Irrigating garden 300 feet from house

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Kegonsa

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I have a garden at the edge of my corn field. I bought 300feet of black poly well pipe and ran it to the garden. I have 6 rows that are 250 feet long and just run sprinkler hoses down each row. I only run one row at a time to keep water pressure. The first 150 feet works great, but after that the pressure starts to drop to low to make it all the way to the end. My plan for this next summer is to get a 275 gallon IBC tote or two to fill with water, and then use to make compost tea. I would hook up a sprinkler pump or pool pump by the tote to boost the water pressure. I am also thinking about going to drip tape.

Does this sound like a valid solution?
Would I be better off putting the totes by the garden?
If so would a 1hp pump be sufficient to give 250 feet of sprinkler hoses or drip tape enough water pressure?​
Can I run electricity that far cost effectively to run that pump and what gauge wire?​
Or Should I keep them by the house allowing me to use rain water and a larger pump?
if so what size pump would you recommend do pressure 550 feet of hose?​
also would it be possible to even run two or three rows at once with a setup like this?

Any input would be appreciated, and if you have a alternate ideas please let me know.
Thank you
 
   / Irrigating garden 300 feet from house #3  
I've been pondering a similar situation. We're on town water here - its expen$ive and I don't think the chlorine is helping our soil any. I was thinking of getting an IBC tank that would store shallow well water and feed it to a pressure tank - air over water type. I think the whole system could be run from a solar panel or two, loafing along, filling & pressurizing the tank at it's own pace. The drip system is 10 psi max, so don't need much pressure head to service it, just steady volume at low pressure. First, I need to jet a shallow well - some good threads about that, here on TBN. I like the idea of solar, as I wouldn't have to run power out to it.

Interested in what you decide to do - keep us updated!
 

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