mrhomegrown22
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thats the hard way. build dams using rect tarp( one end tied to two trees up about 8ft, the other end made into a spout by joining corners together using wire.) The tarp is on a 45 deg angle, under the spout end is a 60l plastic garbage bin with shade cloth as a lid (wrap wire around to hold cloth in place ) this stops animals drinking it. try to have it in shade to stop evap, use buckets to water, use black or army green tarp.You can use many things to haul water, just use a backpack and find the biggest water jug that can fit in it.
You can use water bags, if the water isn't so far away. You can use a bunch of 2L water bottles. If you're talking just a few plants, you're talking a just a few gallons.. You can also stockpile.. Get as many 2L bottles as you can, dig a hole make trips till all your bottles are full and cover them up. This way when your plants get bigger and thirstier, you'll have a bunch of water on hand and a bunch of bottles to keep filling and stocking.. If you plan it right, you can have a weeks worth of water in bottles already there.. Then once a week you fill them all back up..
Other than digging a trench and running a hose from an elevated stream, you're going to have to carry it![]()
thats the hard way. build dams using rect tarp( one end tied to two trees up about 8ft, the other end made into a spout by joining corners together using wire.) The tarp is on a 45 deg angle, under the spout end is a 60l plastic garbage bin with shade cloth as a lid (wrap wire around to hold cloth in place ) this stops animals drinking it. try to have it in shade to stop evap, use buckets to water, use black or army green tarp.
They are easy to bring in and easy to set up. In a heavy 10 min shower ,its full. I set up a 4 in each patch, gives me 240 litres a visit. If its not raining much just space it out, dont use all at once.
Lugging in drums of water is back breaking and makes your trail look like rhino uses it.
How ? I would love details please. I bet I can find a stream but so many questions on how to get water from stream to my private garden?