im planting next to a river...there is no power and i cant stream the water down to my plants...instead of traveling water down to them, i came up with an idea to hook a hose to the bottom of a bucket, dump the bucket in the water and tie it to both sides of the river so that pressure from the river builds in the bucket and pushes the water out the hose...then the water will flow in a tub or barrel of some sort where i can mix plant food...im planting 20 to 30 plants in buckets and tubs...i live in nova scotia, fairly experienced grower

anyone ever done something like this
or anyone have any tips for me
maby i can even gear up some kind of irrigation system with my setup
anyone with tips please let me know

Are the plants at a lower elevation than the surface of the river, or are they higher?

there higher...thats why i cant stream the water down

Oh. OK. I was confused by your using the term "down". But if the plants are higher than the surface of the water, this won't work. The water pressure in the river can't push the water any higher than its own surface. You'll still have to use some sort of pump or something.

well thats what i thought at first but when i watched the river snap a canoe in two when it got stuck between a brigde i changed my mind...but mabey ur right that a bucket wont capture enough pressure from the river

Cmon guys dont anybody watch the history channel,its called HYDROLICS,the roman empires aquaduct system was built using this method,the more water forced into smaller pipes the more the pressure will increase,uphill or downhill is irrelevant.There is a formula to it somewhere ive seen on how far uphill you can go depending on current or some shit but it works & works well too.

If you do as you planned & string a line between the river banks & the current is decent you should have no problem,you may want to run 1/2 inch hose half way then reduce further down to 1/4 to keep good pressure,if its a real long run like a hundred yards just keep reducing the line till it reaches the garden.

should i still go with irrigation system...put a pin hole in the hose on top of the bucket so it gets water 24/7

Not unless you come up with a way to hide the bucket & hose from passer by's,a home made irrigation system will surely attract the wrong kind of attention.

Wht not just go water them in person when they need it,better safe than sorry.

I guarantee you it's not going to work. The man's not building an aqueduct, he's just running a couple of hoses. He needs some sort of mechanism to raise the water above its own level, and running it into smaller hoses doesn't do it.

well im gonna try it and ill tell u if it works...we will take it from there