If I were you, I would contact an irrigation company that deals with
installation of piping, etc. Having free water is a definite plus, but you
want to make sure you get the most efficient system to utilize it to the
max.

Good luck!

Penny
Zone 7b-North Carolina


"RESPITE95" wrote in message
...
Can anyone steer me to information on building a water system for a garden
and
yard that are both rather large. I have water, a lake, but the climate in
this
area, west central Alabama, is bone dry in late summer and early Fall. I
need
to make use of the lake to keep this place green. Where do I start?

"RESPITE95" wrote in message

Can anyone steer me to information on building a water system for a
garden and yard that are both rather large. I have water, a lake, but
the climate in this area, west central Alabama, is bone dry in late
summer and early Fall. I need to make use of the lake to keep this place
green. Where do I start?

I would start by making sure the lake water is yours to use.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

(RESPITE95) wrote:

Can anyone steer me to information on building a water system for a garden and
yard that are both rather large. I have water, a lake, but the climate in this
area, west central Alabama, is bone dry in late summer and early Fall. I need
to make use of the lake to keep this place green. Where do I start?

Start by revising your expectations about what your garden and
yard "should" look like year round. If the "climate is bone dry
in late summer and early Fall", then plant things that can thrive
with dry summers. Learn to mulch, deep water when you water, and
live within the limits the climate places on you.

And ask the State of Alabama about whether you actually "have a
lake". Downstream water rights come into play, and diverting
water for your own use can get legally very tricky.



Tsu

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To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
- Jules Henri Poincaré