really "need" a fertilizer injector or can I just add the liquid fertilizer in the tank. I will have a known about of water, so I can add the correct amount of fertilizer concentrate, so a dosatron would not really be helping any?

is drip tape vs stand up sprinklers just a preference thing? are there advantages to either? my patch is 30x90 so I think I will be hard/wasteful to cover it with sprinklers.

what if any additives you use cant be put through a drip tape? I mean for example will a calcium supplement build up in it and clog it?

Are there any additives that don't get along and will possibly crystalize or clump, or simply cant be mixed at the same time? Maybe they compete for the same spot so need to be applied on different days?

what drip tape spacing do you use?

I think that is all I can think of for now, ill add more when I think of them

2/24/2017 9:49:14 PM

couple questions about your climate

july aug what kinda afternoon temps will you have

2/24/2017 10:13:36 PM

Randlett, Oklahoma

very hot. 100plus 110 on bad years. night time temps hot too. I plan to have shad over my pumpkins and probably misters

2/24/2017 10:32:43 PM

Nampa

Don't mix calcium and phosphorus. They will react. Drip tape works fine with fertilizer and chemicals, you need to have a filter to keep the water clean. Good filtration is key for all drip systems. If you are mixing everything into your water tank you shouldn't need a injector. It's a either or in my opinion. Your water pressure needs to be at a controlled rate and pressure. Pressure regulators can control the pressure. I'm not 100% sure on the flow part but i think most guys have a split flow where some of the volume is returned to the tank and a valve can be adjusted. Hopefully someone can recommend a diary to look at to see a good set up. Check out Colorado growers and Chad New. He pumps out of tanks and has a good set up.

2/24/2017 11:44:44 PM

Lexington, Ky

Will this work or not is dependent upon how many feet of tape you have, how it's connected and how much volume your sprinkler pump is capable of.

2/25/2017 1:11:02 PM

Randlett, Oklahoma

1350 tape if i space every 2 feet. Can get 20 or 40 gmp per 100 ft tape. Pumps I've found do 1000gph and 720fph. Both 1hp. Will not have any lift needed

2/25/2017 4:11:19 PM

Randlett, Oklahoma

Tape in gph pumps in gpm. Sorry I'm sure you got that though

2/25/2017 4:12:31 PM

Randlett, Oklahoma

Lol both gph

2/25/2017 4:14:16 PM

Ashland, Ohio

Send me your questions about irrigation. I'd be happy to answer them all. I am a professional ag irrigation designer and dealer. I am very knowledgeable in systems for giant pumpkins. Contact me at dan.cic@zoominternet.net

4/18/2017 10:26:46 PM

Wolfeboro

Does anyone have any pics of there drip system. I'm new to it and am looking for ideas.

5/7/2017 9:08:59 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Hot, I think DripWorks is the site you need to find everything...once you find out what everything is? It's a lot of work!! Peace, Wayne
PS...Hopefully Dan can help you, and a bunch of us struggling growers!

5/7/2017 11:38:58 PM

Central Illinois

videos on drip irrigation

https://www.dripdepot.com/irrigation-videos

5/8/2017 8:02:00 AM

Wolfeboro

thanks guys i'm heading there now

5/8/2017 9:42:22 PM