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6/22/12 8:45 PM CST
well considering we have not got much rain lately and im just about to plant my food plot im wondering if there is anyway to water it by hand that you guys know of? besides a watering can. is there some type of hand powered sprinkler or something?

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6/28/12 9:52 PM CST
Fleet, northern tool, possibly harbor freight with have 12v water pumps. You can get them in various sizes to match how much flow you need

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6/28/12 5:40 PM CST
so ive been trying to find a small pump i can use but im not sure what to get. i was thinking like a bilge pump from a boat would work but it doesnt build up any pressure so i cant spray water. do you think a small submersible pump would work? or what would u suggest?

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6/23/12 1:23 PM CST
yeah i never thought of that its about 75 yards from our ditch in the woods so i think ill just get a small pump and hook it to a car battery and pump some into my plot. its a small plot so i wont need much

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6/23/12 8:57 AM CST
What are you planting? What type of soil? How big of a plot? If brassicas, plant em, cultipack and the next rain they will germinate fine. If you don't a have a cultipacker just use a wheeler and pack em that way or a drag (fence with weight).

If you have a pond or water source the pump might be worth the effort, trying to haul enough water in a tank is a waste of time IMO... not enough H2O

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6/23/12 5:18 AM CST
Do you have a source for water near by? Need more info. You could use a 12 volt pump hooked to a battery and hose. You could buy a water tank and fill it at home and pump out of it at your plot. You could put the same bulk water tank in the back of a pick-up, connect it to apiece of pvc pipe, drill holes in the pipe, fasten it to the tail gate and drive around the field until it is empty.

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