Farm Irrigation Install | 1.5 Miles of PVC

Installing irrigation for a desert farm. To date we have put over 1.5 miles of pvc pipe in the ground and we're still not done yet!
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[@gm2407]

Heavy amount of infrastructure, looking forward to seeing the plants grow from these.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey G M. It's funny, you see all of the material before you start and then basically nothing when it's buried. However, it's the only way the trees and plants will grow!

[@permafrost7781]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Hi guys! do you have the name of that machine that your son was using to dig those straight line holes? Thanks!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@permafrost7781 hmm, that is a good question and I'm not sure what the name of it is. We rented it from Home Depot though. There are 2 sizes, one that has something similar to tank tracks and the other is wheeled.

[@abc_cba]

I always watch your videos and have more and more respect for you. You're simply awesome. Blessings from India 🇮🇳

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh wow, thank you for such kind words and encouragement. We enjoy putting this information out there in hopes it will encourage others.

[@chetnash5991]

Worms are LIFE! You made that! You are lucky to have a well, but a rain roof, whether from a roof or on the ground, might help

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Chet! Yes, that's very true. One of the things that is helping us on this part of the property are the rain gutters on the outbuilding and house. The outlet for the downspouts for the outbuilding are a few feet from that patch of concrete those worms were on!

[@danielfisch655]

Great job, worms really are amazing for soil life and fertility. Thank God we now have an abundance of worms after buying a few thousand from Arizona Worm Farm and making sure to feed them and we spread them throughout our property.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Daniel. Yes, they really are one of the best fertility creators we have. We transported these from the old property in the tree starts we brought over and now they're starting to really take over in the berry beds and surrounding area. Now to get them going in the garden beds as well!

[@jimgriffiths9071]

It blows my New England ditch digging mind that there was hardly one rock. Here it's one rock after another.

[@sdraper2011]

While we don't have rocks, we have a nasty layer of cement called caliche.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jim! Yeah, we find them in certain areas, but they are pretty few and far between. Just hard dirt for the most part!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@sdraper2011 don't we all enjoy hitting that layer of caliche when we're digging! :)

[@kipday7120]

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[@mommieDDD]

Water = very happy plants! Excited to hear more about Large trees your planting. Wishing you Happy Holidays to you and yours!!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you for the well wishes and those trees should be going in the ground in either January or February, so right around the corner! Have a great holiday season!

[@RichBurris2]

Huge progress...can't wait to see all the Spring tree planting.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Richard! We should start planting in January, so it's right around the corner!

[@gardenofthegeeks8277]

Love the irrigation videos thanks for sharing!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey guys! Glad these are going to help out for you guys. Lots to do when you get on that property!!

[@gm2407]

Also Merry Christmas for next Friday.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Merry Christmas to you as well G M!

[@ChrisGuth]

Beats my two 10' sticks of 1-1/2" that I was burying today lol

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Chris! Well, it all starts with 2 sticks glued together right?

[@nazarmohammad2823]

Excellent job

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thank you Nazar! That was a big project to do, but so glad we got it all done.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

One thing that has broken my heart since we moved onto our land in Arizona is that there are no earthworms. Not one. My husband has dug trenches, we've planted trees, and I've explored in the hopes of finding SOME clay somewhere, but not one worm has crossed our path. That's so sad to me. We've dumped on about 50 truckloads of mulch and it refuses to decay. There are no worms or microbes to help the decomp process. I pray we can restore this land to its former glory. But right now, I need to understand irrigation. We can't use a ton of water to make this happen. We've got to be smart about this.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It sounds like you're seeing the same struggle we all face. You didn't mention where you're located here in AZ, but keep in mind people have been farming in much of the state for centuries as there has always been a natural water cycle here. The problem has been the large scale exportation of our water resources (selling crops out of state) that has seriously disrupted that cycle. Re-establishing that cycle is what we're trying to do on a small scale, but more of us doing the same can bring that cycle back.

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video. Nice to see your son and irrigation projects, where is jujube tree?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Abid. We really enjoy having him help on the farm. He's starting to enjoy the projects. The jujube trees are on order, just waiting for them to arrive!

[@sdraper2011]

So much work, so satisfying when it's done! How do you know the correct thickness of pipe to use and where to use it (1 1/4" vs. 1" vs. 3/4" etc.)? Is it just trial and error or is there a rule of thumb for such things? How do the extreme desert temps affect the PVC pipes? (You can tell I don't know much about plumbing.)

[@andrewf4546]

Yes. The thickness depends on your irrigation water supply pressure and type of material used and the size has to do with the expected flow rate to make sure you have enough supply pressure at the irrigators. You experience pressure losses due to friction so you have to size the pipe appropriately for the total system flow rate. There are probably some calculators on the web to help. Source: I'm a chemical engineer.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That is a great question and it looks like Andrew F has a great response on this. One of the reasons we rely on George (Sprinkler Dude LLC) is his expertise in this area. His dad also helped on this project and he worked for the city water department and is well versed in this. As for the weather and the pipes, the key there is keeping them out of the sun and the UV rays. If they're buried there isn't much of an effect at all, but if they're exposed to the sun they only last a few years before they start to break down.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@andrewf4546 thanks for the detailed response and expertise. Couldn't have put it better!

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[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

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[@jimbennett3785]

Trenches dont look to deep. Easy to work with but probably need to mark them so if we were to get a lot of rain and the ground softens up, your tractor wont crush a pipe. Just thinkin

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jim. That's a good point and we do have markers for the first few months and try to avoid the trenched areas. Once we get a good soaking the ground hardens up with that caliche that we end up mixing into the topsoil, but we still try to avoid those lines.

[@o00oZu1o00o]

Looks neat. But why not polyethylene instead of PVC? No risk of cracking when rolling above the lines with the tractor.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I haven't had any experience with Polyethylene, so this is what we went with. It's worked well for us in the past and have not had any issues with it cracking...at least not in schedule 40.

[@StephanieS-tn1ud]

What is your opinion on green houses and high tunnels in your area? The more I see your videos I'm starting to like your center block raised beds. I'm going to try to make a couple of those this week.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They are actually used extensively for folks who grow annual crops. We're more focused on perennials, so it wouldn't be of much use to us. Now, creating tunnels for the garden beds, that's a different story and we may eventually do that to extend our seasons just a bit.

[@darylpas2209]

Wow that's a lot of irrigation, great job. How far is the mountain behind you?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Daryl. That is the North side of the White Tank Mountains and I'm guessing we're about 10 miles or so from it.

[@keningram2781]

Curious about your water hydrants , where can I purchase them and did you install them yourself , Thanks

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Ken. Those were professionally installed, so I'm not sure where they were sourced. The constant pressure main lines were installed by our long term irrigation guy who lives out here in Wittmann. His name is George and he runs Sprinkler Dude. I'll link his website for you here; www.sprinklerdude.com/

[@bupemusunga1606]

What’s that blue and green substance you are using when connecting the pipes?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Great question. We always use a primer first (usually purple in color) followed by Christy's Blue Glue to connect the pipes.

[@DOC_AZ]

What trees on the back property? Pecan? Almond?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Now that was a good guess. The almonds will be in the West orchard and we will have pecans and mulberries across the back. We're planning the pecans around the SW corner of the property where we plan on installing a livestock tank. They need massive amounts of water to grow to the size tree they can become, so we'll see if we can get them to go. It may take a few tries as we understand they can be hard to start.

[@diversitylove5460]

Love the outfit and hat. They make clothes designed to block sun and keep you cool 👍 Is that your brand I will buy it

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yeah, the hat and long sleeves are a must have when we're out in the sun all day. We're usually without hats until around 9 or 10am and then it's hats on the rest of the day until around 3pm. We don't have any branded apparel (except for a few farm logo tshirts we wear from time to time), but we've had a few folks ask us to offer that.

[@diversitylove5460]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm I love what you guys doing.

[@SEPU03]

I haven't noticed that you guys harvest rainwater is there a reason for that

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We do passive rainwater catchment from the house and outbuilding where we have it directed into swales (grapevines) and fruit trees. We don't currently have plans to capture rainwater as we're focused on getting the farm business up and running first. We will do additional catchment (earthworks, etc), but we won't be attempting to capture rainwater for later use. At least, that's not on the plans currently as the investment (time and money) is not in our budget as of right now.

[@libertynhunge1110]

What's the pipe called

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Which pipe were you referring to? Let me know the time stamp, so I can be sure to answer correctly.

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That's interesting. We usually watch our videos at the end of the weekend to see what it looks like on your end and most of the ads we see are farming, nutrition (supplements, etc) or tech related.

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