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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Mini Gravity-fed Irrigation: Spring 2011

Here a student is constructing a simple gravity-fed irrigation consisting of a food grade barrel elevated one foot off of the ground and tapped with a hose bib.

The pressure that drives the water form the barrel is equal to about 1 pound of pressure. Though it's not as efficient a watering source as a household hose bib it helps the Filbert Street gardeners tend to their plots without hooking up to the hydrant.








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