Rainwater harvesting is a smart and effective way to irrigate landscapes in arid environments. Oftentimes, after barrel installation, getting your water from the barrel to your future irrigation site can feel complicated or like too much work. In this article, we will present a few different premade kits to get from barrel to site, with varying levels of complexity, cost, and ability.
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Gravity Drip Irrigation - DIY kit
limited to ~10-15 feet flat, or a bit more downhill.
This kit includes:
- “Zero pressure” hose timer (programmable with a fixed schedule)
- Gravity Feed Drip Irrigation Kit with filter, tubing, and 20 emitters
- Optional: Add a 2-way hose splitter to also connect a garden hose
Things to keep in mind about this kit:
Gravity fed irrigation is a low tech system that relies entirely on the pressure of the water itself with no external pump. If your system isn't provided enough pressure, the water will not be able to push itself through the tubing. If your site allows it, an easy cheat is to elevate the rain barrel as much as safely possible, which will help your water pressure along tremendously.
Solar mini pump for drip irrigation – DIY kit
This kit includes:
- Timer/pump controller and 5W solar panel (alt. USB charge)
- Irrigation includes tubing, connectors, and 15 emitters
- Optional: Add supplemental emitters and tubing to expand the kit
Things to keep in mind about this kit:
This kit requires that your rain barrel be somewhere with adequate sun to keep the solar panel charged.
Small pump for pressurized irrigation - Pump ONLY
rotors). This pump kit does not include an irrigation system.
Features include:
- 45 PSI On-demand Diaphragm Pump
- All accessories: Filter, hose adapters, assembled in a pump cover box
- Optional: Combine with a smart controller for an automated system!