Heres the entire system. I dont have a open pit for the drain, so there are caps on the bottom of each tower with a 3/4" tapped fitting thats drain to the discharge pipe. I was afraid to have each tower hang since this greenhouse isnt really designed to hang that much weight in it. So I took a piece of 3" PVC pipe and made little stands to carry the weight, then strapped each tower to the cross brace to keep them balanced. Each tower has its own ball valve to regulate the supply water flow.
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Last week I chiseled out a few strawberry plants out of the frozen ground and planted them. Theyre already sending out new growth...early berries this year!!! This setup will hold a total of 48 plants which takes up about 5 square feet.
I had some problems with the water escaping at some of the pockets. The surface tension was just enough where the water would flip off the curve. I took some scrap pipe and cemented a lip to each opening. If this drained into an open pit, it wouldnt have mattered, but I wanted to keep my floor somewhat dry.
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This is how the drain from each tower is connected to the discharge pipe. I just cut a bunch of holes in each stand and ran a 1" pipe through it. Also, you can see part of an oval piece on the floor. This goes into the bottom pocket to help prevent the stone from getting stuck in the drain fitting.
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After a few weeks, there are now new leaves and they are starting to blossom!
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Im really hoping this setup will work. Strawberries are a lot of work in a regular garden. Plus, just when the berries are ripe, the chipmunks steal them. Ill keep you posted on the progress....
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