Thanks for the very informative video. Lots of good information. I’m running 120’ of 1/2” flexible PVC tubing and 1/4” off that to each plant. To keep the water pressure consistent I use adjustable emitters that are on a spike with holes either in 180 or 360 degree pattern. I use adjustable micro sprinklers for row crops. By doing this I can dial in the watering requirements for each individual plant or row crop. I try to set each one up to water over a 20 minute cycle with no puddling. I tapped into the existing turf irrigation line (3/4” PVC) to run the 1/2” flex tubing. I do recommend a particulate filter if you run either flag drippers or micro sprinklers. Love the channel and always pick up something new from you and also from the subscribers. Lots of very good gardeners watch your videos!
I forgot to mention my soaker hose solution. Never attach it directly to the spigot. Use a regular garden house to get it where you want it to be and I get even coverage every time. It seems to stabilize the pressure a bit. Great drip line tutorial!
So glad I watched this video before installing my system! I learned a lot and changed up a few things you recommended. One was that I added the flow valves to each bed, what a great idea. Thank you Brian!
Brian ive been watching you for two years now. I have two 10x10 raised beds that i put the drip system in absolutely love it. This winter im in south flordia i decided to try canvas pots and drip system on my little patio its working awesome. Already had my first cucumber and planning on carrying them home to ny in may and putting them in my garden. I do have some issues with leaves drying out. After watching today i think im watering to much. I have my timer on 4 times a day for 15 mins. Im searching your videos to find the one about this problem. Again thanks for all you do. I love these and use it all
Brian, your suggestion about putting containers on a separate line is spot on. The containers need water more often and I am happy I thought of thus while layging out my plan for my drip lines. The drip line for these containers was the simplest to install as the 1/4" rubbing is vey flexible.
I know some who over watered and lost there plants because they thought their system wasn't working right Thanks for informing those who didn't understand the drip system your the only one that I've heard explain Good question from your viewer
Congratulations Winners! You just help make the three winners life a lot easier. I have drip I. My five gallon buckets which has help so much but I do have a soaker hose I my raised bed. Hoping to put some drip I there this year if possible. I just need to get a better and more dependable timer. Thanks for covering the questions too Brian. God Bless.👩🌾🌻
Have to watch this later but I'm so glad I listened to you about getting my tomatoes to ripen faster, tomatoes are rockin. Thanks great info, I'll never forget it.
Thank you for a very informative video. I’m currently putting in a drip system. I’m in Australia, where we swing from drought to dry every year and have to be very careful with using water from the city supply - it’s expensive and laden with chlorine. I have settled on a gravity fed system feeding from a 5 gallon container which I can fill from our rainwater tanks and into which I can use straight rainwater or water plus microbes, fertiliser etc. the drip line has integrated “pressure controlled” emitters, at 300ml spacing, meaning that each drip point delivers the same amount of fluid to the soil along the line. The drip line is designed to be installed under the mulch, so minimal waste through evaporation or wind. Each bed’s system is self contained, meaning that each bed will get a maximum of 5 gallons - it runs out when it runs out! Each emitter on my system is rated to deliver 2 litres per hour. I’m starting with 1 bed as a trial.
Interesting. In Australia as well, and god do I understand the drought - dry cycle lol. We are putting in fruit trees so will be doing a multi drip system with multi zones (go hard or go home lol) so will be very interested to see how others are doing theirs.
We do have 55 gallon water drums collecting water from our roofs here in western NY. Lately we haven't been getting a lot of rain, but when it does come it's fast and hard. It helps a LOT since our garden is so far away from the house (water source). Thanks for the research amd info on that!!!!
@K Barnes We are on a well and have hard water and have had no problems. This was our first year using drip tape and are expanding the garden using it.
Congratulations to the winners! Hope to try drip in the future, but my tiny porch garden isn't really suitable at moment. But taking notes for future projects!
I just cobbled together a manual drip system for my containers and fabric pots using 2 of those sturdy 34 oz. Arizona cylindrical ice tea bottles from the $1Tree. The end result is a 40-42 oz. slow drip water reservoir that releases a drop every 15-45 seconds instead of every, say, every 5 seconds. The DIY videos I kept finding online had creations that dripped too fast IMO and left the water reservoir too exposed to evaporation with wide open bottles and tube insert inlets. I also didn't have the space for a 5-gallon setup and didn't want to look at lots of tubes or lines laying about a/or to maneuver around in my tiny balcony area. I liked the Arizona bottles the most because they are wide enough to sit stationary without tipping, but not too wide to be in the way, offer a good 'tank' volume, and are not a crazy, unwieldy shape. They also look mostly decent when put together and can be set within a large pot on top of the soil or set outside of it depending on the final length of the drip tube. Bonus that you can also put a small 3-4" pot on top on the flat surface of the inverted top bottle to maximize vertical "layering" or as simple decoration further adding to my setup's form and function. I am mainly trying to circumvent my balcony containers drying out like crazy during the summer in addition to creating a more "automated" system. I legit have ADHD and getting on a consistent watering schedule can get difficult. I am sure my set up can be modified a bit better, and work for those going on vacation as well I wanted to keep it low tech, easy/lazy, and only use items I already had on hand. Overall the items are generally cheap to buy or easy to sub out if needed: -Scissors -Box Cutter -Soldering Iron (tapered nail and lighter/stove flame can sub) -100% cotton twine (cooking or butcher's kind)...what is used to tie turkey legs, roasts, or meat pkgs up with, cut 5 pieces 16"-18" in length -1/4"ID x 3/8"OD clear vinyl tubing (chk the plumbing section at the big box, sold in 10' cut/wrapped rolls, $4-$5 or less)...aluminum foil can sub...cut in 10"-12" lengths...foil can be ~3"-4" wide -2 AZ Ice Tea Bottles, 34 oz. (I get and drink the Ginseng Green Tea ones)...other bottles can sub, like the standard 32 oz Gatorade ones, any others are too wobbly I have been finding so far in various test outs. >I cut off the cap band at the neck >Leave 1 bottle in tact except for making one really small hole w/ the soldering iron just below the neck / cap area, this will be the inverted top bottle >Cut the 2nd bottle straight across (or around?) about 3.5"-4.5" up from the bottom. This will be the base piece. >Solder / melt a slightly larger than 1/4" tubing hole just above the point where the neck hole of the inverted bottle lands when it's seated in the base. What you're looking to do is have the neck hole of the inverted bottle sit below that tube hole so that it is immersed / covered in water the majority of the time. >Cut/Slice 4-6 vertical ~1/2" slits at the top of the bottom bottle >Take 3 of the 5 cotton twine pieces & tie them in a knot on one end (not super tight) and make a braid (not super tight). I just held the knot in my teeth to do it, but you can also binder clip the knot to something stationary to do the braiding. >Repeat the braiding process with the other 2 twine pieces and the completed braid piece to create a thicker braid for wicking/dripping H20. I also used a singular braid with thin cut cotton flour towel pieces from the $1 tree kitchen section. I found the braiding and 100% cotton components work the best. >Insert wicking braid into the clear tube piece or roll / wrap it length wise within the aluminum foil. A small piece of the cotton braid that will hang to drip on the outside should stick out on one end. The longer braid piece will sit inside the bottle out of the other end of the foil or clear tube. >Recommend "priming" or soaking the whole braid in or out of the tube or foil BEFORE inserting it into the bottom bottle hole & completing the set up. >This unit must sit above tthe pot or grow bag container, at some level, for it to drip/work properly. Determine where placing or staging the unit with the hanging drip tube would be best at this point (inside / outside the pot) and how you can best elevate the drip waterer BEFORE filling it. >Fill bottom bottle below the hole. There may be some spillage until you figure the exact amount (which you can mark with a Sharpie line for refilling), so be careful >Fill the top bottle holding your finger over the neck hole and quickly insert it into the base section. >Seat it securely, adjust the drip tube & observe your drip rate to see if you need to make any final tweaks.
I know one concern is unsightly algae forming in clear bottles, containers, or tubes when exposed to sunlight. I have covered my drip waterers with binder clipped bandanas so far to block some sunlight. I may spray paint the outsides later. More artistic individuals can probably have a go at it with acrylic paints. The bottles are surprisingly thick so anything permeating shouldn't be a huge factor in the short term. Those who can sew can make more custom "slipcovers", I suppose. Covering the clear drip tube with aluminum foil should help as well. Some other mods would be playing with the tightness of the aluminum foil or braiding to adjust the drip rate. I found that using one braid (vs. the double braid) resulted in a faster drip. You can see ahead of time how long it will take a 1/4 cup to fill to the edge or line and make calculations how long a bottle will last a/or how many you will need to set up if you're going on vacation. Another way to further minimize surface / soil evap would be to make a divet or small hole in the soil for the tube to drip directly into or cut a narrow piece of PVC pipe (~3"-6") to insert into the soil and get the moisture as close to the roots as possible. One could also conceivably keep prepped/filled extra bottles of water ready and nearby to do an immediate switch out when the one in the base becomes low or empty. A simple thick rubber band could block the neck hole to prevent evaporation. If the drip rate is timed correctly, perhaps every other bottle could be a light liquid fertilizer mixture or tea (compost or worm). The only other container I am considering testing out is the 64 oz (apple) juice type bottle with the rectangular footprint. I might put 2 tubes in one prototype just to see. This is definitely one way to keep these bottles out of the public areas and landfills. Especially since recycling is not the environmental panacea most people think it is.
Good info. I have 1/2 inch drip feeder tubing and 1/4 inch drip emitter tubing also and I think that is a good idea to return the 1/4 line to the 1/2 line to complete a circle/ circuit. RainBird say the limit to a 1/4 inch emitter run is 30 ft. I have never come that close but their emitter line is pressure compensated so all emitters emit at the same volume and I can see that is the case. You are right to say test your own system for irrigation efficiency. Finger test works all the time.
Lots of good questions answered here. Thanks. I am going to set mine up so I can switch the feed between rain barrels and a hose feed. That could be easily handled... in my mind. Where there's a will, there's a way. 🌱
I wanted adjustable bubblers for my boarder bed. Used 1/2 tubing to run all the way around the bed and tying it back into the line for your suggested option. By the way others are doing that also so it should work. But it didn't. I added some 1/4 inch line from the 1/2 inch to water a cluster of plants. Used about 200 ft 1/2 in line and 40 emitters. Added a psi regulator thinking that would fix the problem. Even shut down half of the emitters. It is still only a drip not a bubbler system. Think my mistake that I could only but 1/2in poly line Probably needed 3/4in line. Wanted the bubbler so I could plant wildflower seeds and needed the top of the soil watered.
I seriously need to do a drip irrigation system. I spend waay too much time watering. Like waaay too much. Thank you for the info! I'll be watching again in case i missed stuff.
Awesome! Didn’t win the drip timer but you have so much information, and answered my question about T OR Y connectors and other hoses . Love your info. Glad to see your health is + better❤️❤️
Congratulations to the winner. Hope they really enjoy Wise Orchard timer. My season is almost done for the year so I will definitely be checking into it for next year.
Congrats to the winners! I'm jealous !! 😄 Also, Brian, were you describing using a grid system when you were talking about the tubes going back into the system? I plan to do that next year (would have mistakenly done it with goof plugs this year had I not broken my elbow, so, silver linings!) because both you and my other favorite gardening channel (don't be jealous like me because it's really not a good look ;) learned that the hard way, too. Thank you for being here and sharing your honest experiences! - Laura in Boise, ID
I think I need a little drawing of what you said you did to balance the drip system in the "correct your mistakes" segment at the end. ??? Feeding dripper hose INTO dripper hose? I guess I'm one of those people who learn by seeing something done. :-/
thanks again, you're making gardening fun again . I have let me indeterminate tomatoes in ground all summer. Temperatures in the 90 daily. How long after the heat wave will i be seeing new flowers?
While watching another question popped into my mind. Hard water prevention. We have hard water. I use vinegar in the water when I can which prevents the build up. So, I stopped for a few minutes to do some preliminary research before bring this topic up. There is at least one product on the market meant for any hose. It states 10,000 gallons. I searched, "Clean Water Fun garden hose filter," on Google and came upon a question in the form I would have asked. I saw the quoted within the answer. I copied and pasted to find out more. It certainly seems there is at least one solution to hard water build up for a garden hose. Bonus: removes pesticides and herbicides too. I will most definitely be on the look out for this setup. Great video idea for you too. 😉 The changes section of your discussion you said you would have both ends connected. Makes perfect sense and reminded me that I had wondered about the distribution of water and even or uneven it might be. That is a great solution! Thanks! I will most definitely require the landscapers bidding to watch this video. Congratulations, winners! Lucky dogs you! 🤣
Thanks as always Paulla! That hose thing sounds like a really good idea and I think I'm going to look for it. We have hard water here as well. It would be great to try.
@@NextLevelGardening - You're welcome! I'm definitely going to be doing more search on it as well. Hopefully you come across the best first solution before I do so I can learn from you again. 🤣🤣🤣😉
I many not have won the prize but switching to watering from below gave me the prize of not one tomato with blossom end rot! I have 13+ feet tall sunflowers (and still growing)! Ten pound pumpkins (already canned)! The information learned is the real prize. Thanks again and keep on truckin'!
I have a rain barrel. I will tell you something that will blow your mind if you do not live in a wet climate. My barrel fully fills up in a week (sometimes faster). It is a 50 gallon barrel. It does not fill up by the rain. It is way too small for that. It fills up by the humidity our AC unit catches INSIDE the house. We have 90-95% humidity most of the warm times of the year, which starts in March and ends in November. If I had to catch the rain, for most rainy weeks, I would need at least 400-500 gallon tank :)))) I just leave watering cans in the driveway. They fill up nicely :) We worked extensively to restore and build drainage systems. Because before we did, we could not come out of the back door when it rained. The back door is a foot off the ground. Call me picky but I did not like patio furniture floating towards the neighbor's fence :) One of the days I came out - and the bird bath was gone. I looked around - ah, there is the birdbath, stuck in the fence, 40 feet from where it started its journey :)))) If you ever regretted your climate - do not. You have an awesome climate :)
I live in the San Diego area and have several rain barrels. They fill up quickly when we do get rain. I do not use it to water edible plants (I don’t know what is getting into the water from my roof and gutters 😳) but it’s great for our non-edibles like succulents.
I was in the er yesterday and didn't get to see you live but all of sudden I have a mole making tunnels in my garden. Idk if you even have moles in California....anyone just wanted to ask and see maybe on another question friday
You've seen snow once and have never felt freezing weather? If you and your family want to experience true cold, visit Winnipeg in January! 😆😅🤣😂 A friend from San Diego came to visit when it was only -7 and said he couldn't breathe 😂🥶 He is lucky it wasn't -32! 😂 I have a rain barrel 😀 Thanks for the info tonight! I am planning raised beds and watering system for next spring already! 😀 Have a great night!
Watering seems like an art and at least for me has included lots of trial and error. I used to do lots of drip and spray emitters but I've really liked the long drip lines with the emitter every 6 inches. The one thing I would suggest is getting the 1/4" shutoff valves to incorporate into the system. Seems to help a lot when one line is watering multiple veggie types or when a plant or crop is not successful its easy to turn that line off while keeping all the other lines active.
Hey Tomato man, lol, so far I have the strongest, lol flowers and tomatoes! However I have inch worms, only a couple leaves were chewed up! What should I do? Your the bomb! It's cool a man is gardening, BRADY
@@NextLevelGardening It does. I found an ugly tomato horn worm on a tomato plant. I pulled it off, and then sprayed all my tomatoes with BT. The next morning, I found a very dead and very black horn worm hanging from the palnt.
Good information. Congratulations to the winners. I still wonder about multiple zones like you had in the first drip video. I have only one bib with a splitrer in m back yard.Somehow Also on a different subject of a technical nature. I have been dropped from notifications for this channel. I am still subscribed and notifications are set to all, but I get no emails for your videos. I have checked my spam and they are not there. Am I in TH-cam jail?
I'm late to the party 😕 but I've been on a binge watching all your videos ever since I've discovered your Chanel! The promo code is not working on the website anymore.. Is there any way you can get us another one? 😬 I'm getting ready to make a couple raised beds and currently buying everything for drip so that timer will be awesome to have!
Hi Brian you should make a channel for making food direct from your garden because the tomatoes and basil salad recipe was so amazing I felt I am in a restaurant if you keep doing those things you will be the chef of TH-cam plz make it
Tape vs drip: No control over tape. If you have three beds, or all the garden on tape, there is no way to “turn off” the water to tomatoes or an empty bed. With drip you simple take away the emitter or that section of drip, or in your case turn the valve off to the bed. With tape you have to set up individual runs for each type of plant/vegetable to be able to control water to that particular one.
There are captions. I accidently set captions on. I didn't know why they appeared. I had to go into my setting to turn them off. Maybe check your settings to make sure they are on.
Congrats to all the winners! Thank you Brian for educating me on the how to's! Not as hard as I thought. I want to do Edible gardening more extensive next year. This will be a game changer!
I don't trust any of you any more. I'm going to ruin my tomatoes using drip irrigation because you leave it all up to me, Like I know what I'm doing. No. I don't. I can hook it up and still over or under water my tomatoes because you're not telling me how to do that.
Brian, I have been gardening most of my 65 years and I watch your channel daily because you always surprise me. I never stop learning here. Thank you.
Thanks for the very informative video. Lots of good information. I’m running 120’ of 1/2” flexible PVC tubing and 1/4” off that to each plant. To keep the water pressure consistent I use adjustable emitters that are on a spike with holes either in 180 or 360 degree pattern. I use adjustable micro sprinklers for row crops. By doing this I can dial in the watering requirements for each individual plant or row crop. I try to set each one up to water over a 20 minute cycle with no puddling. I tapped into the existing turf irrigation line (3/4” PVC) to run the 1/2” flex tubing. I do recommend a particulate filter if you run either flag drippers or micro sprinklers. Love the channel and always pick up something new from you and also from the subscribers. Lots of very good gardeners watch your videos!
I forgot to mention my soaker hose solution. Never attach it directly to the spigot. Use a regular garden house to get it where you want it to be and I get even coverage every time. It seems to stabilize the pressure a bit. Great drip line tutorial!
So glad I watched this video before installing my system! I learned a lot and changed up a few things you recommended. One was that I added the flow valves to each bed, what a great idea. Thank you Brian!
I used drip emitters for years, but this year I've changed over to drip tape. Drip tape is really a better option cost wise for larger gardens.
I am worried that if a rabbit ate through the tape it isn't repairable as the poly tubing is.
I keep coupling connectors on hand to repair any damage to the drip tape.
Brian ive been watching you for two years now. I have two 10x10 raised beds that i put the drip system in absolutely love it. This winter im in south flordia i decided to try canvas pots and drip system on my little patio its working awesome. Already had my first cucumber and planning on carrying them home to ny in may and putting them in my garden. I do have some issues with leaves drying out. After watching today i think im watering to much. I have my timer on 4 times a day for 15 mins. Im searching your videos to find the one about this problem. Again thanks for all you do. I love these and use it all
Brian, your suggestion about putting containers on a separate line is spot on. The containers need water more often and I am happy I thought of thus while layging out my plan for my drip lines. The drip line for these containers was the simplest to install as the 1/4" rubbing is vey flexible.
I know some who over watered and lost there plants because they thought their system wasn't working right Thanks for informing those who didn't understand the drip system your the only one that I've heard explain Good question from your viewer
I have 1 rain bucket and many small containers to collect water. Thank you for the tip for rain buckets
Congratulations Winners! You just help make the three winners life a lot easier. I have drip I. My five gallon buckets which has help so much but I do have a soaker hose I my raised bed. Hoping to put some drip I there this year if possible. I just need to get a better and more dependable timer. Thanks for covering the questions too Brian. God Bless.👩🌾🌻
Have to watch this later but I'm so glad I listened to you about getting my tomatoes to ripen faster, tomatoes are rockin. Thanks great info, I'll never forget it.
Thanks!
Thank you for a very informative video. I’m currently putting in a drip system. I’m in Australia, where we swing from drought to dry every year and have to be very careful with using water from the city supply - it’s expensive and laden with chlorine. I have settled on a gravity fed system feeding from a 5 gallon container which I can fill from our rainwater tanks and into which I can use straight rainwater or water plus microbes, fertiliser etc. the drip line has integrated “pressure controlled” emitters, at 300ml spacing, meaning that each drip point delivers the same amount of fluid to the soil along the line. The drip line is designed to be installed under the mulch, so minimal waste through evaporation or wind. Each bed’s system is self contained, meaning that each bed will get a maximum of 5 gallons - it runs out when it runs out! Each emitter on my system is rated to deliver 2 litres per hour. I’m starting with 1 bed as a trial.
Nice! Let us know how it goes!
Interesting. In Australia as well, and god do I understand the drought - dry cycle lol.
We are putting in fruit trees so will be doing a multi drip system with multi zones (go hard or go home lol) so will be very interested to see how others are doing theirs.
We do have 55 gallon water drums collecting water from our roofs here in western NY. Lately we haven't been getting a lot of rain, but when it does come it's fast and hard. It helps a LOT since our garden is so far away from the house (water source). Thanks for the research amd info on that!!!!
I have 16 rows 65 feet long and love drip tape. Works great. The only problem I've had with it is gophers will bite it.
@K Barnes We are on a well and have hard water and have had no problems. This was our first year using drip tape and are expanding the garden using it.
I got a rain barrel system made out of two plastic trash cans and a couple of kits, pretty easy to put together.....In NJ.
Nice!
Yay! I am so excited!!!
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Congratulations to the winners! Hope to try drip in the future, but my tiny porch garden isn't really suitable at moment. But taking notes for future projects!
I just cobbled together a manual drip system for my containers and fabric pots using 2 of those sturdy 34 oz. Arizona cylindrical ice tea bottles from the $1Tree. The end result is a 40-42 oz. slow drip water reservoir that releases a drop every 15-45 seconds instead of every, say, every 5 seconds.
The DIY videos I kept finding online had creations that dripped too fast IMO and left the water reservoir too exposed to evaporation with wide open bottles and tube insert inlets. I also didn't have the space for a 5-gallon setup and didn't want to look at lots of tubes or lines laying about a/or to maneuver around in my tiny balcony area.
I liked the Arizona bottles the most because they are wide enough to sit stationary without tipping, but not too wide to be in the way, offer a good 'tank' volume, and are not a crazy, unwieldy shape.
They also look mostly decent when put together and can be set within a large pot on top of the soil or set outside of it depending on the final length of the drip tube. Bonus that you can also put a small 3-4" pot on top on the flat surface of the inverted top bottle to maximize vertical "layering" or as simple decoration further adding to my setup's form and function.
I am mainly trying to circumvent my balcony containers drying out like crazy during the summer in addition to creating a more "automated" system. I legit have ADHD and getting on a consistent watering schedule can get difficult. I am sure my set up can be modified a bit better, and work for those going on vacation as well I wanted to keep it low tech, easy/lazy, and only use items I already had on hand.
Overall the items are generally cheap to buy or easy to sub out if needed:
-Scissors
-Box Cutter
-Soldering Iron (tapered nail and lighter/stove flame can sub)
-100% cotton twine (cooking or butcher's kind)...what is used to tie turkey legs, roasts, or meat pkgs up with, cut 5 pieces 16"-18" in length
-1/4"ID x 3/8"OD clear vinyl tubing (chk the plumbing section at the big box, sold in 10' cut/wrapped rolls, $4-$5 or less)...aluminum foil can sub...cut in 10"-12" lengths...foil can be ~3"-4" wide
-2 AZ Ice Tea Bottles, 34 oz. (I get and drink the Ginseng Green Tea ones)...other bottles can sub, like the standard 32 oz Gatorade ones, any others are too wobbly I have been finding so far in various test outs.
>I cut off the cap band at the neck
>Leave 1 bottle in tact except for making one really small hole w/ the soldering iron just below the neck / cap area, this will be the inverted top bottle
>Cut the 2nd bottle straight across (or around?) about 3.5"-4.5" up from the bottom. This will be the base piece.
>Solder / melt a slightly larger than 1/4" tubing hole just above the point where the neck hole of the inverted bottle lands when it's seated in the base. What you're looking to do is have the neck hole of the inverted bottle sit below that tube hole so that it is immersed / covered in water the majority of the time.
>Cut/Slice 4-6 vertical ~1/2" slits at the top of the bottom bottle
>Take 3 of the 5 cotton twine pieces & tie them in a knot on one end (not super tight) and make a braid (not super tight). I just held the knot in my teeth to do it, but you can also binder clip the knot to something stationary to do the braiding.
>Repeat the braiding process with the other 2 twine pieces and the completed braid piece to create a thicker braid for wicking/dripping H20. I also used a singular braid with thin cut cotton flour towel pieces from the $1 tree kitchen section. I found the braiding and 100% cotton components work the best.
>Insert wicking braid into the clear tube piece or roll / wrap it length wise within the aluminum foil. A small piece of the cotton braid that will hang to drip on the outside should stick out on one end. The longer braid piece will sit inside the bottle out of the other end of the foil or clear tube.
>Recommend "priming" or soaking the whole braid in or out of the tube or foil BEFORE inserting it into the bottom bottle hole & completing the set up.
>This unit must sit above tthe pot or grow bag container, at some level, for it to drip/work properly. Determine where placing or staging the unit with the hanging drip tube would be best at this point (inside / outside the pot) and how you can best elevate the drip waterer BEFORE filling it.
>Fill bottom bottle below the hole. There may be some spillage until you figure the exact amount (which you can mark with a Sharpie line for refilling), so be careful
>Fill the top bottle holding your finger over the neck hole and quickly insert it into the base section.
>Seat it securely, adjust the drip tube & observe your drip rate to see if you need to make any final tweaks.
I know one concern is unsightly algae forming in clear bottles, containers, or tubes when exposed to sunlight.
I have covered my drip waterers with binder clipped bandanas so far to block some sunlight. I may spray paint the outsides later. More artistic individuals can probably have a go at it with acrylic paints. The bottles are surprisingly thick so anything permeating shouldn't be a huge factor in the short term. Those who can sew can make more custom "slipcovers", I suppose.
Covering the clear drip tube with aluminum foil should help as well.
Some other mods would be playing with the tightness of the aluminum foil or braiding to adjust the drip rate. I found that using one braid (vs. the double braid) resulted in a faster drip.
You can see ahead of time how long it will take a 1/4 cup to fill to the edge or line and make calculations how long a bottle will last a/or how many you will need to set up if you're going on vacation.
Another way to further minimize surface / soil evap would be to make a divet or small hole in the soil for the tube to drip directly into or cut a narrow piece of PVC pipe (~3"-6") to insert into the soil and get the moisture as close to the roots as possible.
One could also conceivably keep prepped/filled extra bottles of water ready and nearby to do an immediate switch out when the one in the base becomes low or empty.
A simple thick rubber band could block the neck hole to prevent evaporation. If the drip rate is timed correctly, perhaps every other bottle could be a light liquid fertilizer mixture or tea (compost or worm).
The only other container I am considering testing out is the 64 oz (apple) juice type bottle with the rectangular footprint. I might put 2 tubes in one prototype just to see.
This is definitely one way to keep these bottles out of the public areas and landfills. Especially since recycling is not the environmental panacea most people think it is.
Good info. I have 1/2 inch drip feeder tubing and 1/4 inch drip emitter tubing also and I think that is a good idea to return the 1/4 line to the 1/2 line to complete a circle/ circuit. RainBird say the limit to a 1/4 inch emitter run is 30 ft. I have never come that close but their emitter line is pressure compensated so all emitters emit at the same volume and I can see that is the case. You are right to say test your own system for irrigation efficiency. Finger test works all the time.
Thank you for the rain barrel information, we have two barrels and never thought about connecting them to a soaker.
We have 2 rain barrels but not enough to keep up this year!
Lots of good questions answered here. Thanks. I am going to set mine up so I can switch the feed between rain barrels and a hose feed. That could be easily handled... in my mind. Where there's a will, there's a way. 🌱
How where you able to switch between using rain barrel or hose?
I wanted adjustable bubblers for my boarder bed. Used 1/2 tubing to run all the way around the bed and tying it back into the line for your suggested option. By the way others are doing that also so it should work. But it didn't. I added some 1/4 inch line from the 1/2 inch to water a cluster of plants. Used about 200 ft 1/2 in line and 40 emitters. Added a psi regulator thinking that would fix the problem. Even shut down half of the emitters. It is still only a drip not a bubbler system. Think my mistake that I could only but 1/2in poly line
Probably needed 3/4in line. Wanted the bubbler so I could plant wildflower seeds and needed the top of the soil watered.
I seriously need to do a drip irrigation system. I spend waay too much time watering. Like waaay too much. Thank you for the info! I'll be watching again in case i missed stuff.
Awesome! Didn’t win the drip timer but you have so much information, and answered my question about T OR Y connectors and other hoses . Love your info. Glad to see your health is + better❤️❤️
Thank you!
Congratulations to the winner. Hope they really enjoy Wise Orchard timer. My season is almost done for the year so I will definitely be checking into it for next year.
Congrats to the winners! I'm jealous !! 😄 Also, Brian, were you describing using a grid system when you were talking about the tubes going back into the system? I plan to do that next year (would have mistakenly done it with goof plugs this year had I not broken my elbow, so, silver linings!) because both you and my other favorite gardening channel (don't be jealous like me because it's really not a good look ;) learned that the hard way, too. Thank you for being here and sharing your honest experiences! - Laura in Boise, ID
I think I need a little drawing of what you said you did to balance the drip system in the "correct your mistakes" segment at the end. ??? Feeding dripper hose INTO dripper hose? I guess I'm one of those people who learn by seeing something done. :-/
thanks again, you're making gardening fun again . I have let me indeterminate tomatoes in ground all summer. Temperatures in the 90 daily. How long after the heat wave will i be seeing new flowers?
frost date 11-25
Awesome info! Congratulations to the winners!
While watching another question popped into my mind. Hard water prevention. We have hard water. I use vinegar in the water when I can which prevents the build up. So, I stopped for a few minutes to do some preliminary research before bring this topic up. There is at least one product on the market meant for any hose. It states 10,000 gallons. I searched, "Clean Water Fun garden hose filter," on Google and came upon a question in the form I would have asked. I saw the quoted within the answer. I copied and pasted to find out more. It certainly seems there is at least one solution to hard water build up for a garden hose. Bonus: removes pesticides and herbicides too. I will most definitely be on the look out for this setup. Great video idea for you too. 😉
The changes section of your discussion you said you would have both ends connected. Makes perfect sense and reminded me that I had wondered about the distribution of water and even or uneven it might be. That is a great solution! Thanks! I will most definitely require the landscapers bidding to watch this video.
Congratulations, winners! Lucky dogs you! 🤣
Thanks as always Paulla! That hose thing sounds like a really good idea and I think I'm going to look for it. We have hard water here as well. It would be great to try.
@@NextLevelGardening - You're welcome! I'm definitely going to be doing more search on it as well. Hopefully you come across the best first solution before I do so I can learn from you again. 🤣🤣🤣😉
I many not have won the prize but switching to watering from below gave me the prize of not one tomato with blossom end rot! I have 13+ feet tall sunflowers (and still growing)! Ten pound pumpkins (already canned)! The information learned is the real prize. Thanks again and keep on truckin'!
Awesomesauce! Congratulations to the winners!!
I have a rain barrel. I will tell you something that will blow your mind if you do not live in a wet climate. My barrel fully fills up in a week (sometimes faster). It is a 50 gallon barrel. It does not fill up by the rain. It is way too small for that. It fills up by the humidity our AC unit catches INSIDE the house. We have 90-95% humidity most of the warm times of the year, which starts in March and ends in November. If I had to catch the rain, for most rainy weeks, I would need at least 400-500 gallon tank :)))) I just leave watering cans in the driveway. They fill up nicely :)
We worked extensively to restore and build drainage systems. Because before we did, we could not come out of the back door when it rained. The back door is a foot off the ground. Call me picky but I did not like patio furniture floating towards the neighbor's fence :) One of the days I came out - and the bird bath was gone. I looked around - ah, there is the birdbath, stuck in the fence, 40 feet from where it started its journey :)))) If you ever regretted your climate - do not. You have an awesome climate :)
Congratulations winners!
WHAT would I do without your videos!
Congratulations 🎊
I live in the San Diego area and have several rain barrels. They fill up quickly when we do get rain. I do not use it to water edible plants (I don’t know what is getting into the water from my roof and gutters 😳) but it’s great for our non-edibles like succulents.
Wow. Great!
Congratulations everyone!
QUESTION: I am setting up a drip system(gravity feed)--can I use as my main line 1/4" tubing(no holes) instead of the 1/2" tubing??
I asked a freezing tube question and heard your suggestion.s. Won’t taking the end caps off and on loosen it and likely make them pop off?
yep i have 4 rain barrels in uk good old wet uk ☔️🤗
Congratulations to all the winners🥰
Congratulations to all winners!!!
Yes!
Congrats to all the winners!
Congratulations to All winners. I'm jealous.
I was in the er yesterday and didn't get to see you live but all of sudden I have a mole making tunnels in my garden. Idk if you even have moles in California....anyone just wanted to ask and see maybe on another question friday
Congrats to all!
More great info! Thanks!
Hi
When amending a raised bed for fall sowing, what do you use
Have you done a video on your jungle? I would love to know what types of plants you have and how you water it? It looks great and very lush!
He has garden tours on his channel where he walks you through his raised garden beds and the rest of his garden. They’re delightful!
You've seen snow once and have never felt freezing weather? If you and your family want to experience true cold, visit Winnipeg in January! 😆😅🤣😂 A friend from San Diego came to visit when it was only -7 and said he couldn't breathe 😂🥶 He is lucky it wasn't -32! 😂
I have a rain barrel 😀 Thanks for the info tonight! I am planning raised beds and watering system for next spring already! 😀 Have a great night!
Lol. I can imagine!
where do you get your equipment
Watering seems like an art and at least for me has included lots of trial and error. I used to do lots of drip and spray emitters but I've really liked the long drip lines with the emitter every 6 inches. The one thing I would suggest is getting the 1/4" shutoff valves to incorporate into the system. Seems to help a lot when one line is watering multiple veggie types or when a plant or crop is not successful its easy to turn that line off while keeping all the other lines active.
Yes!
Hey Tomato man, lol, so far I have the strongest, lol flowers and tomatoes! However I have inch worms, only a couple leaves were chewed up! What should I do? Your the bomb! It's cool a man is gardening, BRADY
Thank you! Use BT spray. Works like a charm!
What's BT spray, remember I'm a new student, lol!
@@NextLevelGardening It does. I found an ugly tomato horn worm on a tomato plant. I pulled it off, and then sprayed all my tomatoes with BT. The next morning, I found a very dead and very black horn worm hanging from the palnt.
Thank you!
You're welcome
I have two 50 gal rain barrels.
Good information. Congratulations to the winners. I still wonder about multiple zones like you had in the first drip video. I have only one bib with a splitrer in m back yard.Somehow Also on a different subject of a technical nature. I have been dropped from notifications for this channel. I am still subscribed and notifications are set to all, but I get no emails for your videos. I have checked my spam and they are not there. Am I in TH-cam jail?
I'm late to the party 😕 but I've been on a binge watching all your videos ever since I've discovered your Chanel! The promo code is not working on the website anymore.. Is there any way you can get us another one? 😬 I'm getting ready to make a couple raised beds and currently buying everything for drip so that timer will be awesome to have!
do u put drip lines below or above the mulch?
Below
Hi Brian you should make a channel for making food direct from your garden because the tomatoes and basil salad recipe was so amazing I felt I am in a restaurant if you keep doing those things you will be the chef of TH-cam plz make it
I have a rain barrel.
Come to Pennsylvania and we will help you feel freezing temperatures and experience enough snow that you're ready for it to go away. 😜
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Can you fertilize through the drip line? Some type of inline injection. Forgive me if it’s in the video, I haven’t finished watching yet.
Yes I did a follow up on that on Friday's video
Tape vs drip: No control over tape. If you have three beds, or all the garden on tape, there is no way to “turn off” the water to tomatoes or an empty bed. With drip you simple take away the emitter or that section of drip, or in your case turn the valve off to the bed. With tape you have to set up individual runs for each type of plant/vegetable to be able to control water to that particular one.
Thank you!
Congratulations to the winners! I’d share my phone number even though I didn’t win so you could crank call me anytime! Lol 😂
Lol!
No sure about drip tape, but I think it can be buried under ground...., do you ever get any algae issues or clogged emitter
Not yet
Gm. I do have a rsin container
Hello from Georgia
Hi!
Are you feeling ok?
Yes. Thank you
This is so funny we were just talking about this.
Other video is private why?
Which video?
@@NextLevelGardening your first drop irrigation
@@NextLevelGardening I’m not finding the kit that u said would be linked here, I’m a newbie to u tube can u help me ?
I missed a class because ya lost me! I gotta review! BRADY
Ok!
Congratulations to the winners. Thank you for the rain barrel item that is so cool because now I can look at that system and use it next summer🥳🥳
Perfect!
Who won
Why don’t you have captions?
Should be there.
There are captions. I accidently set captions on. I didn't know why they appeared. I had to go into my setting to turn them off. Maybe check your settings to make sure they are on.
Congrats to all the winners! Thank you Brian for educating me on the how to's! Not as hard as I thought. I want to do Edible gardening more extensive next year. This will be a game changer!
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rain buckets here
First world problem here, I have stopped recieving email notices of your videos. Is that a TH-cam problem or do you handle that?
Aww I didn’t win! Maybe next time!
Congratulations to the winners. I think I’m going to have to get this next year. The worst thing about gardening is I feel like I’m on house arrest.
😢can I get a consolation prize??
I wouldn't mind if you crank called me!.. Hahahaha
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Boo hoo I don't win
I don't trust any of you any more. I'm going to ruin my tomatoes using drip irrigation because you leave it all up to me, Like I know what I'm doing. No. I don't. I can hook it up and still over or under water my tomatoes because you're not telling me how to do that.
Congrats everyone!
Congrats to the winners.
Congratulations to the winners!