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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: StoneMan]
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10/25/16 06:11 AM
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We tried that one year with a water pump in the creek with fire hoses running to our plots. We flooded the plots but it didn't last but a few days. I wouldn't waste your time.
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: StoneMan]
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10/25/16 06:56 AM
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Don't do it. The seed is dormant. If you water it and you don't get rain soon after it sprouts it will die and you will have to reseed.
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: Crgant7]
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10/25/16 07:14 AM
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If you do the math of how much water is in a cubic inch you can then determine how much water you need to equal actual rainfall amount. Basically, there are 144 cubic inches in a 1/12 a cubic foot which would equal an inch of rain on a square foot of ground. There are 43,500 or so cubic feet in an acre. So, .004329 gallons per cubic inch x 43500 x 144 = 27,117 gallons needed to equal one inch of rainfall on an acre of land. So, 1/4 acre is 6779 gallons divided by 150 gallon is 45 trips with your 150 gallon drum. However, if you only want half an inch then you are looking at 22.5 trips with your 150 gallon drum and around 10 drums for a 1/4 inch. Good deal to show the math. But you could just type into Google, "convert acre inch rain into gallons" and it will give you the answer. No matter how you figure it, trying to irrigate a wildlife plot is not worth the trouble. It will rain again someday.
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: StoneMan]
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10/25/16 11:19 AM
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In a draught situation,,, the water table below the surface of your plots gets lowered,, to satisfy the water needs of your food plots you would first have to raise the water table in your plots ,,,, any water you spray will be drawn too deep to do much good for your plots,,,
however ,,, if done on a daily basis,,, you could sustain the plots until the earth drenching rains come,,,
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
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10/25/16 01:39 PM
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It will rain again someday. During the last drought, an old man told me one of the great truths in life: It always rains at the end of a long dry spell.
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: FurFlyin]
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10/25/16 03:19 PM
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It will rain again someday. During the last drought, an old man told me one of the great truths in life: It always rains at the end of a long dry spell. As long as Elijah's not praying  I couldn't imagine it not raining for 3 years.
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: StoneMan]
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10/25/16 03:34 PM
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One extreme follows another. We need Hatfield to shoot cannons to tear angels eyes. Made rain for LA. Got 10 grand.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: donia]
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10/25/16 04:08 PM
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Yessir! Got it on right now and cubs game on mute!
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
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Re: Spraying water vs actual rain
[Re: Crgant7]
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10/26/16 07:35 PM
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Basically, there are 144 cubic inches in a 1/12 a cubic foot .... There are 43,500 or so cubic feet in an acre. Math is right, terminology is wrong. Cubic feet is a unit of measure for volume. You're looking for SQUARE feet, which is a unit of measure for area.
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