Used IBC totes in Homestead, Florida

What the sources say about Homestead

State Road 997, also called Krome Avenue, runs north-south through the western end of the city and the historic downtown.

Miami-Dade ranks first in the US in ornamental plants, and about 89% of its agricultural products ship outside the region.

Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 storm, devastated the town in August 1992.

More background on Homestead

Hurricane Andrew struck on August 24, 1992, and Hurricane Wilma damaged Homestead-Miami Speedway in October 2005.

Wikipedia records a low of 26 degrees Fahrenheit on December 13, 1934, measured at Homestead Air Force Base, a reminder that a cold snap can threaten tender crops in the area.

ZIP codes and neighbors

33030, 33033, 33035. Nearest: Florida City (13,157), Cutler Bay (45,833).

What that means for totes

Our reading: Redland nurseries and groves are the likeliest buyers of rinsed totes for irrigation and wash water. Tell us the crop, the acreage you water and whether you have a pump.

Storm history makes tie-down worth doing: strap every tote you leave outdoors.

Homestead's mix of farmland, an air reserve base and a speedway means demand for water by the hundred gallons. Our reading: a grower near Krome Avenue is the clearest match for a rinsed tote, and a plan for the next hurricane is part of the purchase.

Before you buy in Homestead, check how the water will reach the crop. A tote on a gravel lane feeds drip lines only if it sits above them or has a pump, so decide between gravity and a pump, and walk the lane to check the ground.

Our reading: Redland farmland, nurseries and ornamental growers are the natural users in Homestead, and many will already have totes for irrigation and fertilizer injection. A tote that held fertilizer solution is not a candidate for a drinking-water or livestock role, and one that held plain water is easy to grade as clean. Hurricane Andrew struck Homestead in 1992, so strapping a tote ahead of a named storm is plain good sense.