Outdoor Irrigation

I am planning on growing outdoors this next growing season. and i am trying to figure out the best watering system for about 25-30 plants. Carrying water would be way too much of a hassle so i had an irrigation idea.

When scouting for a grow spot try to put it semi close to a river or stream or some kind of flowing water supply. Now cut a hole in the bottom of a five gallon bucket and run a garden hose through it. use the five gallon bucket to "catch" the water as it is flowing and it should force it to flow through the hose right? u can then use the hose to lead the water to your plants and greatly reduce the hassle of watering this many plants...

This is just an idea if anybody has any kind of existing system similar to this i would greatly appreciate the feedback as i am trying to brainstorm watering systems for my next grow.

The pressure of the rivers flow will not push water uphill though the hose. It will work if your bucket/hose intake is uphill from your plants, but you could need alot of hose. I thought about doing the same thing but i needed about 200 feet of hose, even on a very steep hillside.

Sounds like someone's been watching brwndrtwarrior's youtube series lol.

yeah that is def from my man brown dirt. By the way use vinyl tubing, its cheaper and easier.

who is brown dirt? So does this actually work? maybe a small solar powered pump could do the trick as far as flow pressure...

can any1 maybe outline their outdoor watering system for me, any ideas would be helpful thanks

car battery pump.. zero noise. or you can make a simple rain catcher and store lots of water. preferably uphill from your grow. use a shirt or something to filter the water and a clear hose. works great.

hey bozer i have done this it requires work early on the off season so it can collect water. you dig a hole what ever you think,i dug mine about 6ft long 3ft wide and about knee deep and line the hole with a waterproof tarp and pin it to the ground around the top of the hole and then you wait for it to rain.you can dig any size hole depending what size waterproofing you can get or more smaller ones you can even find natural ones as well dips and hollows in the ground.hope this helps it works well you can mix your nutes right with your girls and have plenty of water for them as well.PEACE

thats a pretty good idea, i was thinking about collecting water somehow... then maybe a solar powered pump with a network of tubing. thanks for the thought. has any1 successfully grown an outdoor crop while only having to visit once a month? that is my goal...

bozer420 said:

thats a pretty good idea, i was thinking about collecting water somehow... then maybe a solar powered pump with a network of tubing. thanks for the thought. has any1 successfully grown an outdoor crop while only having to visit once a month? that is my goal...

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It is quite possible to have a great crop and only visiting once a month. Gotta watch out for many factors growing outdoors though.

EX - Hunters, Hikers, Random People, Animals (Deer, Pigs, etc), Bud Rot, Mold, Caterpillars, Rain (starts bud rot if left stagnate and sitting on buds)

Its quite and experience. Good luck with your grow.

I grow a couple thant are way out in the middle of no were outdoors of course. But I start indoors but the couple that take forever to get to I only go once a month.

But I start up on new years day and they are 3 or 4 foot and plant them about 2 foot or 3 foot deep using a post hole digger planting them deep like that. Don't have to worry about water maybe you coule so a couple that way and try it out. Good luck.

yeah any kind of pump and irrigation system is a horrible idea IMO.
just dig a big hole and put a tarp in it like that one dude said, more plants needing more water? make a bigger hole

the biggest problem with any kind of pump or tubing or trench is the fact that all someone has to do is stumble upon it, then follow it to your plants. think hard about this

dont listen to drown dirt warrior
does anyone else notice how close that guy is to roadways or how hes got TONS of incriminating evidence with him at all times?

all you want to have at your site is your plants, your fence, and your buckets, or water reservoir if you make one.
trust me, irrigation is a bad idea, and brwn dirt is a joke unfortunatley
and all you want to have on you is a bb gun or some kind of item than can be used as a legitimate excuse to be out in the wilderness, incase you see someone

I am considering doing the same and I live in a pretty dry climate. I think a lot of it is going to have to do with the strain I pick. Honestly I am going to hoof in 4-5 gallons of water but anything past that is going to look suspicious if I grow in the are I am thinking about. Honestly I think I am going to plant my clones, water once and cross my fingers.

who is this brown dirt warrior guy?

also does any1 know about the portland area? is it really rainy everywhere in oregon?

any "guerilla growers" with any tips or advice for some kind of outside auto watering?

bozer420 said:

any "guerilla growers" with any tips or advice for some kind of outside auto watering?

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the easiest way to water them is to find a stream in the woods

most rivers or larger waterways will usually have people along them fishing sometime during the season,
so its best to find a stream or some offshoot of a river, make sure its unfishable, and isnt somewhere people are likely to go.

that way you dont have to carry water too far

but the hole and tarp in the ground idea is probly your best bet if youre not down for carrying water.

thanks for the tips. wont helicopters be able to see the large hole in the ground and the nice bright green plants close by tho?

If you're serious about this endeavor be preparred for a lot of work.

In the west this is good time to scout out areas for water. First find the main water shed you're interested in. Then hike up this creek/river from the last accessable place until you say 'fuck this'. After a break travel that much farther again and start to look for tributaries that still have water running. Doesn't have to be much, cause the farther up the ravine you go the more water will be on the surface. Most tributaries water will go under the surface at some point and reappear closer to the source, like a spring.

Once you locate the spot you can hide/camo a 24" piece of 2" PVC with holes drilled in it and a black screen your next trek begins. An altimeter helps at this point. Find a way to get at least dry ravine (at this time of year) away from your your source. Locate the suitable grow site.

Make your way back to the water source without making a plain as day trail. Roll out your 100' rolls of 1/2-3/4" black waterline. Using a maddux dig a trench 6-8" deep and bury the line 100' at a time. Make sure to throw pineneedles or whatever the prevalent ground cover is in your area to hide your trenching.

Once to the grow site you use a 9v battery operated irrigation timer. In some cases you may need 2 or 3 of these to avoid too much pressure on the bottom of the patch while the top gets less. Or you may run your water supply out and will have to break the patch up into different watering times.

1500' of waterline on this one. Drippers need to be maintained. Bears will dig the line up and chew holes in it. Bring plenty of spare parts when you visit.

Good luck,
BLT

keep the ideas coming. heh

you can put water crystals in the bottom of your holes as well.and cover your water holes with tree branches and shit like that.and you dont want anything on the ground someone can trip over and follow like the other poster said but i do agree what BLT said about walking til u cant be bothered then go that far again.and try pinning your plant out works really well instead of a straight up and down plant.PEACE