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Pumping water from a creek
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this is the first year my friend has an outside MJ grow.

Have learned many things to do different next year but was wondering.
wat methods would work for pumping water from a creek threw a hose to the grow spot. I am getting so sick of carrying water.

i was thinking a sump pump running off a jumpit pack but am looking for any suggestions.


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: SubGen1us]
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A car battery connected to a pump would do the trick. I've never done this myself (quit growing geurilla style when I moved to college...no practical place to do it here) but I've done a whole lot of thinking about it. I know what its like to carry 10 gallons of water at a time, a couple trips, up hills and over rocks and under branches twice a week...pumps + batteries = why the hell was I doing it the other way??

The next thing you might consider is rigging a reservoir up to a timer and auto-irrigating your garden with your battery pumped water...Visit 4 times per season:

Trip
1 Scout
2 Set up
3 Plant
4 Harvest

Sound good?


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: TODAY]
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it would be nice to auto water but i have to go out to fertilize and crap.
also i had somewat of a bug problem and have to treat it every few trips.

Ive learned to always grow by a creek. (close to water means lots of bugs)
but also close to water means 4 times the size.
next year im going to top them cause seriously the plants are 16 foot tall.
when young i need to make sure animals dont rape them.
also start with clones cause it sux taking care of a plant all season then finding out its a male sux.


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: SubGen1us]
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use physics. Try to find a place where the water flows down stream and divert it that way. Gravity is free and it's not as noticable as pumps or the associated equipment needed to run it.


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: coda]
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It is called a drill pump. If you have a cordless drill they will work for your needs. You can get these at sears for under $10.


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: llamabox]
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Wow, that's really cool llamabox! Is there a Volume per time rating on it?? I can't imagine that dinky dealy could provide much vertical pumping power...but vertical isn't always needed.


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: TODAY]
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Pumps up to 3.75 GPM (225 GPH) ; Garden hose suction and discharge tapping ; Self-priming up to 8 foot vertical lift ; 90 day warranty


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: llamabox]
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If the river is near your grow site & you have to go out there anyway can't you just leave a bucket there & water from the river without carrying water up to the site?

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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: llamabox]
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Not bad, not bad!!


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: TODAY]
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People often travel along creeks. Having a hose run to the spot is like having a trailmap leading you to a pot of gold.

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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
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that's why god invented the shovel.


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i really am glad you came back to us instead of taking the other path. *hug*

-A_S (RIP your final words to me will never be forgotten)



Don't fuck with the laughing jesus.

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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: coda]
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for $200 you can buy a mechanical self priming pump, its a little gas engine ona pump, i know its a little loud, but damn if those things dont pump like a motherfucker.

I have a nicer model of one of these for my greasin route "i pump out vegetable oil from dumpsters" and they can do upwards of 50 gallons in a matter of minutes. and have a high tolerance for pumping straight up hill, up to 25 feet.

www.grainger.com
http://www.mytscstore.com/detail.asp?pcID=4&paID=1035&sonID=165&productID=434&zz=60467&x=0&y=0

you could just fill a giant barrell once every month or so, and noone would know a thing.


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: ZippoZ]
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if you live near a creek, this is also a good way to have a water garden and avoid the expense of a filter, just pump in, and let overflow back down a runway into the creek


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Re: Pumping water from a creek [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
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Corporal Kielbasa said:
People often travel along creeks. Having a hose run to the spot is like having a trailmap leading you to a pot of gold.


The hose is used to fill a reservoir (hole dug into the ground at a higher elevation than your plants [site selection is key] and lined with plastic). When the reservoir is filled (and yes, you can calculate the volume of the reservoir, how much water will fill it, and how many plants you'll have and how many gallons per week they'll require and how many weeks they will need to mature) roll up the hose and pack it out of the site.

EVERYTHING can be accounted for and protective measures enacted.


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