then runs underground about 20’ and gravity from the down-drain pushes the water back up (on the left of the tank) to fill this 2000 gallon stock tank (hidden behind the lattice-work). This is called Rainwater Harvesting
Rain harvesting is pretty popular where I live.
I was driving around today and saw this new install. I took a picture because it shows a little better the “technology” of the system.
The roof drain (on the right) is taller than the feed drain to the stock tank. There’s also an overflow on the stocktank, just above the inflow pipe, that feeds some plants below (kinda where the ceramic tortoise is)
Yes, siphon is the word. And yes, there’s standing water. There is a screen that keeps most critters out, including mosquitos. And there’s always mosquito pucks you can add to the stock tank. The water in the tanks is also standing. They are dark enough to abate any algae, but algae happens and every couple of years the tanks should be cleaned out.
As well, there’s also another type of rain water system that doesn’t have a stock tank, it just comes up from below and waters the area. It’s the same siphoning tek :
When there’s no water flowing, the lid is closed
The Lao and Burmese are so big that they’re really difficult to shoot. They have a branchy morphology - long arms that sag down. I haven’t done much bracing, and one of the branches snapped in a heavy wind. I duct-taped it up, and it seems fine.
Some of the branches on this Bokeo are almost 5’ long
@Zanzibar putting on a clinic over here! I love your selections and I just got all caught up in the thread. You literally made me lol at your comment about the chickens eating your roots, so you may have to smoke a J and eat some chicken
Great grow and log - keep it up and happy harvest season.
