Soaker hose for food plot irrigation

[JeffJ]

Here is the deal.

I have a two acre field I am going to fence and turn in to a sunflower/winter wheat and oats plot. I have a water well nearby. From the water well to the far corners of the field it is about 300'. I will lose too much friction to run a hose to a sprinkler head that will cover a decent area. I am thinking of running 150' of hose then another 150' of soaker hose. Planning to put a timer on the hose so it automatically comes on twice a week.

Thoughts?

[ballgame]

following

Great idea

[dragonsdaddy]

soaker hoses are poor at best. drip irrigation systems are much better/more reliable/cheaper. try this site

http://www.irrigationdirect.com/irrigation-products-and-supplies/drip-irrigation/drip-irrigation-kits/row-crop-drip-irrigation-kits-t-tape

[JeffJ]

soaker hoses are poor at best. drip irrigation systems are much better/more reliable/cheaper. try this site

http://www.irrigationdirect.com/irri...on-kits-t-tape

Have looked at that. Seeing that I will disk and replant twice a year the labor to remove and reinstall drip irrigation may kill me.

[unclefish]

How big of a line and how many GPM is your well pump?

I don't think a soaker hose could effectively irrigate 2 acres unless its a big water line (3-4"). You need 54K gallons of water to cover 2 acres with one inch of water.

[segbert]

Just a thought What about flood irrigation from the high side of the field and let gravity take it down to the road? some thing like this just not near as big. this is how they were irrigating up in childress and it worked pretty dang good