Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl, installs her square foot garden with drip irrigation. To set up your own system, check out www.dripworksusa.com For more sustainable DIY www.gardengirltv.com
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25 Responses to Square Foot Gardening: How to Install Drip Irrigation
id lay b&w polly , put holes in for plants in rows, and then hook up drip emitters to water directly down the holes . that way when the sun beats on it all day, the soil wont heat up and there will be virtually no weeds at all . your setup should work pretty good though and i think yer hot !
Thank You, Patty! I’m just getng into home gardening, and ALL of this, is a great help to me!! If more people would do simple things like this, we would ALL be better off!
if you watched the video, you’d know the answer. lol but anyway, you can go to walmart & buy all the stuff you need. she said hers costed under 200 dollars.. it may be less at walmart or a garden center like lowes or whatever. 🙂
misspookietoodle
October 22, 2011 at 1:23 pm Reply
I made things called dripper trackers for solar cooking.
(I invented them)
I think they could be adapted for slow watering of plants.
Its very low tech and might appeal to some people.
dripper trackers are on youtube too.
Brian
We installed drip irrigation three years ago and every night when I feed the rabbits I water our veg garden, a few minutes on each side. Simple and WORTH IT!
The water spreads to the surrounding dirt out of the 6″ slits in the tiny hose and all the plants in the area get watered. Be sure to clean your filters regularly – especially if you have well water.
Between the rabbit manure and the drip irrigation we have a huge healthy crop that feeds our neighbors as well as our family. Georgia
3 Stars
ytmalveo
October 22, 2011 at 4:00 am
why would i watch this
dillygardino1
October 22, 2011 at 4:41 am
Excellent explanation.Really Best.Thanks.From Sri Lankan
samanpriyantha2010
October 22, 2011 at 5:13 am
hit the bong every time she said “urban sustainable living garden”
shamwife
October 22, 2011 at 6:10 am
I’m confused ..I thought you used rain barrel harvested water for your garden as it was free and better for the plants??
badluckbug
October 22, 2011 at 6:58 am
Thumbs up if you think she’s hot 🙂 !
theroden
October 22, 2011 at 7:53 am
check my vids i think you will like
TheNaturesFriends
October 22, 2011 at 8:36 am
check my vids
TheNaturesFriends
October 22, 2011 at 8:56 am
It’s nice to see a beautiful woman doing something constructive.
paraez1
October 22, 2011 at 9:26 am
id lay b&w polly , put holes in for plants in rows, and then hook up drip emitters to water directly down the holes . that way when the sun beats on it all day, the soil wont heat up and there will be virtually no weeds at all . your setup should work pretty good though and i think yer hot !
stonerj0e
October 22, 2011 at 9:35 am
hahaha nipple
GarchumpLover
October 22, 2011 at 9:46 am
Looks like a cool video and well detailed but it’s just to dark to see need more lighting!
rickyo2000
October 22, 2011 at 10:03 am
Great Idea I have thought about it often. As I often carry containers of water around the yard. This would be perfect.
xxnoangelxx
October 22, 2011 at 10:43 am
wow… i want to do this too..
youarethedeal
October 22, 2011 at 11:42 am
Thank You, Patty! I’m just getng into home gardening, and ALL of this, is a great help to me!! If more people would do simple things like this, we would ALL be better off!
Patriotgal1
October 22, 2011 at 12:36 pm
if you watched the video, you’d know the answer. lol but anyway, you can go to walmart & buy all the stuff you need. she said hers costed under 200 dollars.. it may be less at walmart or a garden center like lowes or whatever. 🙂
misspookietoodle
October 22, 2011 at 1:23 pm
thanks Patti great info
Thunderhook715
October 22, 2011 at 1:57 pm
where can i get the supplies and what would be the cost?
snooch1975
October 22, 2011 at 2:51 pm
love it great idea was thinking of using drip system
snooch1975
October 22, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Great info I urban garden too..so I LOVE IT! THANK YOU FOR THIS..KEEP ON!
faynadia
October 22, 2011 at 4:24 pm
GOOD VIBRATIONS! Yeah, garden’s the way to go,….5* Patti and you bet i’ll be visitin’ your channel for more interestin’ vids! = )
qualqui
October 22, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Great idea, wish I would have seen this 6 mos ago. Oh well, maybe next year.
Drsnafubar
October 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm
I made things called dripper trackers for solar cooking.
(I invented them)
I think they could be adapted for slow watering of plants.
Its very low tech and might appeal to some people.
dripper trackers are on youtube too.
Brian
gaiatechnician
October 22, 2011 at 5:41 pm
You get what you pay {$} for!
Darrell1019
October 22, 2011 at 6:22 pm
We installed drip irrigation three years ago and every night when I feed the rabbits I water our veg garden, a few minutes on each side. Simple and WORTH IT!
The water spreads to the surrounding dirt out of the 6″ slits in the tiny hose and all the plants in the area get watered. Be sure to clean your filters regularly – especially if you have well water.
Between the rabbit manure and the drip irrigation we have a huge healthy crop that feeds our neighbors as well as our family. Georgia
bunnycentral
October 22, 2011 at 6:37 pm