This Eco-System is a downloadable PDF step-by-step illustrated guide that walks you through the process of building your own Off Grid Solar Powered Automated Irrigation System for less than $600.
For those of us that don’t own land or have unknown land tenure we are all familiar with the tug-of-war between putting in energy/investment/capital versus not, knowing that if we are forced to pack up and go we can’t take trees and built infrastructure with us. This information product was born of such a predicament.
We wanted to start a nursery ( we did – come visit us @ Honey Badger Nursery) dedicated to growing high-value perennial plant and trees with healthy root systems. We had an uncertain land tenure situation that we were working to make more long term, but didn’t want to wait to get started growing plants (they take time y’know!?).
When faced with the daunting costs of hiring an electrician, digging trenches, and laying electrical conduit to our proposed nursery site when we might have to leave in a few months we knew we had to come up with a better way. Many hours of research and design iterations later, we came up with the system you can see here. Our DIY Off Grid Solar Powered Automated Irrigation System is portable (weighs less than 35 lbs), self-contained (all fits within a 50 gallon Husky job box) and can run 1 – 12 solenoid valves that feed our entire nursery operation.
Here’s what in the PDF:
- Step-by-step photographed assembly from start to finish.
- Tote set up
- Irrigation Components Assembly
- Electrical Components Assembly
- Wiring Instructions (simple!)
- Soldering Instructions (really simple!)
- Complete parts list, cost and sourcing links.
- BONUS: Video on How To Program A Galcon Controller (the manuals sometimes read like they’ve been through a few dozen languages in Google Translate)
We should mention that it’ll save you hours of time – all the parts have been researched, tested and are listed for you, ready, set, ORDER! All that for $37.
Check out our 4 minute video that covers all the features!
If you are looking to start growing at scale while still keeping your footprint light and upfront investment low – this system helps you do just that!
Now get out there and grow!
— Casey & Wes
