I know this is an old video but this just saved me. I have a small garden but I am allergic to mosquitos so hand wandering is not fun for me. I don’t have money to buy an irrigation system but this worked great !Only ended up being $10 !! Thank you so much! ❤️
I was planning this system to revive an old greenhouse I gave to my chickens. I'm taking it back.🙂 I also saw the prices of drip hose systems. So thank you so much for the tips. I am forever grateful. And a new subscriber.
Ok this is just brilliant. I'd done the commercial drip irrigation systems in the past and was never happy with them plus they get $$$. Tried to hand water, ugh that's no good. Soaker hoses just flooded the garden and the bermuda grass quickly took over thanks to the abundance of water. Told my husband I wanted to try a PVC setup but wasn't sure the best way to go about it. The trick with using the water to mark where to plant the seeds is genius. Thanks for a great DIY video!
I was given a bunch of plastic pipe and have been searching for an easy, economical, made sense way to use the pipe to water my garden. I'm so glad I waited and found this video. It is truly a KISS project. Thanks for taking the time to do it.
Jay! This is great. We have a small farm and I just bought a 1HP shallow well pump to irrigate our crops and orchard from an old 150 year old well that's still in use. Separately, I'm a digital marketing director and was just delighted at your use of youtube. Thumbs up all around.
Emily, That is awesome! We had a similar lifestyle for many years. Corporate managers by the week, rural people on the weekends. Thanks for your kind words, and we hope you enjoy your adventure of direct connection with your efforts and what is on your plate. We just made a pot of fresh marinara, with almost all the ingredients from our garden or freezer stores. The best to you and yours! DFJ
I'm watching from PNG 🇵🇬 I wanted to do a simple water irrigation for my garden and you just gave me this clear simple explanation of how to do water irrigation. Will be doing that also saving alot of money. Thanks alot
I'm genuinely excited about this. I have ducks I'm planning to build an elevated little pond for and I'm placing them on the edge of my garden so I can use gravity to pipe the dirty water out of the duck pond and onto my garden. It'll save so much on my water bill in the summer!!
This drip irrigation system is very much what I’m looking for but I have soooooo many questions. I would love to pick your brain so I’ll see if you have more video’s on this topic. Thanks for sharing.
@@DirtFarmerJay I Chas a till garden where it is for two generations now. Like the old timers always did, plowing then disking them tilling with a regular garden tiller and pulling weeds till canning season came then they got away from us and went to seed. I’m moving feverishly to a no dig no till system. This is my first year so it’s not gonna be completely no till as I’m not completely set up for that. Then one day I thought, oh wow,,, how am I gonna get this oddly shaped close to 80’x55’ garden watered when it is dry and that’s when I found your video with the pvc. I’m working all this on a budget, going as inexpensive as humanly possible. Having my own horses, I’m working compost so far in three pallet bin system soon to be 4 and maybe more but still watering it all will be such a challenge and expensive. I’m trying not to explode 🤯 my sweet hubbies head and get this garden project done as easy and as inexpensive as possible. I work hard but I wanna enjoy my garden and preservation of what I grow and I need a system that will be long lasting. Questions; 1-is there a way I could hook everything up with pvc and not take it up each fall living in an area where it will drop into single digits and sometimes below that? 2-Do you think the pvc would last longer if I placed it under the straw in the beds and rows? I’ve read a lot where the soaker hoses haven’t been a long term investment but idk if they left it out in the weather or if they left it in the sun or what. I guess I just need some guidance. Thank you for replying.
@@DirtFarmerJay it’s been long enough since I watched the video I just went on with my life and this morning I was going through my emails to manage my e-mail and found your reply. My husband got to watch the video too and thought the same thing, that it was a brilliant idea. He’s coming along but we work on a super low budget and even the supply’s for this project aren’t in the budget. I think I will do this as the years of gardening go on and I’m not able to keep up with the water system I have now. Thank you so much for your videos. I learn so much.
Hi Jay thanks for the video. I like the idea of having reasonable sizes holes that shouldn't block up too easily. In the past, for use in a domestic greenhouse, I tried using the little drip nozzles that are fed with a narrow tube off a main 1/2" supply tube. The drip nozzles always got blocked up and in the end I found the best thing was to remove the drip nozzle and push a long length of pvc coated copper wire into the narrow tube. I found that I could use different sizes of wire and different lengths of wire to quite accurately control the flow of water for my wife's delicate greenhouse plants. It's no good using very short lengths of wire as the water blows them out, sometimes I was using a 2 or 3 foot length of wire to restrict the flow but it worked very reliably and didn't block up like the silly little drip nozzles. The long narrow restriction created by the wire reduces the flow and there is nowhere where the hole or restriction is a fine as the hole in a drip nozzle. (I hope that all makes sense) I'm now looking into designing a system for external flower beds and I think I'll use your method with some black pipe, maybe electrical conduit? all the very best . . . Andy
Thank you so much Dirt Farmer Jay! This is a well detailed , superbly explained video!! Just what I needed to irrigate my 3 hectare farm. You have given me more confidence
Thank you for this video, I found you just in time !!!! Was trying to explain to my hubby kinda what I had in mind, and this is it !!!!!!! I used to use shredded tire soaker hoses until I had started researching toxic material for a craft related project. Tires leach lots of toxic materials we do not want near our vegetables !!!!!!
Good catch Terri Christenson! There are so many good reasons to use this set up. Let me know how yours turns out and be sure to write if you have any issues that we can help you with as you start using it. Best, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Until you turned it on, I was skeptical. But that is actually pretty great! Nice flow and just where it's needed. Great! Thanks for showing this simple, effective technique!
Thanks for watching and commenting omegoa. We are on our 5th year using these. We are actually using them in raised beds this year to help combat the weed growth in open ground. Best, DFJ
Thanks for the idea, and I'm going to add to your idea. Where you have the three pipes stacked together to draw your line, I will use the pipe with the two lines. The line seems to be the right distance apart to water two sides at once if I run the pipe in the middle of my rows which is only three 8'L X 3'D X 3'W raised garden beds. I live in the sunshine state so we can leave those pipes out all year round.
Thanks for the video this makes sense to me. I've always had a hard time figuring out how to water my garden. How can I figure a hose connection to this
Bob, glad it was helpful! You can find adapters at your hardware store that go from hose end to PVC. You can connect a hose up right to the system, and adjust the flow for the right delivery. I hope this helps! Best, DFJ
Excellent video! As a beginner, I needed to see how to set up an irrigation system beginning at my exterior house faucet. I had planned to use garden hoses and a soaker hose around my newly planted trees and shrubs. The cost of quality hoses is astronomical! I’ve checked numerous sources for the best rated gardening hoses and no matter the brand, about 7-10% of the buyers have found them to fail from immediately after purchase to 1 year later. I don’t want to spend $100 for a 100’ garden hose that will have to be replaced. I only have one exterior faucet and the planting bed is in the opposite side of the house. I need 200’ of hose to go around the house to reach that bed. I will still need soaker hoses for the trees and shrubs. The cost adds up fast and may have to be replaced in a matter of 3 years. I think it would be best to run a PVC pipe from my faucet to the planting bed and then build drip lines exactly as you have done. I will not have to worry about kinking, heat, blow outs etc… I can invest once and be done with it. A person on Reddit said that is what he had done and sprayed the pipe green so it would blend in. My one fear is connecting the PVC system to the faucet. I will still need a garden hose for watering plants in containers. I need to learn how to have a connector fitted with a garden hose and the PVC drip irrigation system. I hope to find more YT videos. 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting L. Skip Allen. Keep watching. There is a never ending supply of videos that we need to create and post on UA-cam! Best, DFJ
Hi Jay, GREAT video!!! I'm, in the process of building my first above ground garden and I've been watching several videos on DIY systems. Yours seems to be the most straight forward, simple, and quite effective. I'm excited to embark on my first vegetable garden in S. Florida.
Nice to see your face again, Jay. UA-cam said I should watch your video organically. Didn't even look it up. Just been watching lots of gardening videos lately.
Nice to hear from you my friend. Hope you are your family are all well. Yeah, UA-cam has become a large part of our retirement years! Best to you and your family. BTW we are hosting a twilight tour at our house on June 11 from 7-10PM. If you guys can come, we'd love to see you. DFJ
Excellent video! Now use a conventional drip system but am in the process of making more raised beds. I think I will give this a try. I especially like the idea of this being modular so we can rotate crops and still use the same pipes year to year Thank you
It would be possible to do a flowerbed the same way. I wonder if a square or any shape with rows inside connected with a 3 way be best due for water conservation. ? Wonderful drilling design by taping 3 pipes together for straight line.
Jay, thanks for the great tips on PVC watering. I'll be doing my 10 raised beds, next. Just finished my 40 tomato buckets and wanted to share with you a couple pictures (2 different ways of doing it) - seems to work really well and I plan to connect my automatic timer/watering system. (sorry, wasn't able to attach a photo in this comment section).
Dirt Farmer Jay, top notch video. The little things such as how to mark your pipe for easy drilling are what set your instructional videos apart from others. I can tell that the things you do are well thought out. Kudos!
This is really cool! I have been trying to find a more affordable way to make a drip irrigation system than spending money on pre-fab systems. I think I want to put a ball valve on each line though since I have some veggies that need deep watering once or twice a week, and then others that prefer shallow watering more often. Very cool! I think I'll go to Lowe's tomorrow for PVC stuff!
Love it! Those pre-fab things are a waste of precious $$. Just a bit of thinking and here we have an affordable, functional, practical and excellent solution.
This is pretty awesome, but wondering about when I need to rototill the garden to plant again. It seems that I would have to remove everything and put back again?
Thanks, Seek Wisdom. You are correct. This is put together without glue, so everything slips together and apart. So at the end of the season, I remove all pieces except the main manifold and till. It's pretty easy to set up and take down. I hope that helps! Best, DFJ
Was thinking of same idea, but using 1/2" black poly drip header pipe that comes in rolls. Can be pined in place to keep straight. To keep the drill holes straight, snap a chalk line. Can also be buried a few inches.
Thanks for watching and commenting James Triplett. The main reason for using PVC for us is longevity. Plastic piping like the kind you were suggesting would become brittle very quickly in the Mountain West sun and would break easily. We've used this PVC for 5 years already with no repairs. Best, DFJ
Thanks, Sarah! Yes, indeed - we do use this system on our raised beds as well! Contact us at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com and I'll forward a picture of it. Best, DFJ
Glad you liked it. Check out our updated one at ua-cam.com/video/LIc51fb9q_A/v-deo.html. Also, we'll be issuing another video that shows me putting the system together, doing the initial flush, and marking locations with the streams of where to plant the corn.
I liked the idea I have used 5 gallon paint buckets with 3 - 1/8 inch holes drilled in the bottom on one side and paint a stripe at that location. This is so I can water new trees and bushes all over my yard. This way I can water at the base of the plant which only does that plant it helps promote deeper roots and I don't need to make a mound around each plant but I can also give it water only where its needed and once the bucket is empty I can move it to a new location and put it away when done with mutiple buckets I can fill a bucket while 4 others are draining .
Thanks for watching and commenting. If you decide to make it, please feel free to send in comments if you have questions along the way. Best to you, DFJ
Great video! I have 3 1/2 PVC pipes and fittings left from making some hoop houses. That could be perfect to use in my tomato beds,. The tomatoes are already planted following in a specific distance between plant. Since this is over the bed, it would work perfectly. Especially liked the part of taping the pipes together and marking them at the same time. Simple even for an old lady like me.
I have tried the Lowe’s soaker hose. Worked great last year. This year is a joke. All the water dumps in the first few feet and barely wetting the soil in 15’ away. I will be doing this system now.
We like simple too Brian Rogers. We started with drip tape but it didn't even last one season. These pipes will go into action for the 4th year in just a few weeks. Best, DFJ
Does this system work week for a large area? I.e. 20’ x 40’? The problem I’m having is that I have water close to my spigot, but no water gets down to the end farthest from the spigot…?
kalungi Mohammed really? All this work? Its stupid. Just buy a drp hose , and roll it out where uou need, dont even have to be straight, you turn it anyway you want..
Will it be practical to put dripping holes on both sides of the pipes to water two different lines of plant? I know you said grow the onions 4 inches apart, is the spacing horizontal/rows or vertical/column? In the video, the spacing between onions vertically/column is about 4 inches but spacing between rows was larger and not mentioned. What is the best distance horizontally for onions?
Nice work! I have a similar system that uses irrigating rubber hoses, instead of PVC piping all the way through. I do like the precision it gives to planting locations, though.
Thanks for watching and commenting All About the Hendersons. Our channel is all about "Just Do It Yourself", becoming self-reliant and saving lots of money by not paying others for tasks that YOU can do! Congrats on the garden! We garden in raised beds in the Mountain West of the USA. Best to you, DFJ
if the spray is too harsh coming from the pipes you can wrap an old sock around the holes and secure it with zipties. the water will dribble out through the sock instead of spray off to the side.
Hope you still use this account. Would it work underground? Wrap the sock around the holes so the holes don't get plugged but the sock is always wet and since the pipe is under dirt, so is the dirt.
Are you bonding the pipes together with anything or just pressing them together so you can take the system apart over the winter? My garden is 50' x 100' - would I be able to do a 100' run on the ends or should I plan to have my supply in the middle of the garden and run 50' from the center? Thanks for your advice!
I just press mine in as the water pressure is low enough not to blow the pipes apart. The main thing to make this work well is to keep the ground as level under the pipes as possible. If you are using a water hose to supply the water, the pressure won't force the water through the pipe if there is a hill of dirt under the pipe making the water go uphill. Let me know how your irrigation turns out at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com.
Just found your channel - Subscribed-Liked-Notified. Very affordable system. Loved the drilling tip. And the planting next to the holes tip. Probably another thing that would work - if you needed to close off holes is a slice of bicycle inner tube and two hose clamps to act as a "Fernco". Might not be a bad idea to add a garden hose coupling. Looking forward to your videos, Jay!
Joe CNC - Thanks for the sub! We're glad you like the video and the system you outlined. Great idea on the sections of bicycle inner tube to shut off areas. That's a keeper! Best Regards, DFJ
Would you ever recommend PVC pipe on longer rows? My garden is ... large. I've used 25, 50 and 75 soaker lines previously, but am tired of the hassle. Is there hope using PVC? I have only 4 house spigots to draw from and use timers. Thanks, anyone!
We have used this watering method for several years now and have been very happy with the results. If you don't want to replace pipes each year, be sure to take the lines apart and store inside a barn or somewhere that the sun cannot reach. That will help your setup last longer. Good luck! Dirt Farmer Maggie
Thanks for watching and commenting G B. Looking forward to getting these pipes back out of the tractor barn and putting them together again - for season #5! Best too you and yours, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Thanks Bill Hartley for watching and commenting. I will guess that you are from the UK. Spent quite a bit of time there during my working career. Beautiful land and wonderful people! Best to you, DFJ
Hi There! I LOVE this idea. Question for you...how do you connect this system to your water source? I'd need to connect it to a hose. How would I make that connection using PVC pipe? Thanks!!
You can buy: PVC Garden Hose Threads to PVC Slip (Glued) or National Pipe Thread. Sounds like you would use Garden Hose to Slip. Just tell the Hardware guy that's what you need. Unless he's a teenager he'll know what you mean. Then glue it to your system as Farmer Jay recommended. Just don't drill to many holes until you know if you have enough water to supply the holes you drill.
Dirt Farmer Jay, thank you for posting this video. I was just trying to decide how to water my hydrangeas this year without having to drag a hose out every day during the hot summer months. I'm going to paint the PVC pipe brown to blend in better with my mulch! ~Margie
Thanks for watching and commenting Amy Asmussen. I don't mind if you have a crush on DFJ. I've had a crush on him for 32 years now!! Best to you, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Thanks for watching Master Chief Lopez. Sorry you didn't see our video first! By your Master Chief log in, I assume you were in the Navy or Coast Guard? In any regard, many thanks to you for serving our great country. You have all our admiration, Sir. Best. Dirt Farmer Maggie
Thanks for watching! We actually take out the press-together system each year to make the plot easier to top dress and work in without having the lines in place. Burying the lines also impedes the flow of water weeping from the holes, but not entirely. We like the water stream from each hole to project a bit to get the seed planted about 4" from the line for growth and weed control space. I hope that helps! We have a new version of this video coming out as well that has a few enhancements. Be sure to watch for that. Best, DFJ
Danielle, thanks for writing. Indeed, this section was connected to an irrigation circuit operated by a controller/timer. However, this could also be a hose-connected, and there are hose bibb controller units now readily available that allow you to take a much more low-tech or dedicated to a single space approach. I hope that helps! Best, DFJ
Nice setup! If I have an elevated rail water collection tank,could I use that as a water source? I am thinking it should work,as the system is low pressure.
Finally, I have looked at so many drip systems it's not funny. Yours is easy and affordable. But I have one question. What size of pipe are you using?? I have raised beds, ground beds and a berry patch. I can set each area up separately to water different days but not sure about proper size of pipe. Thank you for making it simple for an old gal
PJ - it's good to hear from you. It sounds like you are a lifelong learner - you are our kind of people! We generally use 3/4" pipe, but if you have a large area, use 1" for the main distribution header, and 3/4" for the laterals/legs. We glue up the header, but press fit all the others with usual fittings. This allows us to disassemble the system at the end of the system. Let us know how it turns out! Best Regards, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay thank you for your help. I'm gonna have to do 3 separate drip systems , but your system is what I can do my self. But again thankyou so very much
Nice video! Currently I’m using the black line with soaker hose coming off of it to water my garden but the gophers keep eating through my tubes so I want to use schedule 40 PVC and make a system like yours to try and prevent this. Currently I have 8 to 9 25 foot rows. Do you know if I would be able to run that many rows off of the main manifold or will I need to create multiple zones?? Currently I have my system hooked up to an automatic sprinkler valve and the timer it was hoping to continue with that to have the ability to automate my watering schedule. Thanks
Danny, thanks for the kind comments! Sounds like you are having to try multiple approaches and materials to overcome the "locals." I suspect for your size of irrigation system, you'll need to break this down into sub-zones. That can be done with valves inline on the manifold itself. Even a 1" high volume water connection would likely have problems keeping up with what you've described. Having said that, we are finding that if you create loops with each pair of laterals (by joining each pair with 2 elbows and a straight pipe), the system balances out a bit better as well. I like the automation portion, but if you need to subdivide the lateral or a portion of the system, you'll only be able to semi automate. I hope that helps! Best Regards, DFJ
Thanks for the reply. Do you have any idea on how many lateral and what lengths you can do per system before needing to put an inline valve to sub divide? Thanks again
@DirtFarmerJay ~~ Will this irrigation technique work on 3 - 50 ft rows fed by a water hose? Also, does the soil need to perfectly level? We tried weeper hoses this summer and found low spots prevented the water from making it to the end of the hose.
Linda, thanks for watching and writing. This will work for your setting, with a couple of caveats. First, you will need an adequate supply of water coming through the hose. For most outside faucets in the yard (not those attached to the side of the house with the water coming from a small supply tube from inside the house), you should be fine. Use a quality 5/8" hose, and use 1" to make the supply manifold/lateral that will supply each of the row runs. Then reduce down to 3/4" for each of the runs and drill the 1/16" holes at the desired spacing. The soil doesn't need to be level, but the lower spots will get more water. If your plot runs downhill, put the supply side on the uphill side to take advantage of the slope. Where there are low spots, you can run the pipes on tops of bricks or wood blocks to get the water to go where you want it. It's a quick trial and error to get the water where you want it. Let us know how it turns out! Best Regards, DFJ
Jay, great tip with the pvc. I am putting in a vegetable garden 25' x 50' making 7 rows 44' long. Your system looks great to build and economical. My putting water into the drip system will not be from well or town but from 275gal Ibc totes food grade sitting 15' above garden. I have 3 of these totes one collecting rainwater from house and garage one to put on hill above garden and third to put on trailer to pump water from well on other side property. That is how I will keep garden tank full.I know you said it was not about water pressure but water volume in the system to create the drip. Do you think that the volume of water coming from tank would be enough to get water to the end of 7 lines. There will be some pressure from the 15' drop and from 2" tank valve to 3/4" line. Also the lines for the drip will be 3' apart on the row hills. Thank You Mike
Great idea for lining up the holes. I started the framework for a similar system last year but life got in the way and I never completed it. I just placed it in my garden space today while pondering the hole drilling situation. Your video is right on time for me, thanks! For corn, what is the pitch or spacing you recommend?
Thanks for watching and commenting R Mont. To answer your question, DFJ says to drill the holes 8 to 12 inches apart. You'll want to make sure the soil is as level as you can as the watering is based on the amount of water in the pipe, not water pressure. We install the pipe system every year and then turn it on for a few minutes. Then we plant the crops where the water was. Perfect way to know your water will be going to the right spot. If you see uneven watering, it's probably due to low or high spots in the field. Best to you, Dirt Farmer Maggie
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This man deserves a bottle of beer. He is so clear and straightforward.
Thanks Fx6 Hill. Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you find many more DirtFarmer Jay videos to your liking. Best to you. DFJ
your method for marking a straight line on the pipe is genius!
Glad you like it! Best, DFJ
This video just saved me hundreds of dollars. I'm doing this myself. Thank you so much sir.
AWEsome Alejandro Patriot Party. Happy garden growing to you my friend. Best, DFJ
I know this is an old video but this just saved me. I have a small garden but I am allergic to mosquitos so hand wandering is not fun for me. I don’t have money to buy an irrigation system but this worked great !Only ended up being $10 !! Thank you so much! ❤️
Glad we could helo Alisa Soto. Best to you and yours, DFJ
I've been looking at other drip videos and don't make it half way thru them. You're still the best and simplest so far.
I appreciate that! Best Regards, DFJ
Cool video but if you connect the far end of each run it will equalize pressure and provide more even water dispersion.
^ this is true
This works amazing! Learned this years ago when I installed lawn sprinklers. More pipe, but worth EVERY penny.
I use pvc c rings to adjust spray on my diy spray heads. On my channel a few years ago.😊
Exactly..like a manifold system..
What do you mean by connect the far end of each run? Do you make make sure everything loops rather than dead ends?
I was planning this system to revive an old greenhouse I gave to my chickens. I'm taking it back.🙂 I also saw the prices of drip hose systems. So thank you so much for the tips. I am forever grateful. And a new subscriber.
Nancy, Sounds great! Thanks for becoming a part of the viewer family. Best, DFJ
Ok this is just brilliant. I'd done the commercial drip irrigation systems in the past and was never happy with them plus they get $$$. Tried to hand water, ugh that's no good. Soaker hoses just flooded the garden and the bermuda grass quickly took over thanks to the abundance of water. Told my husband I wanted to try a PVC setup but wasn't sure the best way to go about it. The trick with using the water to mark where to plant the seeds is genius. Thanks for a great DIY video!
Thanks for watching and writing! Best, DFJ
That is genius, taping three together and drawing a straight line!
Or you could just use the writing that's already on the pipe..
Hagfan, I've found doing the line is more accurate. About 25% of the time, the printing on the pipe "spirals" slightly around the pipe. Best, DFJ
Lol, love the nose touch at 2:35 when talking about volume and pressure.
I was given a bunch of plastic pipe and have been searching for an easy, economical, made sense way to use the pipe to water my garden. I'm so glad I waited and found this video. It is truly a KISS project. Thanks for taking the time to do it.
@Doug marsh... His passing on the idea of how to drill the holes in a streight line is the best solution I have seen.
Glad I could help! DFJ
the effort saved by this system is disproportionate to the results obtained. Nice!
Thanks, DFJ!
Glad it helped! DFJ
Jay! This is great. We have a small farm and I just bought a 1HP shallow well pump to irrigate our crops and orchard from an old 150 year old well that's still in use. Separately, I'm a digital marketing director and was just delighted at your use of youtube. Thumbs up all around.
Emily, That is awesome! We had a similar lifestyle for many years. Corporate managers by the week, rural people on the weekends. Thanks for your kind words, and we hope you enjoy your adventure of direct connection with your efforts and what is on your plate. We just made a pot of fresh marinara, with almost all the ingredients from our garden or freezer stores. The best to you and yours! DFJ
Marking the pipes that way is the smartest trick ever!
Why thanks Ben Ketsa!! Thanks for watching and commenting. Best. DFJ
I'm watching from PNG 🇵🇬
I wanted to do a simple water irrigation for my garden and you just gave me this clear simple explanation of how to do water irrigation. Will be doing that also saving alot of money. Thanks alot
Glad it was helpful!
I'm genuinely excited about this. I have ducks I'm planning to build an elevated little pond for and I'm placing them on the edge of my garden so I can use gravity to pipe the dirty water out of the duck pond and onto my garden. It'll save so much on my water bill in the summer!!
That is awesome! Thanks for watching our video and taking time to write! Best, DFJ
Best video on garden irrigation I have seen with many great tips, thank you.
This drip irrigation system is very much what I’m looking for but I have soooooo many questions. I would love to pick your brain so I’ll see if you have more video’s on this topic. Thanks for sharing.
Ruth, this is all that we have at this time. What are some of your questions? Best, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay I Chas a till garden where it is for two generations now. Like the old timers always did, plowing then disking them tilling with a regular garden tiller and pulling weeds till canning season came then they got away from us and went to seed.
I’m moving feverishly to a no dig no till system. This is my first year so it’s not gonna be completely no till as I’m not completely set up for that.
Then one day I thought, oh wow,,, how am I gonna get this oddly shaped close to 80’x55’ garden watered when it is dry and that’s when I found your video with the pvc. I’m working all this on a budget, going as inexpensive as humanly possible. Having my own horses, I’m working compost so far in three pallet bin system soon to be 4 and maybe more but still watering it all will be such a challenge and expensive. I’m trying not to explode 🤯 my sweet hubbies head and get this garden project done as easy and as inexpensive as possible.
I work hard but I wanna enjoy my garden and preservation of what I grow and I need a system that will be long lasting.
Questions;
1-is there a way I could hook everything up with pvc and not take it up each fall living in an area where it will drop into single digits and sometimes below that?
2-Do you think the pvc would last longer if I placed it under the straw in the beds and rows? I’ve read a lot where the soaker hoses haven’t been a long term investment but idk if they left it out in the weather or if they left it in the sun or what.
I guess I just need some guidance. Thank you for replying.
@@DirtFarmerJay it’s been long enough since I watched the video I just went on with my life and this morning I was going through my emails to manage my e-mail and found your reply. My husband got to watch the video too and thought the same thing, that it was a brilliant idea. He’s coming along but we work on a super low budget and even the supply’s for this project aren’t in the budget.
I think I will do this as the years of gardening go on and I’m not able to keep up with the water system I have now. Thank you so much for your videos. I learn so much.
Mr Jay that info just blew my mind thank you so much for your knowledge ❤
Glad to help!
Hi Jay thanks for the video. I like the idea of having reasonable sizes holes that shouldn't block up too easily.
In the past, for use in a domestic greenhouse, I tried using the little drip nozzles that are fed with a narrow tube off a main 1/2" supply tube. The drip nozzles always got blocked up and in the end I found the best thing was to remove the drip nozzle and push a long length of pvc coated copper wire into the narrow tube. I found that I could use different sizes of wire and different lengths of wire to quite accurately control the flow of water for my wife's delicate greenhouse plants. It's no good using very short lengths of wire as the water blows them out, sometimes I was using a 2 or 3 foot length of wire to restrict the flow but it worked very reliably and didn't block up like the silly little drip nozzles. The long narrow restriction created by the wire reduces the flow and there is nowhere where the hole or restriction is a fine as the hole in a drip nozzle. (I hope that all makes sense) I'm now looking into designing a system for external flower beds and I think I'll use your method with some black pipe, maybe electrical conduit?
all the very best . . . Andy
Thank you so much Dirt Farmer Jay! This is a well detailed , superbly explained video!! Just what I needed to irrigate my 3 hectare farm. You have given me more confidence
Thank you for this video, I found you just in time !!!! Was trying to explain to my hubby kinda what I had in mind, and this is it !!!!!!! I used to use shredded tire soaker hoses until I had started researching toxic material for a craft related project. Tires leach lots of toxic materials we do not want near our vegetables !!!!!!
Good catch Terri Christenson! There are so many good reasons to use this set up. Let me know how yours turns out and be sure to write if you have any issues that we can help you with as you start using it. Best, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Until you turned it on, I was skeptical. But that is actually pretty great! Nice flow and just where it's needed. Great! Thanks for showing this simple, effective technique!
Thanks for watching and commenting omegoa. We are on our 5th year using these. We are actually using them in raised beds this year to help combat the weed growth in open ground. Best, DFJ
Thanks for the idea, and I'm going to add to your idea. Where you have the three pipes stacked together to draw your line, I will use the pipe with the two lines. The line seems to be the right distance apart to water two sides at once if I run the pipe in the middle of my rows which is only three 8'L X 3'D X 3'W raised garden beds. I live in the sunshine state so we can leave those pipes out all year round.
Great thoughts and plans for this system! Happy growing! DFJ
Thanks for the video this makes sense to me. I've always had a hard time figuring out how to water my garden.
How can I figure a hose connection to this
Bob, glad it was helpful! You can find adapters at your hardware store that go from hose end to PVC. You can connect a hose up right to the system, and adjust the flow for the right delivery. I hope this helps! Best, DFJ
Excellent video! As a beginner, I needed to see how to set up an irrigation system beginning at my exterior house faucet. I had planned to use garden hoses and a soaker hose around my newly planted trees and shrubs. The cost of quality hoses is astronomical! I’ve checked numerous sources for the best rated gardening hoses and no matter the brand, about 7-10% of the buyers have found them to fail from immediately after purchase to 1 year later. I don’t want to spend $100 for a 100’ garden hose that will have to be replaced. I only have one exterior faucet and the planting bed is in the opposite side of the house. I need 200’ of hose to go around the house to reach that bed. I will still need soaker hoses for the trees and shrubs. The cost adds up fast and may have to be replaced in a matter of 3 years.
I think it would be best to run a PVC pipe from my faucet to the planting bed and then build drip lines exactly as you have done. I will not have to worry about kinking, heat, blow outs etc… I can invest once and be done with it. A person on Reddit said that is what he had done and sprayed the pipe green so it would blend in.
My one fear is connecting the PVC system to the faucet. I will still need a garden hose for watering plants in containers. I need to learn how to have a connector fitted with a garden hose and the PVC drip irrigation system. I hope to find more YT videos. 😊
I invested my time watching your video - instead of wasting my time as I've done on most other gardening related videos. Thank you !
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Thanks for watching and commenting L. Skip Allen. Keep watching. There is a never ending supply of videos that we need to create and post on UA-cam! Best, DFJ
Hi Jay, GREAT video!!! I'm, in the process of building my first above ground garden and I've been watching several videos on DIY systems. Yours seems to be the most straight forward, simple, and quite effective. I'm excited to embark on my first vegetable garden in S. Florida.
Ron, thanks for your complimentary comments. We hope you have a blast with the adventure of edible gardening! Best Regards, DFJ
The idea attracted me too.am working on it for myself too in Ghana
Thanks so much for this diy setup
How do you determine flow rate? If I intend to put down an inch of water, how long do I leave water on? Great video! Thanks for the info!
Nice to see your face again, Jay. UA-cam said I should watch your video organically. Didn't even look it up. Just been watching lots of gardening videos lately.
Nice to hear from you my friend. Hope you are your family are all well. Yeah, UA-cam has become a large part of our retirement years! Best to you and your family. BTW we are hosting a twilight tour at our house on June 11 from 7-10PM. If you guys can come, we'd love to see you. DFJ
Excellent video! Now use a conventional drip system but am in the process of making more raised beds. I think I will give this a try. I especially like the idea of this being modular so we can rotate crops and still use the same pipes year to year Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Keep watching and commenting tim h. Best, DFJ
Jay. You are the best. Informative, great tricks and ideas and loved that you gave credit to where you got your tricks from. Great Job.
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching and being a part of the family! Best, DFJ
OH, I have been using the PVC pipe drip system but you gave me some ideas to make it even more effective. Thank you.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching and commenting Andi Elliott. DFJ
It would be possible to do a flowerbed the same way. I wonder if a square or any shape with rows inside connected with a 3 way be best due for water conservation. ?
Wonderful drilling design by taping 3 pipes together for straight line.
Jay, thanks for the great tips on PVC watering. I'll be doing my 10 raised beds, next. Just finished my 40 tomato buckets and wanted to share with you a couple pictures (2 different ways of doing it) - seems to work really well and I plan to connect my automatic timer/watering system. (sorry, wasn't able to attach a photo in this comment section).
R Wilson - thanks! Send the pictures to me at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com.
Dirt Farmer Jay, top notch video. The little things such as how to mark your pipe for easy drilling are what set your instructional videos apart from others. I can tell that the things you do are well thought out. Kudos!
Thanks for watching and commenting okhomestead. Viewers like you are why we do what we do. Best to you, DFJ
Wow , some very useful information I didn't know I needed to know .. lots of nice tricks to keep things simple and accurate !
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Glad it was helpful!
This is really cool! I have been trying to find a more affordable way to make a drip irrigation system than spending money on pre-fab systems. I think I want to put a ball valve on each line though since I have some veggies that need deep watering once or twice a week, and then others that prefer shallow watering more often. Very cool! I think I'll go to Lowe's tomorrow for PVC stuff!
Heather, glad you found this info to be helpful. Let us know how it turns out! Best, DFJ
Love it! Those pre-fab things are a waste of precious $$. Just a bit of thinking and here we have an affordable, functional, practical and excellent solution.
This is pretty awesome, but wondering about when I need to rototill the garden to plant again. It seems that I would have to remove everything and put back again?
Thanks, Seek Wisdom. You are correct. This is put together without glue, so everything slips together and apart. So at the end of the season, I remove all pieces except the main manifold and till. It's pretty easy to set up and take down. I hope that helps! Best, DFJ
Was thinking of same idea, but using 1/2" black poly drip header pipe that comes in rolls. Can be pined in place to keep straight. To keep the drill holes straight, snap a chalk line. Can also be buried a few inches.
Thanks for watching and commenting James Triplett. The main reason for using PVC for us is longevity. Plastic piping like the kind you were suggesting would become brittle very quickly in the Mountain West sun and would break easily. We've used this PVC for 5 years already with no repairs. Best, DFJ
Good tip on marking a straight line on a pipe. Good info, thanks.
I love this video how to. Does anyone know if farmer Jay has one for his raised beds? Thanks!
Thanks, Sarah! Yes, indeed - we do use this system on our raised beds as well! Contact us at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com and I'll forward a picture of it. Best, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay thank you!
This was great, thanks for all the ideas
Thank you for the information, I will be changing to this system next year.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent presentation! Informative, clever, and giving credit where credit is due. Thank you sir! 😊
Glad you liked it. Check out our updated one at ua-cam.com/video/LIc51fb9q_A/v-deo.html.
Also, we'll be issuing another video that shows me putting the system together, doing the initial flush, and marking locations with the streams of where to plant the corn.
This is the best PVC low pressure irrigation video I've seen. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it! Best, dfj
I'm trying your pvc irrigation setup. Will let you know how it turns out.
Yvonne, I think you will like it. Send pictures or video of your finished product to us at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com! Thanks for writing! Best, DFJ
I liked the idea I have used 5 gallon paint buckets with 3 - 1/8 inch holes drilled in the bottom on one side and paint a stripe at that location. This is so I can water new trees and bushes all over my yard. This way I can water at the base of the plant which only does that plant it helps promote deeper roots and I don't need to make a mound around each plant but I can also give it water only where its needed and once the bucket is empty I can move it to a new location and put it away when done with mutiple buckets I can fill a bucket while 4 others are draining .
I love your i deas of irrigation , you have helped me a lot i will do like wise.
Tuve este sistema más de 4 años y funcionó muy bien ahora lo reemplace por manguera de goteros y reloj espero mejoras y ahorro
Let me know which works best for you - the PVC or the drip hose! Best Regards, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay ok veremos en tiempo real
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What’s the pros and cons of this vs a drip tape or drip line system? Ant thoughts on filtering, regulating, back flow and using a timer?
Thanks for sharing this PVC Drip Irrigation system. I've been thinking about how to make a drip system and this just made my day.
Thanks for watching and commenting. If you decide to make it, please feel free to send in comments if you have questions along the way. Best to you, DFJ
Great video! I have 3 1/2 PVC pipes and fittings left from making some hoop houses. That could be perfect to use in my tomato beds,. The tomatoes are already planted following in a specific distance between plant. Since this is over the bed, it would work perfectly. Especially liked the part of taping the pipes together and marking them at the same time. Simple even for an old lady like me.
Sounds great!
That was a really good explanation, will be doing my first time raised garden beds and will use your method in an Grid system bed. Thanks
Perfect! We are doing the same thing. When you water on open ground the weeds are ridiculous and actually outgrow the veggies!
Was thinking of getting soaker hoses, but this looks much better.
Don't waste your money on that. They perish afetr a year or two and they will be bin fodder.
Squirrels bite into my soaker hoses.
I have tried the Lowe’s soaker hose. Worked great last year. This year is a joke. All the water dumps in the first few feet and barely wetting the soil in 15’ away.
I will be doing this system now.
Very basic information, simple and easy to understand.
We like simple
We like simple too Brian Rogers. We started with drip tape but it didn't even last one season. These pipes will go into action for the 4th year in just a few weeks. Best, DFJ
Does this system work week for a large area? I.e. 20’ x 40’? The problem I’m having is that I have water close to my spigot, but no water gets down to the end farthest from the spigot…?
thanks Jay... much appreciated. I have a tomato garden and was starting to crawl under just to water the plants. This is a life saver. God Bless.
kalungi Mohammed really? All this work? Its stupid. Just buy a drp hose , and roll it out where uou need, dont even have to be straight, you turn it anyway you want..
@@hercules3782 Drip hoses put water out the entire length and wasts water. The system here is precise and durable.
Whole world need to learn about gardening to grow more food for overwhelming population.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I used a thin blade (sawsall, hack saw) and cut slots in some of my pipes. It created a fan spray pattern.
Great idea for areas that can benefit from more water delivery or a bigger pattern. Thanks for sharing! Best, DFJ
Lots of great tips and tricks. Thanks!!
Will it be practical to put dripping holes on both sides of the pipes to water two different lines of plant? I know you said grow the onions 4 inches apart, is the spacing horizontal/rows or vertical/column? In the video, the spacing between onions vertically/column is about 4 inches but spacing between rows was larger and not mentioned. What is the best distance horizontally for onions?
Nice work! I have a similar system that uses irrigating rubber hoses, instead of PVC piping all the way through. I do like the precision it gives to planting locations, though.
Genius! Thank you. I just started gardening last week and have quite a bit growing. I'm excited to make my drip system using your tips.
Thanks for watching and commenting All About the Hendersons. Our channel is all about "Just Do It Yourself", becoming self-reliant and saving lots of money by not paying others for tasks that YOU can do! Congrats on the garden! We garden in raised beds in the Mountain West of the USA. Best to you, DFJ
Thank you for the video. Will it work for a 300 feet long line? WHat is the maximum length for which it will work? Thank you
if the spray is too harsh coming from the pipes you can wrap an old sock around the holes and secure it with zipties. the water will dribble out through the sock instead of spray off to the side.
Hope you still use this account.
Would it work underground?
Wrap the sock around the holes so the holes don't get plugged but the sock is always wet and since the pipe is under dirt, so is the dirt.
Thank you Elder. Much Love and respect.
Thank you, too!
Are you bonding the pipes together with anything or just pressing them together so you can take the system apart over the winter?
My garden is 50' x 100' - would I be able to do a 100' run on the ends or should I plan to have my supply in the middle of the garden and run 50' from the center? Thanks for your advice!
I just press mine in as the water pressure is low enough not to blow the pipes apart. The main thing to make this work well is to keep the ground as level under the pipes as possible. If you are using a water hose to supply the water, the pressure won't force the water through the pipe if there is a hill of dirt under the pipe making the water go uphill. Let me know how your irrigation turns out at jay@dirtfarmerjay.com.
Just found your channel - Subscribed-Liked-Notified. Very affordable system. Loved the drilling tip. And the planting next to the holes tip. Probably another thing that would work - if you needed to close off holes is a slice of bicycle inner tube and two hose clamps to act as a "Fernco". Might not be a bad idea to add a garden hose coupling. Looking forward to your videos, Jay!
Joe CNC - Thanks for the sub! We're glad you like the video and the system you outlined. Great idea on the sections of bicycle inner tube to shut off areas. That's a keeper! Best Regards, DFJ
If plugging up holes just use a roll of cheap electrical tape. The $0.50 a roll kind. Easy on and easy off.
Would you ever recommend PVC pipe on longer rows? My garden is ... large. I've used 25, 50 and 75 soaker lines previously, but am tired of the hassle. Is there hope using PVC? I have only 4 house spigots to draw from and use timers. Thanks, anyone!
We have used this watering method for several years now and have been very happy with the results. If you don't want to replace pipes each year, be sure to take the lines apart and store inside a barn or somewhere that the sun cannot reach. That will help your setup last longer. Good luck! Dirt Farmer Maggie
throw a quick attach hose adapters for quicker connection dealings.
You've got my subscription. Excellent video!
Excellent! We've got a new edition of this video coming out mid-winter in preparation for the 2024 gardening season, watch for it! Best, DFJ
Thank you! Really instructive and some great tips. (beautiful view in the background too - snow capped mountains)
Thanks for watching and commenting G B. Looking forward to getting these pipes back out of the tractor barn and putting them together again - for season #5!
Best too you and yours, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Awesome love your enthusiasm and the fact that You give Matt the honours!
Thanks Bill Hartley for watching and commenting. I will guess that you are from the UK. Spent quite a bit of time there during my working career. Beautiful land and wonderful people! Best to you, DFJ
Very nice information. It was quite easy and nicely explained. I am from mumbai. India. Keep it up sir. Thanks n God bless you.
Thanks and thanks for taking time to write and let us know that we have a member of our viewing family from Mumbai! Best, DFJ
Thanks for your help I’ll let you know how I get on hopefully it all be good I’m sure it will be good
Hi There! I LOVE this idea. Question for you...how do you connect this system to your water source? I'd need to connect it to a hose. How would I make that connection using PVC pipe? Thanks!!
You many not find locally, but here it is on Amazon: amzn.to/3enIYX9
You can buy: PVC Garden Hose Threads to PVC Slip (Glued) or National Pipe Thread. Sounds like you would use Garden Hose to Slip. Just tell the Hardware guy that's what you need. Unless he's a teenager he'll know what you mean. Then glue it to your system as Farmer Jay recommended. Just don't drill to many holes until you know if you have enough water to supply the holes you drill.
Stephanie Keays, here's a link to get you all connected correctly.
homedepot.com/p/3-4-in-Slip-X-FHT-PVC-Hose-Fitting-53360/100130381
Thank you so much, very helpful tips as I setup my system!
Check out our updated video as well at ua-cam.com/video/LIc51fb9q_A/v-deo.html.
Dirt Farmer Jay, thank you for posting this video. I was just trying to decide how to water my hydrangeas this year without having to drag a hose out every day during the hot summer months. I'm going to paint the PVC pipe brown to blend in better with my mulch! ~Margie
PVC will degrade in direct sunlight so painting it will make it last longer too.
@@wesley00042 Thank you, I didn't realize that there was an added benefit to painting it!
I would love to do something like this, but I don't think my well pressure would allow for even pressure through multiple lines.
Informative video. I want to irrigate 300 feet in a straight line. What kind of manifold would you recomment for this?
Grandiosa Idea...Además es mucho más duradero el material de PVC..sañudops desde B..aja California
Gabriel, yes indeed. Thanks for watching our video and taking time to write! Best, DFJ
Good practical information. No time wasting waffle. Like it
Glad it was helpful!
First time viewing DirtFarmer Jay. LOVED it! Excellent teacher! And, I have a new crush.
Thanks for watching and commenting Amy Asmussen. I don't mind if you have a crush on DFJ. I've had a crush on him for 32 years now!! Best to you, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Great video, I just finished setting up my system, it cost me a pretty penny, I wish I saw your video before I spent all that money.
Thanks for watching Master Chief Lopez. Sorry you didn't see our video first! By your Master Chief log in, I assume you were in the Navy or Coast Guard? In any regard, many thanks to you for serving our great country. You have all our admiration, Sir. Best. Dirt Farmer Maggie
sure Jay Good idea...i have one improvement on that project for fertigation too...........by adding a 1 litre bottle on each dripping hole
Thanks for that!
Great idea. I see you have snow-capped mountains... What about putting the lines in the ground to prevent sun rot and freezing?
Thanks for watching! We actually take out the press-together system each year to make the plot easier to top dress and work in without having the lines in place. Burying the lines also impedes the flow of water weeping from the holes, but not entirely. We like the water stream from each hole to project a bit to get the seed planted about 4" from the line for growth and weed control space. I hope that helps! We have a new version of this video coming out as well that has a few enhancements. Be sure to watch for that. Best, DFJ
Hey Jay, thanks for this! Can you explain how you connected to the water source? Looks like underground. Thanks!
Danielle, thanks for writing. Indeed, this section was connected to an irrigation circuit operated by a controller/timer. However, this could also be a hose-connected, and there are hose bibb controller units now readily available that allow you to take a much more low-tech or dedicated to a single space approach. I hope that helps! Best, DFJ
This is a great video. Really good ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice setup! If I have an elevated rail water collection tank,could I use that as a water source? I am thinking it should work,as the system is low pressure.
Like your video, we’re wondering your water source and water PSI?
This video was extremely informative. Thanks a mil!!
Finally, I have looked at so many drip systems it's not funny. Yours is easy and affordable. But I have one question. What size of pipe are you using?? I have raised beds, ground beds and a berry patch. I can set each area up separately to water different days but not sure about proper size of pipe. Thank you for making it simple for an old gal
PJ - it's good to hear from you. It sounds like you are a lifelong learner - you are our kind of people! We generally use 3/4" pipe, but if you have a large area, use 1" for the main distribution header, and 3/4" for the laterals/legs. We glue up the header, but press fit all the others with usual fittings. This allows us to disassemble the system at the end of the system. Let us know how it turns out! Best Regards, DFJ
@@DirtFarmerJay thank you for your help. I'm gonna have to do 3 separate drip systems , but your system is what I can do my self. But again thankyou so very much
Nice video! Currently I’m using the black line with soaker hose coming off of it to water my garden but the gophers keep eating through my tubes so I want to use schedule 40 PVC and make a system like yours to try and prevent this. Currently I have 8 to 9 25 foot rows. Do you know if I would be able to run that many rows off of the main manifold or will I need to create multiple zones?? Currently I have my system hooked up to an automatic sprinkler valve and the timer it was hoping to continue with that to have the ability to automate my watering schedule. Thanks
Danny, thanks for the kind comments! Sounds like you are having to try multiple approaches and materials to overcome the "locals." I suspect for your size of irrigation system, you'll need to break this down into sub-zones. That can be done with valves inline on the manifold itself. Even a 1" high volume water connection would likely have problems keeping up with what you've described. Having said that, we are finding that if you create loops with each pair of laterals (by joining each pair with 2 elbows and a straight pipe), the system balances out a bit better as well. I like the automation portion, but if you need to subdivide the lateral or a portion of the system, you'll only be able to semi automate. I hope that helps! Best Regards, DFJ
Thanks for the reply. Do you have any idea on how many lateral and what lengths you can do per system before needing to put an inline valve to sub divide? Thanks again
@DirtFarmerJay ~~ Will this irrigation technique work on 3 - 50 ft rows fed by a water hose? Also, does the soil need to perfectly level? We tried weeper hoses this summer and found low spots prevented the water from making it to the end of the hose.
Linda, thanks for watching and writing. This will work for your setting, with a couple of caveats. First, you will need an adequate supply of water coming through the hose. For most outside faucets in the yard (not those attached to the side of the house with the water coming from a small supply tube from inside the house), you should be fine. Use a quality 5/8" hose, and use 1" to make the supply manifold/lateral that will supply each of the row runs. Then reduce down to 3/4" for each of the runs and drill the 1/16" holes at the desired spacing.
The soil doesn't need to be level, but the lower spots will get more water. If your plot runs downhill, put the supply side on the uphill side to take advantage of the slope. Where there are low spots, you can run the pipes on tops of bricks or wood blocks to get the water to go where you want it. It's a quick trial and error to get the water where you want it.
Let us know how it turns out! Best Regards, DFJ
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Jay, great tip with the pvc. I am putting in a vegetable garden 25' x 50' making 7 rows 44' long. Your system looks great to build and economical. My putting water into the drip system will not be from well or town but from 275gal Ibc totes food grade sitting 15' above garden. I have 3 of these totes one collecting rainwater from house and garage one to put on hill above garden and third to put on trailer to pump water from well on other side property. That is how I will keep garden tank full.I know you said it was not about water pressure but water volume in the system to create the drip. Do you think that the volume of water coming from tank would be enough to get water to the end of 7 lines. There will be some pressure from the 15' drop and from 2" tank valve to 3/4" line. Also the lines for the drip will be 3' apart on the row hills. Thank You Mike
I really like this plan. Did you have any problems getting water to the end of your 44 foot row?
First video of yours I’ve ever watched. Great job. I’m a new subscriber now!
Roy Grubbs lol. What about a drip hose? Take you minutes compare to this crap.
Welcome aboard! DFJ
Great idea for lining up the holes. I started the framework for a similar system last year but life got in the way and I never completed it. I just placed it in my garden space today while pondering the hole drilling situation. Your video is right on time for me, thanks! For corn, what is the pitch or spacing you recommend?
Thanks for watching and commenting R Mont. To answer your question, DFJ says to drill the holes 8 to 12 inches apart. You'll want to make sure the soil is as level as you can as the watering is based on the amount of water in the pipe, not water pressure. We install the pipe system every year and then turn it on for a few minutes. Then we plant the crops where the water was. Perfect way to know your water will be going to the right spot. If you see uneven watering, it's probably due to low or high spots in the field. Best to you, Dirt Farmer Maggie
Brilliant, Great Craftwork minds Organically think alike
Does the far end of the pipe put out as much water as the end nearest to the water source?