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Post by squashnut on Jun 9, 2005 21:45:32 GMT -6
i am looking for suggestions as what to do when my rain barrels get full. I know I should get more but untill that happens where would be the safest place to devert the water to. I don't want to kill my lawn or cause diseases in my veggie garden. I was watering my green house ,but the plants are all in the garden now. what do you do when your barrels are full and it is not time to empty them?
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 9, 2005 22:13:14 GMT -6
get an aquarium pump, a "T" some hose, a couple aerator stones, a lid, some compost, manure, kelp, weeds,(no Seeds), and make Compost Tea! Ya wanna see some Pics? It won't get you anymore room, but will give ya about four days before it can be used...maybe longer
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Post by squashnut on Jun 10, 2005 12:38:07 GMT -6
I am currently making compost tea. non airiated. been so busy I haven't gotten out my aquarium pump yet this year.
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Post by douglas on Jun 12, 2005 14:34:24 GMT -6
I linked four garbage cans together with PC pipes and pumped them out on the land for the garden with good strong self priming pump like so.
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jun 13, 2005 2:38:35 GMT -6
Compost tea? How do you make it? Never heard of this stuff I have a rain barrel, and I would be interested in seeing pics, Phil, of what set up you have. Dougs set up looks comlicated to me, and for me to set up.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 13, 2005 4:09:34 GMT -6
:DWow Douglas, Great Job! Thats quite a set-up, Mine is a lil llower tech! Last year, I just had an aquarium pump, tee'd to two diffuser stones, in the same kind of can, worked, but not enough pump, this year, I scavanged an old water softener salt tank, used the fittings already with it, minus the foot valve, four stones, two pumps, and lowered the "goodies" into the water in a permeable bag, I took a couple shots, will post later, after work!
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Post by douglas on Jun 13, 2005 4:40:19 GMT -6
Wow, sounds great phil, alot of talented folks here
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2005 9:55:23 GMT -6
Doug you get my vote for best idea! That system is the coolest! I do have a question though.... what do I tell the neighbors when they wonder where their trash cans are? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by mckenzygirl on Jun 13, 2005 10:01:25 GMT -6
Doug can you explain what you need to build this tea making thingy?
I need like a list, and then explain how to make it?
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Post by Strongtower on Jun 13, 2005 10:54:58 GMT -6
Mckenzygirl, compost tea can be as simple as a barrel of water and a shovel of chicken poop in it, let set for a week and dip out on garden. But it STINKS!! Theirs indeed looks fancy, I am not all that mechanically inclined... You can do the same thing with comfrey leaves if you have any. But it all smells. Easier to sprinkle poop in the garden and let the rain was over it. You guys what are the pros and cons of this??
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Post by douglas on Jun 13, 2005 12:18:29 GMT -6
Well I never used it for compost tea because it could damage the pump, but I would collect fresh rain water filtered through a screen and then pump it out on my land to my garden when needed....
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Post by douglas on Jun 13, 2005 12:22:26 GMT -6
I would tell them to go to the hardwear store to buy me some more
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 13, 2005 19:16:32 GMT -6
Well, Like I said, no High tech here, all you really need for about 10 gallons of "tea' is one pump, some air hose, diffuser stones and a container. a bag of some sort to put your "ingredients" in and You are in business, for that natter, you don't even need a bag for the goodies, just be sure to give it a stirring everday. Before, I used a big tank, and as Strong tower said, just shoveled some in it, and let it sit. This aerobic is much better, and smells good, well...better : : This is my rig, we made it from a culligan water softener salt tank. It is suppose to have 4 diffuser stones, but One I had used last year, sorta crumbled, and when Going to town, means a trip...Ya Go with what you got.
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Post by douglas on Jun 13, 2005 19:50:15 GMT -6
Hey that cool, now I know what the stones are for
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Post by Strongtower on Jun 13, 2005 21:20:45 GMT -6
I have some barrels, I should be catching the rain water. Will put that on my to do list. Those are neat set ups yall have though. Will file away for future reference !!
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Post by squashnut on Jun 15, 2005 14:31:50 GMT -6
I use gravity to use my rain water. If I put one end of the hose in the garden and one in the barrel and lift the part of the hose closest to the barrel up as far as I can in the air ,drop it real fast , the siphon starts. Funny but true. There is a slight slope to my yard. It won't run a sprinkler or any thing but it is better than hauling it.
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Post by douglas on Jun 16, 2005 4:22:02 GMT -6
I do the same thing squashNut, the higher the water tanks the more pressure you will get
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 18, 2005 6:35:16 GMT -6
Douglas , you and I have seen some pretty elaborate set ups for water...haven't we, some of those fellers at Bp.com really put some effort and $$$ into it!
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Post by douglas on Jun 18, 2005 6:54:33 GMT -6
Yep, one grower had a HUGE tank filled with tea and used it through out the season for his pumpkin plants, alot of cool gismos they have there. I would post my pics there year after year but I think I'm going to post them all here this year
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 31, 2006 19:53:36 GMT -6
thought I would bump this thread up!
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Post by crazy1 on May 31, 2006 20:06:42 GMT -6
Alright I also use air. Why is the compost tea bag in a tube? The air set up doesn't look like it would lift/pull the water up through the tube
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 31, 2006 20:14:16 GMT -6
well, It was part of the waTer softner tank, And I phigured...why not! hasn't any purpose, I jus left her in!
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Post by crazy1 on May 31, 2006 20:16:55 GMT -6
Gottcha. But iph you put the air under it, it would draw the water thru the tube and the compost.
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Post by crazy1 on Jun 1, 2006 4:48:27 GMT -6
Doug, that's one awsome setup there Bro!
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Post by oh2fly on Mar 28, 2007 20:58:47 GMT -6
First thing I thought of when I saw the barrels and piping of Douglas was " I bet this guy makes a pretty mean still"!
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Post by jokenmar on Mar 29, 2007 4:35:25 GMT -6
I'm telling you, ya'll are something. Here I sit on a piece of rental property, in limbo, Can't plan or build anything until we find a piece of land somewhere. I get so frustrated just thinking about it. I just can't wait until we get our own place, and then I can start working on my permanent gardening spot. However, the trick is in finding a piece of property. Since katrina, all the city dwellers from New Orleans, Slidell, St. Bernard Parish and other places have moved into our area as well as surrounding parishes and counties in Mississippi, making it nearly impossible to find a piece of land. The price of one acre can be as high as ten to fifteen thousand. I really do not like it here. hate the weather, too. would love to move to a new state and location. but, my daughter wants to finish college first. So at least 2 years before we can do any kind of move.
So, ya'll just keep up the good work. When we do get a place, I will be bombarding all of you with questions,.
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Post by fourx on Apr 6, 2007 2:41:47 GMT -6
Hi, squashnut. ..Our 3000 gal water tank may be going overboard as far as your water storage goes,-it is our sole source of water here for house and gardens, and I store excess in a 500 gal stainless steel milk vat I picked up from a dairy that was closing down, for fifty bucks, and gravity feed from it to the vegetable garden. Because we run on solar power the pressure pump for showers and hosing is a 12 volt Johnson bilge pump.
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