Installing a Drip System for Raised Beds
Install a drip system. Save water and cut down on weeding by installing a simple yet effective drip irrigation system for all your raised beds. I will walk y…
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Sean Neville
October 5, 2013 at 4:23 am
Was a great help thanks!
Simply Sustainable Sue
October 5, 2013 at 5:13 am
I like it that you’ve gone to great lengths to explain a lot of this and the benefits to some of it. I guess it’s good if you’re a very busy person and need to conserve time, but I’ve been retired for the last 5-6 years and I actually enjoy the time spent watering my above ground gardens. Mine have weed barriers, so I don’t have weeding problems. For larger gardens, I just use the “fan spray” rotating yard sprinklers. Also, drank from waterhoses all my life, never gotten sick over “contaminants”
fredfukkinbear kikkinnigass
October 5, 2013 at 5:27 am
Nice video. 🙂
Adamantine
October 5, 2013 at 6:18 am
Since my outdoor faucet is really low to the ground, can i install a pipe going to a valve manifold box with zones to drip irrigate four different areas?
Jay Patel
October 5, 2013 at 6:22 am
Have you ever used drip tape? It is VERY cheap and easy to use.
Captain Tim
October 5, 2013 at 6:57 am
how much area does drip irrigation irrigate? does one 1/2″ hose irrigate 12″ of soil on each side of the line?
alzathoth
October 5, 2013 at 7:05 am
Thanks great video
oblivious36
October 5, 2013 at 8:01 am
This was very helpful and clear. Thanks, time to get to work.
FlowervineFarmDesign
October 5, 2013 at 8:44 am
Did you watch the video? I gave my explanations towards the end. Less weeding, water conservation, and NO hand watering. By taking 1 afternoon to install this system, I save myself hundreds of hours of back breaking work.
Growyourheirlooms
October 5, 2013 at 9:38 am
I have 5 raised bed gardens that I plant in, and have been doing that for over 40 years. My question is: Why a drip irrigation system? Couldn’t you just water by hand? Nothing against the system, but sure seems like a lot of work just to water your gardens. Thank you John
John Ambrogio
October 5, 2013 at 10:35 am
great video – timely for me as I was wondering how to go about this.. I have typed up a BOM of all the parts you mentioned.. .(The list is quite long!).. Could you take some time to check it out and correct? I didn’t get the diameter (3/4 or 1/2) in some cases
Anil Sarapalli
October 5, 2013 at 11:30 am
nice
Sukhdeo Singh
October 5, 2013 at 11:52 am
Thanks. Great introduction to drip systems. Now I can try one.
avvvora
October 5, 2013 at 12:24 pm
This has been so helpful!! I’ve been so confused by irrigation and this has made it so understandable. Thank you so much!
Ruth Lawton
October 5, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Thanks for info. I had 1/2 inch line run underground by a sprinkler company It has been in ground since 1985 and that part is fine.No filter, wish they would have put one in. I don’t think I can get one in the box for the zone without digging the box out & I don’t think it will fit. Laser drip lines were run in areas & pinned down, they will run 16 ft.each, You are right about dirt or bugs and cleaning them.
Joan Burr Salzman
October 5, 2013 at 1:49 pm
too worried? umm.. have had it happen. It’s not fun.
Growyourheirlooms
October 5, 2013 at 2:10 pm
I’ve been using only the small bendy pipe in a coil. I will be up grading to a lager diameter pipe thanks for the idea.
P.s. I think you’re too worried about dirt inside your water line. Lol
Matthew Canta
October 5, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Some great tips! I recently created my own Drip Irrigation video too, check it out if you’re interested!
HomeGrownGarden
October 5, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Thank you for the tip
Long Thach
October 5, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Thank you for your video congratulation I love the system you installed…..
Archangel Zadkiel
October 5, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Run them above ground. Or as another user suggested, he is running them on a standard garden hose. Should work fine.
Growyourheirlooms
October 5, 2013 at 4:42 pm
I am concerned about blowing the lines out for winter. It freezes well enough to make this system problematic, should I consider another manner of getting water to the beds other than underground? Also, I an a renter, not a homeowner, so that makes digging trenches and burying lines out of the question.
Tammie Satterfield
October 5, 2013 at 4:53 pm
I am just planning and getting ready to install a drip tape system on two hugel beds but I will put a drip pipe system in on the others. Thanks for the info. It was very clear, relaxed, confident and friendly. Good job.
Thom Foote
October 5, 2013 at 5:46 pm
It is very informative and am looking forward to install mine with the help of my husband.
Bea Skelly
October 5, 2013 at 6:08 pm