Simple Irrigation System
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- EVERYTHING about our irrigation system. There is a bunch of information about important things to consider when setting up your own irrigation system too.
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I have been doing this a lot longer than you, and on about 1000 times the acreage... and my hat's off to you man! You are a good farmer!
Who asked?
@@kavinmano7073 your aunt
Thanks for sharing this important but often overlooked information. This is one of the most important parts of operating a farm of any size.
Your knowledge is just outstanding , simple easy to realate to. Probably the best person on TH-cam that I have found anyway, when it comes to knowing your own gardens pros and cons , and how happy you are to explain everything you know after years of learning
Thank you Josh, this was tremendously helpful. Found it interesting when you originally posted it, but now that I'm designing a similar system of my own, this was invaluable
Best video out of 50plus I have watched on irrigation. This channel will blow up soon with subscribers
Thank you. I hope so! Just want to help out as many people as I can.
I can tell, best channel i have seen! Just give it time. I would be happy with 6k suscribers but i'll be there when you hit 300k plus
New sub here... Great content!
@@johkevw Thanks for watching!
@@brendangonano you were right. He did blow up with subs
Another great video! Thanks for all the details. I learned I need to change out the inserts on some of my wobblers.
Hey Josh, saw this just last week. Put it in today - so simple! Thanks very much.
Thank you for posting this! This is everything I wanted to know about setting up wobblers. Senninger should pay you for this.
Thank you!!! This was so useful. I needed to see how everything fit together and you explained and showed it all perfectly.
Thanks for the intense amount of information. I can always watch the part I need over and over gain until I get it.
Fantastic information, thank you Josh! Loving your videos man
Thanks Josh! I too, am on a well so I don't worry about waste. I was wondering about an automatic system so thanks for all the inspiration!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Great video, thanks Josh. I've got a small vegetable garden 40'x18'. After seeing this video I was inspired to install a single wobbler head 36" above ground in the middle of the garden - the sprinkler pattern covers the full garden. On the other end of the pipe I have a quick-attach connector for a hosepipe so all I have to do is click on the hose end and turn on the water. Maybe next year I will add an automated connection, but for now it saves me having to manually water the garden. Thanks for the inspiration!
You're welcome. I'm glad the video was helpful and enjoy the Wobbler. Thanks for watching!
what color nozzle did you end up using?
I'm definitely going to use the U posts. I found you on IG and you have one of the best looking market gardens.
Thank you!
This is amazing! Ty for your details! This is why I like your channel better than the other 20 I've watched.
This is excellent. Was just trying to figure out the best layout, and this answers many of the questions I had.
I'm setting up a 35 row, 100 ft drip system. This helped with some of my questions. Thanks for sharing.
Hey josh, great video buddy and it was right on time cause I’m trying to set up irrigation right now myself. I have 10 acres I’m currently growing on and still trying to get everything flowing smoothly and things are going pretty well right now.
I heard you say that you are in central NC. I am also. I am in a very small place called snow camp which is halfway between Burlington and Liberty NC or about 20 miles east of Greensboro. If your close enough it sure would be nice to maybe get together and share ideas and strategies and general knowledge possibly and see if we can help each other grow.
Let me know if you’d be interested sometime and we can go from there. I’m gonna go and start watching your other videos now. Take care and be safe Brother!
Josh, thank you for this video and your ideas for using wobblers - few of us knew of them before. In Russia - for sure. I hardly found these wobblers on Ali Express . And now it works on my blueberry bed. Thank you!
This is super helpful. Thanks so much for the info and for showing how you set it up. This makes it very doable.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and good luck!
You make great video content. Thank you for sharing your insight and putting in the effort to edit & upload. 🐝☮️☯️
You're welcome. I'm glad you have been liking the videos and thanks for watching!
So much to learn from your farm, Hoping I could get at least one bed.
Your content is great Josh! So good! Thanks!
Glad you have enjoyed the videos. Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I just purchased a few of these heads. Hopefully they work as I need them.
Thank you for sharing all details! Great info!
You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Great video and great looking market garden.
Thank you!
Thank you Josh...stay Blessed
You're welcome!
NOt overwhelming! THankYOU !!! Great overview of basic layouts!
Do you put a couple of spent wine cap mushroom spore in your beds? We have wider beds on con a curve to hold more water. with wider roads with tons of woodchips in the rows so we don't have to irrigation. then we put spent spore in your pathways. we have irrigation options but for the last 5 years, we haven't had to. It's almost like we made a water diaper that keeps things just moist enough. to not need to water anything except for watering things when transplanted or directed seeded. we also get wine caps from time to time. we get a lot of free woodchips.
You have a nice setup Happy Growing
Thank you.
Hi from OBX! Great videos. Keep it up! 😀👍
Will do. Thanks for watching!
Was waiting for that one
Thanks
Awesome video,,, thanks so much for sharing.... especially all the links of proven items....
I'm looking for a different water system for my gardens. It's to hot here in the spring and summer for sprinklers The plants would sun blister but I think this would be a good system for in the winter. That's when it cooler here in AZ.
I like your style, intro, and content. I will stay tuned!!
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the videos.
I have the mini wobblers " next size down" at my nursery and vege patch . Wobbler sprinklers are the best i wouldn't use any other.
This was packed full of information, thanks so much because it’s all the small details that can get frustrating you encounter them .
I was hoping you would go into the drip for the greenhouse. Thank you. Great video!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
25K subs after only 2 months. Holy cow!!
Very informative. Thanks Josh I'm subbed
Thankee you are a great teacher 🙏🏼nice looking garden. New sub here 👌🏽
Nice looking set up.
Thank you!
thanks for sharing. one question i have from using wobblers on my farm is how do you deal with areas of a block that get double coverage from the wobblers vs areas that only get hit by 1 wobbler? there's a trade off to make between larger areas with single coverage vs wasting water on the grass/weeds.
i've settled on making sure the blocks get close to equal coverage and as a result wasting more water on the grass. this reason makes me prefer drip lines though i agree with what you've said
Totally accurate!
Very nice build!
Thank you!
Great video
Josh, Thank you for sharing with us your sprinkler design. I have a couple of questions. 1. What is your well pressure switch settings, example on 30 psi off 50 psi? 2. How many inches wide are your rows? Thanks again
Awesome vid, thank you
Hi Josh, have you ever had problems running 4 sprinklers in series? How long is each line? Would it make sense to have things in parallel? I am designing my system (for 1/2 acre) and I am wondering about pressure drop in a line of 4 sprinkler heads (elevated like yours, with 32mm PVC)
I love your videos. Your farm is inspiring. After watching this I'm wondering. Does each row of wobblers have different pressure/water flow? I can't imagine every plant in your garden needs the same water which also makes me wonder, do you design your beds so that plants of equal water needs are together?
Hey josh. Nice video. I am not sure if anyone else commented on this but it would be good to have a back flow preventer behind those solenoids. You dont want any irrigation water to comeback into your house. Keep up the good vlogs.
Thanks for the suggestion and it is a good idea to have a back flow preventer in there. None of my systems (drip and overhead) are under pressure when they are off since they are open. They are also below the level of my house so in my case I'm not worried about water going into the house if the pressure dropped. But overall it is definitely a good idea to have one. Thanks for suggesting that!
great info cheers
Thanks for the info☺
awesome video! Mahalo from Hawaii.
Great video. Thanks.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Do you have a male connector at the bottom of the riser PVC screwed into a treaded tee connection?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences, it's really inspiring.
Ordered the wobblers today. One comment or question, am being told to-put in the pressure regulators, somewhere around 20 psi. Am on a well, pump puts out 60 psi. Thanks for you idea. I am going with pvc mainline, have had a problem with the plastic fittings coming apart. Am gone sometimes a week at a time , don’t need that to happen.
Great videos! addicted
Very informative!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
Josh, cool video. Love the irrigation set up. Nice greens. Did you start your lettuces from seed ?
how long do the black pvc tubing last in the sun like that? I made a line two years ago from white pvc line and in one year the sun destroyed the tubing.
ALSO ARTISTIC !
Hi Josh, I love your videos !!! How much water do you need to maintain your garden? I have started approaching my neighbors to develop market sized gardens on their land. I want to provide an estimate of water usage and to also provide a strategy for covering the cost of water used.
Superb 👌❤
Thanks so much for this helpful video! Question, are the pvc T’s at the bottom of the sprinkler threaded on both sides and not on the top? I assumed so but was searching for parts online before I head to the hardware store and wasn’t seeing this option.
Hi Josh. How high off the ground are the wobblers? And which wobbler did you use, the high spray or low? Thank you and great video!
How are you connecting each over head irrigation line to the header?
Thx Josh - main Q I have: do you run your irrigation just under your switch pressure to avoid your well pump from cycling on and off? my understanding - you’d like to have your pump come on and stay on for the duration of the cycle. followUp would be, what nozzles and GPM do they run at? also, do you get any burning on leaves when you water in summer to “cool off your lettuce”? Thx!!!!
@Josh Sattin is there a way to do wobblers with half or quarter patterns? or what kind of low flow head could I use on the edges?
Found your video on irrigation.
Pressure Compensating Drippers (PC) developed with advanced pressure compensating technology delivers a uniform flow rate even in areas with difficult topographical conditions. A unique pressure differential mechanism regulates flow and provides self-cleaning action, even while irrigating - for a clog-resistant design and high emission uniformity.
In the southeastern part of the state
Not a Lot of support for this type of farming, but charging ahead.
Water is my greatest weakness. Though I have a farm and field number ,I can't get a well permit the law here states if I'm within a certain distance of county water I can't have a well. The pressure on that system will run one one half inch impact. I have 6 50 by 170 gardens, access to water is killing my operation, but still a steady irritant to the system to get the well I need. Lost most of my transplants this year. I have used a small Artesia spring pond on the property in the past, but unable to use it now GAP certified. Nice looking Setup.
Eastern part of the state here, Don't over look rainwater capture. There is an urban farm in downtown Raleigh that has two massive cisterns they catch rain water in from nearby buildings to feed their hydrop operation. As for the well, that's got to be a zoning issue. You aren't supposed to or expected to feed an agricultural operation off a municipal water system. Check with the county coop extension to see if they can assist.
@@ryanwillett728 wish I had enough roof to run a cistern. There's hundreds of acres of swamp behind me. It is a zoning thing , many wells have been capped and converted to cou ty under the new regs. The problem is getting my registered farm recognised by the permitting process as a farm. I think I've got a channel opened between the ag people and the regulators ,but may be a year or more in the works. Got a call late Friday and getting an inspection in july. It's a matter of getting them to recognise less than dozens or hundreds of acres as a farm. Everything around me is rowcrop. I will loose a season to connecting all the dots ,and convincing them of the comercial viability of small acres. It seems To just be one more of the challenges of doing something out of the norm for where I live. Had one farmer tell me I couldn't call it a farm unless I was 100 acres and half a million starting capital. So.e vendors won't sell me seed unless it's exactly in traditional planting times. T I tell my girlfriend that I'm the two headed farmer. I'm verry rural and going against strong traditional concepts. The well will come, I just have to be prepared to.educate all involved in the concept of market gardening. Would love to visit the city garden.
Thanks.
@@charlesvickers4804 Actually, in NC, to qualify as a "farm" under the tax laws, you have to be 10 acres and produce a specific dollar value in crop, I think it's 10K - would have to look it up again. But the 100 acre farm thing is a farce and you can order seed online anytime you want. If you were speaking of Soybean, Cotton, Wheat, or Corn, yes you go to the back of the line for seed orders.
I'm well aware of what you are doing, because I'm doing/done the same as have many of the folks I work with in Carteret County, all of which are between 1 and five acres.
I don't know if it's answered elsewhere, but interested in the height of your risers and how you determined how high they should be?
I love your videos...watched soo many, about to do a setup here in New Zealand
This is a cool video, but it would be helpful to know what each part is in the wobbler riser set up. I haven’t been able to find a video detailing this and I’m struggling to figure out which part to order online. 😟
Well designed. Learned a lot and am stealing your ideas to use for my personal garden. I'm on a well an sometimes lose power too.
I have an inverter (2400 watt), some solar panels, but no good batteries at the moment or I'd have an alternate switch to power it (more for house use than irrigation). I also saw some DC deep well pumps that could be powered directly from a charge controller on some solar panels. Either of those might be future possibilities for you. Thirdly, I'm also going to hand drill an old fashioned pump well with a rotary post hole digger as a last ditch backup (water table is shallow enough here), but I could also hook a solar powered shallow well pump to that.
We have borrowed our neighbors portable generator to get basic stuff running in our house. We rarely lose power for too long other than maybe during a hurricane. But there is plenty of rain then!
Great video! I appreciate all the links. I’ll be installing some wobblers soon! Question though, if I’m running say 4-6 heads and using a water hose to get to garden, would 1/2” piping work on the hard lined garden bed side instead of 3/4”?
Thanks! I can't tell you for sure either way, but my instincts say you should use 3/4" tubing and make sure there aren't any diameter restrictions along the way. You don't want it going to 1/2" and then back to 3/4". Another constraint is your water pressure and the volume your water source can provide.
Hey Josh. Can you give us an idea of how long you run your sprinklers for & how many times per day.
If you drain it, will this system tolerate freezing temps you get in Raleigh or do you have to take it all apart for winter?
Suggestion, maybe i wasnt paying attention to your drip system but if you just tie the end if there is a clog, untie it and let the water flow. then you wont need a header on both ends
great video thanks for the info on wobblers!
How do you manage the grass that growing at your garden sir
The sprayers look like they’re doing great, but senninger makes a mini 1/2” pressure regulator that every wobbler should be threaded into. 15 psi is the ideal regulator size and it ensures every wobbler is throwing the same distance and isn’t overpowered, or else you’ll experience a fine most that drifts away.
QUESTION Josh: So, where the Wobbler is first connected to the female pvc connector -- is that pvc connector "threaded" also? If not (meaning wobbler threaded and pvc connector smooth) how to you properly glue them together so that no leaks? Also, do you find these female pvc connectors at lowes or dripdepot? Great Videos with just the exact info that everyone is looking for - many thanks for the share!!!
I built this exact same irrigation system last year at another property and am planning to do the same for the property I am on now. I am seeing mostly greens, have you trialed this system with tomatoes and peppers and other summer crops? I would love to know what your experience was if so.
truly iridium-quality sprinklers here!
Thanks Josh. God bless. Good videos, and very helpful.
You're welcome. Glad you like the videos!
Enjoy the pennies you get from my purchase. Thanks for the video!
Thanks men for video
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Great video! How do you deal with the weed pressure you get from overhead watering? Just lots of pulling? I'm not far from you and moved to drip tape because over head was germinating just too many weeds, I also had to go to weed matting over the tape/under plant to help keep the pressure down.
I don't till and add generous amounts of compost. This acts almost like mulch. The key to reducing weed pressure is to eliminate the weeds before you even plant them. Check out this video th-cam.com/video/sN-JCyM0HZs/w-d-xo.html
But what's your gallon per hour, I've tried not asking and following videos however I'm several in. What do you recommend gph for tomatoes peppers I've seen some lettuces on drip to percent first splash. I'm on my first year market garden weed pressure and available funds are putting a really hurting but not giving up love your videos and a huge fan!! Hopeful for answers.
{ am wondering why you use 2 drip lines for tomatoes and peppers and such I have been using using 1 line for years I am on sand and the spread of water soaking is 3 to 4 inches each side of the drip line the root get plenty of water with 1 line and I usably get 4 to 5 years out of my lines. I to do use over head on greens and high rotation crops just my two scents worth not taking any thing away form what your saying
Good channel, I'm setting up a big deer enclosure garden area with auto watering and cameras because I'm not there for extended periods of time.
Amazing info bud question though. Any thoughts on ground prepping for someone that may live in the south west? Dirt is hard like clay and if u we're to set up an irrigation system for that how would u go upon that? Thanks if u got any tips. I grow successfully but I don't think the plants are maximizing fruit and veggies to the fullest size
We have super hard clay soil here in NC. I am adding lots of compost to the surface and planting into that. By broadforking and not tilling, the biology is slowly making the soil better.[
@@JoshSattinFarming ok thanks brotha for responding and keep up the good work on the videos. I'll be keeping an eye out for the next one
This is an excellent video. I have a 16x50 foot (5 rows @ 30 inches) personal garden and I was planning on using drip for the whole thing. After watching this I'm considering just two of these wobblers in the center row. It would certainly be easier to put together (and cheaper) than a whole drip system.
I have a question that's not related to irrigation and I'm finding it hard to get answers. I haven't been able to find much information on crop spacing in 30 inch beds. Are you just spacing according to the seed specifications? Any information sources you know of would be awesome!
I noticed that in your tunnel you have two rows of tomatoes on the inside row and only one row on the outside. Is that due to the side walls "bending" inward and not having enough room for the tomatoes to grow straight up?
Thanks for the videos!
These two books have a bunch of information on spacing:
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If you are using a Jang seeder then check this out:
paperpot.co/product/jp1-jang-speed-seeder-no-1-the-complete-kit/
Check out this video to see the setup of my tunnel:
th-cam.com/video/Eg-A8_L2N30/w-d-xo.html
@@JoshSattinFarming Thanks!
You can always add a rain gauge to turn off irrigation during rains
Thanks for this video. Do you anticipate ever needing to cover your beds with a high tunnel? If so would you still have the same irrigation system? I have 2.5 acres in Canada that I am planning for 2020.
I would love more tunnel space. It depends on the size of your tunnels. If they are large enough then you could definitely use this sort of setup. If the tunnels are smaller then check out Farmer's Friend, they have some cool overhead tunnel irrigation setups.
farmersfriendllc.com/products/irrigation/overhead-irrigation
@@JoshSattinFarming for tunnels or greenhouse check put "netafim spinnet overheads -- I love them -drip works and drip depot both have them i believe.
Thanks for the vids!!
Great video Josh. I have been enjoying your series. Have you thought about a backflow device for your irrigation system?
Yes, people have asked me several times about this. The system is not under pressure since I am using drip irrigation and wobblers. All of the irrigation stuff is located below the level of the house too. If the pressure dropped in my house, it wouldn't pull the water from those lines up into the house because there is no pressure there. But a backflow would be a good idea in a lot of situations.
@@JoshSattinFarming Good to know Josh. Thanks for the reply.
Thanks!
Good info thanks bru :-)
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thank you
You're welcome!
Always great videos