Response to Irrigation

We use a drip irrigation system in our raised beds and some soaker hoses in our larger flat ground crops. I have a 550 gallon tank which is 15' above the garden on a hill and I fill it from our creek but it is also set up to be filled from the well. I gravity flow back to the drip system in the garden, 150' feet away. The whole set up was built in conjunction with a larger irrigation system but can be seperated by a series of valves. My regular system runs 100,000 gallons a day on a 12 hour basis or the equivalant of 1" of rain, per 3 hours of pumping time, keeping in mind that this is for pasture. The drip system from the tank lasts aqbout 2 weeks, I am adding another 350 gal. portable tank to the extended garden this spring. I expect to run out of water by the end of August, as we have had a dry winter.

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