Spring means growth!
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Wow! My very first zap and it’s from the man himself, #[0]! Feel like I need a cigarette…
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Nothing profound. Just a handful of pics I’ve taken the past week.
Strawberries, deer tracks, and a quick fishing trip at my favorite spot on Lake Hawkins.
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Here. My family owns a small winery in Texas where I make seasonal meads. Blueberry melomel in the summer, and spiced cyser in the fall.
Partly cloudy, light breeze, temps in the 60s. Perfect weather for a pils on the patio!
Managed to lock myself in the chicken coop this morning. Luckily the neighbor was home and zipped over in their side-by-side to let me out.
Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to sit down with a glass of mead and give this a watch.
You’re welcome. It would take harsher winters than we typically see where I am to freeze the tanks to the point of being a problem. The main concern is the line running between the tanks and to the pump, which are insulated and covered with dirt and mulch. I can isolate each component and drain the line. Takes about 3 minutes. I do that if we’re going to see sustained below freezing temps.
Sure.
3x 2550 gal black poly tanks fed by one 3” PVC line, which is connected to two gutter drops on backside of barndo. All the tanks are connected via their outlet. One tank is the feed tank. Tanks equalize from bottom. Inlets are used as overflow/breather. There is a first-flush diverter kit (that is way undersized) that I use as a clean out. I used flexible couplings on the no/low pressure side to allow for settling and to make disconnects easy. I’ve got an industrial-grade automatic surface pump connected to equalization lines which goes through a 200 micron spin-down sediment filter before going into barndo and onto appliances and fixtures. Then, there is 0.5 micron filter system mounted under kitchen cabinets for drinking, ice making, etc.. Tanks are treated with bleach tabs once a quarter.
We get almost 50 inches of rain per year where I am in northeast Texas. My family could probably get away with only 3 tanks, but I’m planning to add more.
I also have two smaller, simpler setups used for irrigation and livestock.
If you go with IBC totes, be sure to paint black or green to avoid algae.
Below are pics of early in the build.
Was wondering same thing. Very cool!
Yes sir! I listen religiously. Thanks for putting out invaluable info. You’re why I’m on Nostr you jerk!
Enjoying a light rain…
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Sunday mornings on the farm are our favorite!
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More springtime goodness
Damn! I take it that’s abnormal for this time of year?
Springtime goodness from Northeast Texas
Testing adding an image…
These are the rainwater cisterns at our off grid homestead in NE Texas. We’ve collected ~4500 gallons since the end of December.
