{"id":54074,"date":"2020-07-10T12:52:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54074"},"modified":"2020-07-10T12:52:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:52:40","slug":"cheap-simple-diy-water-catchment-and-irrigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54074","title":{"rendered":"Cheap, Simple DIY Water Catchment and Irrigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.low-carbonlife.org\/post\/cheap-simple-diy-water-catchment-and-irrigation\">Cheap, Simple DIY Water Catchment and Irrigation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year in foothills North Carolina, we had a hundred-year flood in June. Then we went three months without any rain at all. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.low-carbonlife.org\/post\/what-survives-a-drought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Some things produced well in spite of d<\/u><\/a>rought, but tomatoes really suffered and I hardly got any pumpkins. I was not able to keep things adequately watered by hand even before my catchment tank ran dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.low-carbonlife.org\/post\/how-we-reduced-our-water-usage-by-90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>carbon footprint of tap water<\/u><\/a> is pretty small compared to, say, tropical vacations. But I still have a philosophical problem with paying to have water cleaned so thoroughly that it\u2019s drinkable, and then pumped for miles and miles, only to pour it on the ground. I like the idea of living within the rain budget of my area, which isn\u2019t too hard because we usually get too much. I like the idea of having irrigation water even if I lost access to my local water utility for some reason (power outage, income outage, anything).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of all, I like the idea of my garden looking all big and lush like my mom\u2019s. She waters constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, this spring I added a second catchment tank to our little house, and one to the new pole barn up by the orchard. Big irrigation tanks cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, but I can get a used IBC tank for about $45. I\u2019ve now set up five of these tanks, and I feel it\u2019s a relatively easy and cost-effective option for small-scale irrigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/efde79_4444a3dca0174d8290eb3a73b771339a~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fit\/w_300,h_300,al_c,q_5\/file.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/efde79_4444a3dca0174d8290eb3a73b771339a~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_360,h_480,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01\/efde79_4444a3dca0174d8290eb3a73b771339a~mv2.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is my Dad&#8217;s very nice setup, which I helped him install as a fun Mother&#8217;s Day project. Don&#8217;t worry, this photo was taken before completion, and the final installation does not include painter&#8217;s tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheap, Simple DIY Water Catchment and Irrigation Last year in foothills North Carolina, we had a hundred-year flood in June. Then we went three months without any rain at all. Some things produced well in spite of drought, but tomatoes really suffered and I hardly got any pumpkins. 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