Honestly, esshup, I don't know what volume of water I'll be using, but enough to water a garden contained inside what I am projecting to be a 25 x 50 enclosure. Not all of that space will used this first year as we're just going to work on getting it started with a handful of "crops" and see how the first season goes. I guess it won't be a bunch, but I have no idea on how to quantify it right now.

I am not planning to construct any sort of sprinkler system for now, intending to just be able to use a hose, but a sprinkler system is a pretty awesome idea to chew on once we get this project up and running.

Your point about the well pumps is understood - I was just curious if that was what I was after. I did some searching online earlier and found some pumps like these from Harbor Freight. Submersible (there are a number of different ones on the site) or Gas Powered (not sure I want to spend that much, but just looking for comparison points) Any opinions on these? Thinking higher horsepower is better (in typical guy thinking!), and curious as to the preference of a submersible versus a gas-powered. Any thoughts?

And thanks a bunch for working through this with me! \:\)

Todd La Neve

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