Any mathmeticians here

[JeepHead]

What is being watered is a pretty important part of this problem.

If it is grass, the spigot system would work.

If you are watering plants, you are going to destroy them as you drag the hose over them.

More details would help get a better answer.

For that large an area a permanent sprinkler system might be a better solution.

Doug in SW IA

I was kind of thinking along the same lines. More information would be really nice as maybe someone here would have a better idea of tackling the issue. And if you're gonna lay that many lines, might as well put in a sprinkler system.

 

[Snobdds]

Putting the hydrants at the border might make more sense from a land use standpoint not having them in the way but strictly based on covering the area you’re wasting half the potential radius putting them on the perimeter.

If you optimize based on coverage alone and not location, it would save 4 hydrants.

I would argue those 4 additional hydrants add better value by maximizing real space than the cost savings they would produce.

 

[WinterDeere]

What is being watered is a pretty important part of this problem.

If it is grass, the spigot system would work.

If you are watering plants, you are going to destroy them as you drag the hose over them.

More details would help get a better answer.

For that large an area a permanent sprinkler system might be a better solution.

Doug in SW IA

I thank myself every day of summer, for having installed miles of irrigation line, drip rings, and zone valves on this property.

That thankfulness occurs while I'm dragging hoses around and cursing myself for the few areas I skipped or haven't covered with irrigation, yet.

<-- blew out a soaker hose this morning

 

[MossRoad]

I thank myself every day of summer, for having installed miles of irrigation line, drip rings, and zone valves on this property.

That thankfulness occurs while I'm dragging hoses around and cursing myself for the few areas I skipped or haven't covered with irrigation, yet.

<-- blew out a soaker hose this morning

Over 35 years ago I started using drip irrigation for our little garden. That progressed to the flower beds.

We moved and I set it up again in our flower beds, the garden, the hanging baskets, the planters, fruit trees and bushes. Heck, it even fills the bird bath!

Every year I just add a little bit more on to the system. I have a 4 zone battery operated timer on a spigot on the side of the house and 2AA batteries will last over 2 years if I take them out during winter.

2-3 years ago we built a little green house and I add in out there as well.

Last year I added a Venturi fertilizer injector. I pre-mix the fertilizer in a 5 gallon bucket and it sucks it out of there. I hit the flowers every 2-3 weeks, and the vegetables as needed.

 

[bigtiller]

To get some decent volume from a 100' hose, I would use ¾".

Pulling a 100' hose full of water over a 90° ark, in an 88,000 sf. area and doing it 6 or more times would be very labor intensive. Think of the resistance of the hose, trying to drag it sideways.

We need more info to make a less labor intensive suggestion.

 

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If you optimize based on coverage alone and not location, it would save 4 hydrants.

I would argue those 4 additional hydrants add better value by maximizing real space than the cost savings they would produce.

Absolutely.

You're going to be trenching to put in the water lines; wherever a water line is, there's very little incremental cost to add spigots along the way - go hog wild and don't try to minimize them.
I'd minimize what's in the middle and run the pipes deep there....

 

[Chewwy]

Lots of solutions to questions the OP never even asked.

 

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Lots of solutions to questions the OP never even asked.

I see you're new here.

 

[Chewwy]

I see you're new here.

Not as new as you. Just fewer posts.

 

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Not as new as you. Just fewer posts.

I mean in a joking fashion, in reference to this observation:

Lots of solutions to questions the OP never even asked.

I'd say maybe 5% of threads asking a specific question provide only answers to that specific question.