All these views makes me wonder WHERE ARE ALL THE THUMBS UP to show Nate appreciation for what he does for us??? C'mon folks, share these videos, subscribe and give Nate a warm & fuzzy feeling! 🤗
@@gardenlikeaviking As are YOU! You are so very welcome. I'll always be your cheerleader because you, your knowledge & guidance are SO worth it! 💖💞 I've been with you and have been spreading the word of the Viking Gardener since you were in the double digits of subscribers. I'm happy to see where you are now but it SHOULD BE MORE! Let's do this thing! 😜
@@smas3256 I know that you have. Never hurts to remind other viewers that they, too can help Nate build this channel & get the answers they need to be successful, right?
I've got all my grow bags lined up and use 1/4" tubing for watering. Bags are all 20-25 gallon, each has 6 emitters in a circle on top and held down with garden staples. It's been working great for potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, onions and most other things. I could never get squash to grow like your mom has though, they seem to like in ground a lot better (all varieties). I'm down in Georgia, and it gets HOT, so we have to water a little more often when it's not raining. Tubing and drip tape takes a lot longer to setup (and more $$), but I love it. You just need to check with a test weekly to make sure nothing is loose or broken. I bought several timers similar to yours (at the world's longest yard sale--which is coming up), and I'd watch for ones that use AA batteries. AAA batteries don't last long, especially the 1.2v rechargeable ones. I've found good AA 1.5v rechargeables that work a LONG time--the red EBL ones. Those are also a few dollars more, but have also been worth the cost! The bigger your garden, the more time you need for watering, weeding, and debugging, so any shortcuts you can make saves you a lot of time and money!
I live in the PNW where it rains a lot in the spring but I’m still worried about using a sprinkler because of everything on the internet. I did have an automated system but it was a pain with something’s getting too much water, some not enough and the timer not working. Sigh, I’ve been watering with the hose by hand this year and it takes me a good 2 hours + to get both gardens soaked. I’m going to put a sprinkler in my lower raised bed garden and let the veg. Figure it out. Thanks for all your wonderful tips. I really enjoy listening to your voice. It’s very soothing.
I love your videos. Unfortunately for me i dont have tap water available close to my veggie gardens. I rely on 5 gallon buckets and watering cans. Curious if you know that you are pronouncing Jadam incorrectly. Korean is a phonectical language so the vowel sound in JA is the same in DAM so its really pronounced Jah-dahm. And please dont get me started on Hyundai and Gangnam 😅
This system is great for in ground crops. However using it this way for Mom's containers wastes over half the water by putting in the space in between. Usually great content and spot-on info, but this one is questionable for the dry areas. Those are better with timed drip irrigation.
here water is ridiculously abundant and overflowing and conservation is not a topic on anyones mind so this is a very easy way to do it... here thousands of people literally water their lawn for hours on end!!!... not even growing anything useful!!... when I lived in Northern California and had to live off tiny little springs and water tanks then no we never did something like this we can only do drip lines to get the water exactly where it needs to be but its WAY more labor and cost intensive doing it that way... different setups for different situations
Is that chamomile in her bags growing like crazy?! Mine isn't taking off yet. It was a winter sow that I started in milk jugs it sprouted in the end of February. I couldn't transplant until May bc I was purchasing a new property. But it's been in the ground since the middle of May and it's barely grown. I Gave it homemade compost in the planting hole and some fish fertilizer a few times. It looks green and healthy just not getting big and flowering yet.
all of her chamomile is volunteer from the season before!!!... we only actually planted it once about three years ago and now it just self sows... don't worry yours will take off its just setting its roots... maybe post a picture to the discord or instagram and tag me so I can see it
I have a question. You can answer by PM I have a bio digester. Anaerobic methane gas produced. ; the effluent I use as flower fertilizer. My question is. What if I add leaf mold & compost to an air bubble container , feed it and let it grow aerobic for 24 hours ? What is your opinion of this ?? Thanks. I enjoy your highly informative channel
please watch this 5 minutes section of the Livestream yesterday where I dress this exact question ua-cam.com/users/livekz1h88GvIXw?si=yp3yQQX5MoEfiVIZ&t=390
Does it matter if they are baby plants that haven't establish very mature roots yet to implement this watering technique? For example, I am concern the baby cucumber seedlings would died/dried out if gone 3 days not watering in the hot humid Oklahoma territory?
if they are transplants then yes they need watered every day for the first week... but if they are seeds started in the ground then you do not want to water more than every 3 days as described in this video... it will make the young plants send roots much deeper in search of water which makes healthier plants overall
We are receiving rain every other day for weeks now. I'm not watering. Fields around me are flooded...drainage ditches are full. We just had 9 inches of rain in 48 hours a few days ago with 2 and 3 tenths of rain every day after that. It's so wet...gnats and mosquitos are thick here.
Ah, the traditional way the ancient Norwegian pirates watered their lettuce. PS: late night watering can lead to mildew. Set this for like 4:30 or 5 a.m. It will still have time to absorb and will dry out and not get diseases.
Nate, it wasn't my intention to create any problems the last time I commented on one of your videos, so I hope that my words didn't. You obviously have a lot going on, and what ...I... WANT to do with my life... is to become a foreign diplomat. Ideally, I want the US Government to send ME to Egypt. I can sing in Arabic and I have a good friend there. I could change world politics if I "worked for the US Army" in Egypt. I know that we're currently sitting on something that could save lives, if we built more of that specific "invention". I need help in this matter, unfortunately. I was dating a retired AF mechanic, but our lives are no longer compatible, and I have my own kids to look after (3 of them). I need a new "job"... now that I no longer work in hospitals as a caregiver. "Namaste", Sir 🙏
If you get reasonable amounts of rainfall, there is no need for supplementary watering and city water will indeed harm garden soil microbiome. Plants are what they eat, just like humans.
Just started watching your channel.... in watching this one , you are wasting so much water doing it this way though. If you are on well water, you may drain your well down running this for one hour.
different places present different opportunities... yes when I lived in Northern California we lived off capturing tiny little springs and storing in 5000gal water tanks so yes we did not water this way instead we used tiny little drip emitters right at the base of the plants... but here we live on the convergence of three massive rivers and water is essentially never-ending at this location it all comes from the rivers so the ease of this setup is ideal IMHE
Hooked one of these timers to my drip system and it needs higher pressure than you'll get from gravity fed from barrels. Works fine from faucet but not gravity fed from rain barrels.😢
Happy to see that I've followed a very similar method (using soaker hoses) in my raised beds for my Howden pumpkins. Though I'm still trying to figure out the best watering rate to train them to really reach deep with their roots and give me some big healthy pumpkins for carving. Would love to see a video from you all about growing pumpkins!
depends on how much rain you naturally get.... with proper mulching in place the pumpkins actually shouldn't require much additional watering unless its a really dry place or insufficient mulching... pumpkin video will be next season because we took a break from them for this year!! thank you!
Another informative video my friend. Tonight will be my third application of the new slug solution. My brassicas were getting eaten up. That stuff burns when you get it on you lol. I had already sprayed and then saw some weeds I thought I needed to pull.
Thank you for the affordable solution for watering the garden. Your links work for the sprinkler and timer but you might sell more if you put them in your store.
Thank you so much for all the knowledge you offer! My plants are thriving since following you and dare to say it, so am I! Gardening is definitely my sanctuary!
Florida 9B here, i usually end up doing my SmartPot Raise Bed Plants (8' and 12' varieties) every 2ish days. It's been a few days and the soil felt a little moist still, but I like to give a nice watering. One thing to note is that the roots WILL go through grow bags, so eventually the SOIL ITSELF needs to be watered as well. I actually have it set up now where I have my bags on a hill, so if I water above it, it will run down under the bags and water the roots there, besides going from the top. I've noticed tomato plants going through my 30 gallon grow pots, and my passionfruit burrowed through my 200 gallons pots as well. The raised beds are 24" deep I believe, and it seems a few tomato plants of mine have burrowed into the ground through that as well.
Oh my. I have vegetables in the ground, but my well doesn't produce enough water to water for 90 min. I'm lucky to get 20 min before my well is out of water, so I have to water every day or a couple times a day for like 15 min and then wait at least an hour to water again.
Good application. Output will vary by head pressure, y lie how full the barrel is. If possible get as much elevation on the drum as doable. As drum level drops you may have to micro tune it by adding a few extra minutes every day or days aD your application requires. Good luck 🍀
@@vonmajor yes sir thank you. We have it up on some cinder blocks, about 2 ft high. Then I'm going the cheap route, and just drilling holes in a bunch of old hoses. (last year, it did not have enough pressure for the typical prefab soaker hoses). However, now I have acquired a larger spigot, that is really just a shut-off valve that will give me a lot more flow... Thank you again - and blessings to your house and garden!🙏
thats only true in a small percentage of situations... for most situations its the best option to give plenty of time for the soil to absorb the moisture before it gets cooked off by the intense sun...
I have to document what needs watering since the newly planted versus the well established plants require different amounts. My ridiculous leafmulch is trapping the monsoon rains we got months ago. I feel I may avoid a lot of bean die off in July because if that base fertilizer. I'm all about that base. 😂
@@gardenlikeaviking is it organic? And since it's sold out what can I do to substitute for it? What's in a one and done? And thanks for all you do taking care of the Earth in the microbes on it.
I've had those brass junctions from home depot break on me twice. I'd suggest putting the timer between the outlet and the brass junction. Just in case it breaks.
Mesh cloth. Sold at homedepo, Lowes. His mom’s had a designated encaged area. It is mesh cloth, I’d say 1/4 inch. I also have used the plastic fencing. Got it at Amazon. It’s pretty sturdy and thick.
All these views makes me wonder WHERE ARE ALL THE THUMBS UP to show Nate appreciation for what he does for us??? C'mon folks, share these videos, subscribe and give Nate a warm & fuzzy feeling! 🤗
I've shared Nate's channel with many content creators. I also let the ads play through.
He should be over 1M subscribers!! 👍
you are always appreciated my friend!! thank you!
@@gardenlikeaviking As are YOU! You are so very welcome. I'll always be your cheerleader because you, your knowledge & guidance are SO worth it! 💖💞
I've been with you and have been spreading the word of the Viking Gardener since you were in the double digits of subscribers. I'm happy to see where you are now but it SHOULD BE MORE! Let's do this thing! 😜
@@smas3256 I know that you have. Never hurts to remind other viewers that they, too can help Nate build this channel & get the answers they need to be successful, right?
This is most simple easiest cheap solution exactly what I need every thing else is sooo expensive and complicated. Thanks for the no bull content
I like the garden setup. Just the fence to keep the critters out. Nice.
Thanks for the knowledge on watering. Love the less expensive methods. Thank you my Viking friend.
Great content as always. Love the way you present your work. Thanks
Great video Nate! This how I run my operation when I can’t hand-water. It’s nice for starting direct sown seeds too 😄
yes its perfect for seed starting!!
Missed everything LIVE this week “ ENJOYING” myself as well bro ✌️😎
Repeat after me. So easy! Thank you Nate
😂
Keeping it simple. Love it!
When I watered overhead with a sprinkler, I had horrible blight & powdered mildew.
that would be caused by other factors and not actually from the simple act of water hitting the leaves.
Gunna try that watering style !!
Great Garden Like a Viking video, as usual. Microbes bounce back so fast. JMS often powers through with it.
thats right my friend people like to way overcomplicate things!
I've got all my grow bags lined up and use 1/4" tubing for watering. Bags are all 20-25 gallon, each has 6 emitters in a circle on top and held down with garden staples. It's been working great for potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, onions and most other things. I could never get squash to grow like your mom has though, they seem to like in ground a lot better (all varieties). I'm down in Georgia, and it gets HOT, so we have to water a little more often when it's not raining. Tubing and drip tape takes a lot longer to setup (and more $$), but I love it. You just need to check with a test weekly to make sure nothing is loose or broken. I bought several timers similar to yours (at the world's longest yard sale--which is coming up), and I'd watch for ones that use AA batteries. AAA batteries don't last long, especially the 1.2v rechargeable ones. I've found good AA 1.5v rechargeables that work a LONG time--the red EBL ones. Those are also a few dollars more, but have also been worth the cost! The bigger your garden, the more time you need for watering, weeding, and debugging, so any shortcuts you can make saves you a lot of time and money!
I agree if you have the time and money to invest drip lines are the way to go
I live in the PNW where it rains a lot in the spring but I’m still worried about using a sprinkler because of everything on the internet. I did have an automated system but it was a pain with something’s getting too much water, some not enough and the timer not working. Sigh, I’ve been watering with the hose by hand this year and it takes me a good 2 hours + to get both gardens soaked. I’m going to put a sprinkler in my lower raised bed garden and let the veg. Figure it out. Thanks for all your wonderful tips. I really enjoy listening to your voice. It’s very soothing.
Perfect timing!
That’s awesome, thanks!
I love your videos. Unfortunately for me i dont have tap water available close to my veggie gardens. I rely on 5 gallon buckets and watering cans. Curious if you know that you are pronouncing Jadam incorrectly. Korean is a phonectical language so the vowel sound in JA is the same in DAM so its really pronounced Jah-dahm. And please dont get me started on Hyundai and Gangnam 😅
Great video, as always, thanks
Thanks!
thank you for the support my friend!!
Spending a little time on something for you to enjoy as well Chief ✌️😎
Nice system and hook ups. How much does mom's water bill increase compared to her winter water bill when not using water for her garden?
they actually don't even notice it... but I'd say about $10 a month at most for June July and august
do you have a video on your viking nutrients??
Wouldnt watering them at night increase the chances for disease?
This system is great for in ground crops. However using it this way for Mom's containers wastes over half the water by putting in the space in between.
Usually great content and spot-on info, but this one is questionable for the dry areas. Those are better with timed drip irrigation.
here water is ridiculously abundant and overflowing and conservation is not a topic on anyones mind so this is a very easy way to do it... here thousands of people literally water their lawn for hours on end!!!... not even growing anything useful!!... when I lived in Northern California and had to live off tiny little springs and water tanks then no we never did something like this we can only do drip lines to get the water exactly where it needs to be but its WAY more labor and cost intensive doing it that way... different setups for different situations
Is that chamomile in her bags growing like crazy?! Mine isn't taking off yet. It was a winter sow that I started in milk jugs it sprouted in the end of February. I couldn't transplant until May bc I was purchasing a new property. But it's been in the ground since the middle of May and it's barely grown. I Gave it homemade compost in the planting hole and some fish fertilizer a few times. It looks green and healthy just not getting big and flowering yet.
all of her chamomile is volunteer from the season before!!!... we only actually planted it once about three years ago and now it just self sows... don't worry yours will take off its just setting its roots... maybe post a picture to the discord or instagram and tag me so I can see it
I have a question. You can answer by PM
I have a bio digester. Anaerobic methane gas produced. ; the effluent I use as flower fertilizer. My question is. What if I add leaf mold & compost to an air bubble container , feed it and let it grow aerobic for 24 hours
? What is your opinion of this ??
Thanks. I enjoy your highly informative channel
please watch this 5 minutes section of the Livestream yesterday where I dress this exact question ua-cam.com/users/livekz1h88GvIXw?si=yp3yQQX5MoEfiVIZ&t=390
Does it matter if they are baby plants that haven't establish very mature roots yet to implement this watering technique? For example, I am concern the baby cucumber seedlings would died/dried out if gone 3 days not watering in the hot humid Oklahoma territory?
if they are transplants then yes they need watered every day for the first week... but if they are seeds started in the ground then you do not want to water more than every 3 days as described in this video... it will make the young plants send roots much deeper in search of water which makes healthier plants overall
We are receiving rain every other day for weeks now. I'm not watering. Fields around me are flooded...drainage ditches are full. We just had 9 inches of rain in 48 hours a few days ago with 2 and 3 tenths of rain every day after that. It's so wet...gnats and mosquitos are thick here.
I'm in Ct. You are getting our rain, it's apparent.
that would just be amazing actually
Talk about yeast fertlizer
I thought tomatoes should be watered at root? Ty
Ah, the traditional way the ancient Norwegian pirates watered their lettuce.
PS: late night watering can lead to mildew. Set this for like 4:30 or 5 a.m. It will still have time to absorb and will dry out and not get diseases.
Nate, it wasn't my intention to create any problems the last time I commented on one of your videos, so I hope that my words didn't. You obviously have a lot going on, and what ...I... WANT to do with my life... is to become a foreign diplomat. Ideally, I want the US Government to send ME to Egypt. I can sing in Arabic and I have a good friend there. I could change world politics if I "worked for the US Army" in Egypt. I know that we're currently sitting on something that could save lives, if we built more of that specific "invention". I need help in this matter, unfortunately. I was dating a retired AF mechanic, but our lives are no longer compatible, and I have my own kids to look after (3 of them). I need a new "job"... now that I no longer work in hospitals as a caregiver. "Namaste", Sir 🙏
If you get reasonable amounts of rainfall, there is no need for supplementary watering and city water will indeed harm garden soil microbiome. Plants are what they eat, just like humans.
Just started watching your channel.... in watching this one , you are wasting so much water doing it this way though. If you are on well water, you may drain your well down running this for one hour.
different places present different opportunities... yes when I lived in Northern California we lived off capturing tiny little springs and storing in 5000gal water tanks so yes we did not water this way instead we used tiny little drip emitters right at the base of the plants... but here we live on the convergence of three massive rivers and water is essentially never-ending at this location it all comes from the rivers so the ease of this setup is ideal IMHE
Nice to see your tiny little mom-
Tiny women can produce BRAWNY SONS!
Great useful info @GARDENlikeaViking-
Much appreciated. 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
💪🌞
Thank you!
Here's my thumb up. I can only vote once.
Hooked one of these timers to my drip system and it needs higher pressure than you'll get from gravity fed from barrels.
Works fine from faucet but not gravity fed from rain barrels.😢
Great advice. Water containers everyday in this 90 degree heat. Water inground garden every three days. Use mulch for all gardens.
Thank you!
Happy to see that I've followed a very similar method (using soaker hoses) in my raised beds for my Howden pumpkins. Though I'm still trying to figure out the best watering rate to train them to really reach deep with their roots and give me some big healthy pumpkins for carving.
Would love to see a video from you all about growing pumpkins!
depends on how much rain you naturally get.... with proper mulching in place the pumpkins actually shouldn't require much additional watering unless its a really dry place or insufficient mulching... pumpkin video will be next season because we took a break from them for this year!! thank you!
Another informative video my friend. Tonight will be my third application of the new slug solution. My brassicas were getting eaten up. That stuff burns when you get it on you lol. I had already sprayed and then saw some weeds I thought I needed to pull.
Yes sir, life saver..I was overly concerned of killing microbes, you've changed my grow game again Nate. Thank you again and again...
Viking, I messaged you on Discord about Viking granular nutrients.
Thank you for the affordable solution for watering the garden. Your links work for the sprinkler and timer but you might sell more if you put them in your store.
Good show, cheers Nate
Thank you!
Great video... definitely useful for my raised beds
Awesome video Nate! Thank you for that info- sometimes it’s the information that we think is common sense that is the most profound
Thank you so much for all the knowledge you offer! My plants are thriving since following you and dare to say it, so am I! Gardening is definitely my sanctuary!
Thanks Nate. Always great info that we need to know.
Florida 9B here, i usually end up doing my SmartPot Raise Bed Plants (8' and 12' varieties) every 2ish days. It's been a few days and the soil felt a little moist still, but I like to give a nice watering.
One thing to note is that the roots WILL go through grow bags, so eventually the SOIL ITSELF needs to be watered as well. I actually have it set up now where I have my bags on a hill, so if I water above it, it will run down under the bags and water the roots there, besides going from the top. I've noticed tomato plants going through my 30 gallon grow pots, and my passionfruit burrowed through my 200 gallons pots as well. The raised beds are 24" deep I believe, and it seems a few tomato plants of mine have burrowed into the ground through that as well.
yes very good point the roots definitely grow through the bottoms of the pots!
Yes! I've been watering like this with success for in-ground beds, but without the timer so far. Looks worth the investment.
Oh my. I have vegetables in the ground, but my well doesn't produce enough water to water for 90 min. I'm lucky to get 20 min before my well is out of water, so I have to water every day or a couple times a day for like 15 min and then wait at least an hour to water again.
Thanks so much Nate! Was just heading out to put a spigot on my 55 gallon drum and get some water to the beds 🙏🙏
Good application. Output will vary by head pressure, y lie how full the barrel is. If possible get as much elevation on the drum as doable. As drum level drops you may have to micro tune it by adding a few extra minutes every day or days aD your application requires. Good luck 🍀
@@vonmajor yes sir thank you. We have it up on some cinder blocks, about 2 ft high. Then I'm going the cheap route, and just drilling holes in a bunch of old hoses. (last year, it did not have enough pressure for the typical prefab soaker hoses).
However, now I have acquired a larger spigot, that is really just a shut-off valve that will give me a lot more flow...
Thank you again - and blessings to your house and garden!🙏
I'd love to see some updated pictures of your garden Linc... maybe consider posting to the discord chat?!!
8 min 56 sec summary:
"Set up a sprinkler on a timer."
Man you must love to hear your own voice to want to spin 6 words out for almost 9 mins.
better you stick to Tik Toc videos with your fractured little attention span
I thought watering over head, using sprinklers at night, induces fungus? Maybe I should finish watching the video.
thats only true in a small percentage of situations... for most situations its the best option to give plenty of time for the soil to absorb the moisture before it gets cooked off by the intense sun...
Yep. If you have things on a timer anyway, set it up for very early AM.
I have to document what needs watering since the newly planted versus the well established plants require different amounts. My ridiculous leafmulch is trapping the monsoon rains we got months ago. I feel I may avoid a lot of bean die off in July because if that base fertilizer. I'm all about that base. 😂
What is Viking nutrients?
its a dry granular fertilizer mix I've designed for people that want to purchase a one and done fertilizer.... but we already sold out this season
@@gardenlikeaviking is it organic? And since it's sold out what can I do to substitute for it? What's in a one and done? And thanks for all you do taking care of the Earth in the microbes on it.
Saved a lot of pondering at the store, thanks for the tips
❤
I've had those brass junctions from home depot break on me twice. I'd suggest putting the timer between the outlet and the brass junction. Just in case it breaks.
wow I've never had that happen but thanks for sharing your experience!
Wasteful, and watering the leaves could introduce disease and pests
Rain waters the leave so....... ?
@@smas3256 Yeah, this guy didn't really think it through. At least not beyond the same gardening misinformation you hear everywhere.
It doesn't rain every day by you, does it?
What's the netting that you're using dude? I am constantly seeking a pest prevention for possums, can you help me out please?
look up plastic fencing, or plastic wire mesh.
home depot, tractor supply, lowes all have it.
Mesh cloth. Sold at homedepo, Lowes. His mom’s had a designated encaged area. It is mesh cloth, I’d say 1/4 inch. I also have used the plastic fencing. Got it at Amazon. It’s pretty sturdy and thick.
it is in my amazon storefront under "Gardening Equipment"... thank you!