Watering lawn in a remote location?

[cold1313]

It is terrible time to start grass in Ohio. You will need to water for at least a month. For remote location, I have used 500' of 3/4" hose with decent pressure. How large of area are you trying to grow grass?

I agree....that's why I'm looking at how to get water out there now, instead of in August. Plus I need to address the compaction in the soil and get my soil samples back to see what I need to add back in the ground.

 

[cold1313]

Why are you killing existing grass

Did you continue to read where I said I have high slopes and I can reseed the area with a grass mixture that does not require mowing - or only a single mowing each year?

 

[cold1313]

I'm thinking the PEX ($150 for 500 ft) and then add 2 -3 sprinklers, valved, to control what is on and off and to avoid pressure issues.

 

[shui5612]

An IBC tote is somewhat cheap.. I manage to get them for around 50-60$ a piece from a local factory that buys chlorine in IBCs. Plastic barrels are around 10-15$ here.

But here's what I would do..

I managed to get a couple 2inch gas pumps for relatively cheap.. they move a lot of water quick so you can make a DIY attachment if you want and use it as a garden hose.. however a 2inch hose is heavy to drag around so maybe look for a 1 or 1.5 inch version.. harbour freight should have them... I got mine from princess auto in canada..

And then sell the pump after you're done with it..

For the attachment I made one that looks like a T from ABS plastic pipe and capped both ends of the T part with holes drilled out. About 10 holes each about 1/4 inch.. shot water far enough with enough flow that watering a 60000sqft lawn took under 20 mins ..

 

[Streetcar]

Did you continue to read where I said I have high slopes and I can reseed the area with a grass mixture that does not require mowing - or only a single mowing each year?

If you let the fescue ( most common grass in Ohio) go to seed it will start to lay down. Then you mow only to control weeds or brush. ODOT low height grass is still over a foot tall

 

[Jstpssng]

If you have a small horizontal shaft gas motor lying around you can get a pump to bolt onto it for 99.95. It's something that you can sell afterwards, or store in the garage until you need it again. The problem with a gas pump for a small area is that it puts out a LOT of pressure to scrub back off so that you don't need to reseed again. Aside from that the tote mentioned above is probably the easiest/most economical use, as long as you have a good well. It's pretty amazing what you can do with a little gravity, I've run soaker hoses with a 75 foot run and about a 5' drop.
In a perfect world your pond would be higher than the place that you're trying to seed.

EditAfter rereading your original post, you already covered what most of us suggest.
I have a 275 gallon oil barrel for hauling water.It was dry when I got it, and my father couldn't remember if he had ever used it. He also pointed out that plants can handle a small amount of oil. i.e., 10-10-10
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[zzvyb6]

Many years ago, I ran 700' of garden hose out to my road to water a dozen new pine trees. You don't need a large flow rate, just a quantity over a relatively long time. Garden hoses around here are plentiful at garage sales and estate sales. Soaker hoses may be what you want at the end of the route, but why get all complicated ? Couple the hoses to a flow meter or water timer and grow the grass. Watering at night is the way to go (minimal evaporation).

 

[fishheadbob]

I would suggest you wait until September when mother nature is likely to provide adequate water.

 

[BLSXJ]

if you decide to go the gas powered pump route.... pay attention to "output head" aka output pressure. most gas pump are high flow, low pressure.... you need high pressure, low flow for running a sprinkler.

the roller pump powered off the pto is likely the cheapest option for you.

I can't water my lawn using my well... it just cant keep up.

 

[gsganzer]

I can't water my lawn using my well... it just cant keep up.

I have the same problem with my well.

A roller pump is pretty handy. I have cam-lock connections on mine so I can easily swap it from my 3-pt sprayer to using it solo for irrigating.

When I irrigate, I run mine off the rear PTO (540rpm) on my little Kubota BX and put it at a fast idle. I've never tried it on the mid-PTO, but I think that one runs at 1000RPM and would really move some water.

Impact spray heads have a pretty big nozzle and don't plug very easily, so I haven't had an issue yet. But, the roller pumps are capable of generating 150- 300 PSI (depending on model and speed), so a relief valve somewhere probably isn't a bad idea. I have a relief valve from an old sprayer that I might re-purpose.