DIY Gravity Drip Irrigation System || Don't Let Them Plants Get Thirsty!!
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- In today's video we build a simple DIY gravity fed drip irrigation system for any type of plant!! Check it out and I thank ya for watching!! Dan
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Brilliant! This will help so much next year in my container garden. Thanks Dan. Shalom and Blessings!
Awesome!! Thank ya for watching Mrs Paula, let me know how that system is working for ya come time!! Have a good week!! Dan
Excellent , the first video I stopped on and it's just what I wanted ! Thanks
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Garrey, welcome to our community and the channel!! Awesome, glad the video helped ya out some, it's a great setup for watering a few plants!! Have a great weekend!! Dan
Your response is very welcome , it is those little valves that make all the difference , the little 1/2 gph dripper doodads don't do to well . The local medical cannabis grow throws out used nutrient containers , 6 gal hard plastic with screw lids , did it your way and .. sho nuff ... Excellence ! Stay cool and grow well
@@ImaOkie Cool, those 6 gallon hard containers are a score for sure, wish I could get ahold of a few of them lol!!! Dan
I'm so glad i stumbled across this video. I bought a drip irrigation system with all of these pieces but I wasn't able to use it. Now I will be able to keep my container vegetables that are on my patio watered this summer. Thank you so much!!!
Hello Pooh!!, welcome to our community and the channel!! Cool, I'm glad you stumbled onto this video, this drip system will work great for the container veggies you have growing over there!! Gotta keep an eye on the water level if it gets hot over there!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, come back and visit when ya can, have a good Wednesday evening!! Dan
First view and thumbs up! Love it, thank you! You are always so helpful!
Thank ya for watching and the kind comment my friend, just some information to share that may help others!! Have a good Thursday!! Dan
Simple and easy, I like it. Thanks for showing how you set it up. Have a great week!
Thank ya for watching Mr Jeff and yes sir, the simpler it is, the better lol!! Have a good Thursday sir!! Dan
What a great idea mr Dan. Since I'm so behind in watching , I'm going to let your playlist go all night . Thank you for your loyalty !
Thank ya Mrs Irene and I thank ya for watching mam!! I'm playing catch up on videos as well, been super busy these days!! Y'all have a good Thursday mam!! Dan
Always learning something new with you. Thanks for videos.
Thank ya for watching mam and yes mam, I love sharing what we do over here!! Have a good Thursday!! Dan
I can't thank you enough for this video. I received a drip irrigation system with all those pieces you showed but no instructions. I had no idea how to set it up. All the videos I found were super complicated and wordy. Yours was perfect, thank you!
Hello Arsewell, thank ya for watching and commenting, welcome to our community and the channel!! Cool, glad ya found this video helpful, thank ya for the kind words as well as I try to not make things complicated lol!! I preciate ya stopping by the channel, have a great weekend!! Dan
Awesome job done! Getting that drip down pat was key! Keep that shine on brother and hope you folks have a great safe rest of the week!
Thank ya for watching brother and I reckon I'm gonna try to find a few drip emitters and see if I can solve that problem lol them shut off valves are a pain!! Y'all have a good Thursday my friend!! Dan
Good morning , to you I want to thank you for your DIY on the Gravity Drip System , I got all the things I needed , and this came out just great, I used a smaller container as I have a small garden space , but I'am good to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks you got my VOTE and this did not take very long to make.
Awesome!!! Glad I could help ya make a drip system for your garden my friend!! Great thing about this system is is expandable and really efficient once ya get the drip dialed in!! Have good weekend!! Dan
Nice job Dan! I have done that sort of drip system before, and it worked pretty well. I had to add emitters to slow down the drip, or my plants got a bit too much water, but the beauty of the system is that it is pretty easy to adjust. Good Luck! I hope it does the trick for you! Have a great week!
Thank ya for watching Mrs Irene and yes mam, I plan on hunting some 1GPH emitters today as those shut off valves are a pain to adjust lol!! Y'all have a good Thursday mam!! Dan
Thanks Dan, I’m going to try that.
Works like a charm sir!! Thank ya for watching and commenting my friend, have a great week!! Dan
That is a excellent idea ! And looks easy to make. I enjoyed this video y'all take care
Thank ya for watching Mrs Donna and yes mam, this is a super easy way to create a simple gravity fed drip system!! Dan
Very nice! Looks pretty simple! I like simple! You guys stay safe and take care 😊
Thank ya for watching Zule and yes mam, ol Dan loves simple lol!! Dan
This is brilliant. I can do this with my backyard plants. Problem is i would have too much evaporation in the water bucket in the summer. Probably good for the winter in my location.
Thank ya for watching sir and I do suffer some water loss here as well especially with the watering system I use for the chickens!! You have a good weekend my friend!! Dan
Man that looks like it is going to work great Dan. I like that.
It's still working Ronnie lol, I just have to be mindful in checking the water level in the 5 gallon bucket lol!! Thank ya for watching sir!! Dan
Home In The Sticks That’s awesome Dan! Love this idea.
Looks Good Dan That Should work Great ! That was A great Idea ! Have A Great Day !
Thank ya for watching Mr Pete and yes sir, it's gonna work great I think!! Dan
This is a cool system setup
Awesome video Dan
Have a great rest of the week
Stay Safe
Thank ya for stopping by and watching Mr D, y'all have a good weekend sir!! Dan
This is great, I was looking for an inexpensive and convenient watering idea for my indoor cannabis grow when I go out of town for a few days at a time. Rather than bug my inexperienced roommate to monitor and water, this should take care of them being thirsty while I'm away. I figure I could get an air stone to mix my nutrients in the reservoir if I mix a feed before I leave as well. Appreciate your video and information, brother. You stay blessed
Hello Ryan Morris, welcome to our community and the channel sir!! Yes sir, this is a really cheap way to keep plants watered and yes sir, an air stone would work perfectly to keep them nutes stirred up!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, have a great week!! Dan
Great system. Have a good week. 😁 Cheryl and Mr James
Thank y'all for stopping by and watching Mrs Cheryl, y'all have a good Thursday!! Dan
Very good video ..yall stay safe..blessings
Thank ya mam and I thank ya for stopping by and watching!! Dan
Hey Dan! We set up a gravity drip irrigation for our seedlings for many years because we had to be out of town for an extended time. The one thing that we added to the system was a timer to stop watering. The combination of gravity drip and timed on-off really did the trick. Some plants don't like continuous watering - don't know about avocados. Nice job done! Take care and stay safe.
Thank y'all for watching Mr Henry!! I've used gravity drip systems in the past but several years back I went with a really elaborate drip system for the raised beds setup on a timer, worked flawlessly!! The avocado seeds don't mind the constant dripps of water AND the soil mixture drain very quickly, I think they'll love it!! Y'all have a good Thursday sir!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks Awesome! We've found the drip system to be very useful in many circumstances. Now to figure out a way to make a bigger makeup water tank for the hydroponics system so we can go away for a bit longer!
Hey what did you use to turn the drip on and off? Thanks in advance.
@@darktor we're not sure what Dan uses, but we've used a variety of battery operated controlled valves.
Going to do a drip feed in my polytunnel next year Dan so this as been very useful.
♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
Thank ya for stopping by and watching Mr Terry!! I bet that's gonna be one heck of a drip feed over there, I've been studying on using my water catchment system to provide the water to the earth bed, I think I have everything I need, I'm just trying to stay away from using electricity pump wise!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks hope it works out for you Dan.
Hey Dan, that is a very good idea.
Have a fantastic week,
Calvin and Marie
Than ya Mr Calvin and we thank ya for stopping by and watching sir!! Y'all have a good Thursday!! Dan
Good video. Good idea
Thank ya Mr Michael and I thank ya for watching sir, have a good Thursday!! Dan
That is a good idea
Cheap and easy brother led!! Thank ya for stopping by and watching sir!! Dan
Did this with some hanging tomato plants a few years back. End up with more tomatoes than I knew what to do with! I used a 1GPH drip manifold to regulate the flow
Thank ya for watching and commenting Skylyned, welcome to our community and the channel!! Good tip on the manifold, I may have to check out my local box store for a few of those as it's a pain trying to set those shut off valves lol!! Have a great Thursday!! Dan
Did you leave it dripping on your tomatoes for days or weeks without turning off? Any concerns of root rot if tomato roots are continually wet from drip system?
@@barrypon1066 no, I actually had a 5 gallon bucket I'd fill up with a hose. I just don't trust the directly connected irrigation systems. Seen too many hoses fail and flood the place. Once a day was enough, ~4 gallons split between 4 tomato plants took about an hour to drain the bucket. By the end of the summer the plants were 9 feet tall
@@Skylyned Thanks for sharing this info.
I liked it
Thank ya Anth Kraus and I thank ya for watching and commenting, welcome o the channel and our community!! Have a great week!! Dan
Thank you.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mrs Lydie, welcome to our community and the channel mam!! Do come back and visit when ya can, have a great weekend!! Dan
I'm gonna try it
Hello Mrs Tammy, welcome to our community and the channel mam!! Awesome, let us know how the drip system worked for ya and how many plants you're watering!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, have a great weekend!! Dan
Simple, inexpensive, and doable. I would cover the bucket to avoid evaporation, algae, and unwanted debris. Thank you.
Hello Binh Minh Pham, welcome to the channel and our community!! I do cover the bucket to avoid evaporation but thank ya for the tips!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, have a great weekend!! Dan
Great idea brother! I’m glad you set up all three of them! I was like, hey Dan, why aren’t you setting them all up? Lol! I hope it works out brother! Nice camera work Skyla! 👍🏻
Lol, ya know how that goes brother, I was gonna do a test run with just one drip but seems like all three drips are working good so far lol!! Thank ya for watching Mr D!! Dan
This is awesome ! You have an amazing channel 😍, such an inspiration.. A new friend here
Hello Wander Gel, welcome to our community and the channel!! I thank ya for the kind comments and I also thank ya for watching!! Have a good safe weekend!! Dan
WOW, that's great thanks for the DIY Have a wonderful day & a blessed rest of your week. 💚TPL4💜
Thank y'all for stopping by and watching Mr James!! Y'all have a good Thursday!! Dan
Dan I need to do this with my plants very nice tip thanks where can I get the drip system I missed Skyla good to hear her.
Thank ya for watching mam!! The drip components can be found at Lowes, that's where I purchased the plethora of stuff I have lol!! Them plants will certainly love ya for the water and a drip system eases the mind, don;t have to worry about things drying out!! Dan
Love this , just love it will you please list the name of the pieces you used to attatch to the bucket and the vale to make the drip. Thanks the only one i know is the bucked ,, help please
Hey there SewWeLikeCrumbs, welcome to our community and the channel!! The parts that I used to make this are some 1/4 drip hose, 1/4 drip stakes, 1/4 T's and a 1/4 stopper to terminate the end of the hose. I purchased all these parts at my local Lowes in the lawn and garden section!! Hope this helps ya!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, let me know if I can help ya further!! Dan
now just put a lid on the top of the bucket so the water doesn't evaporate. you can also put mesh to keep out mosquitos. also, if you have a gutter garden at a slight angle, this gravity irrigation would be awesome since it will just run down along the gutters, watering all of your plants on one tube. You can also cover the tube with some coconut core or leaves to prevent evaporation if you live in a really arid/dry environment.
Hello Xiao Bai, welcome to our community and the channel!! I do have a lid on that 5 gallon bucket and this system has been working really good so far, great tip on using the gravity drip system for maybe a planter or gutter system!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, do come back and visit when ya can, have a good Tuesday evening!! Dan
I like this. Hopefully I might figure oyster how to accomplish it.
Thank ya for watching Mrs Sara, this drip system is super easy to put together, if I can help ya in any way, just let me know!! Have a great weekend!! Dan
Thanks! What brand drip system (tubes and drippers) did you use?
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Michael, welcome to our community and the channel sir!! The tubing and drippers were all bought from Lowes, I want to say it was Drip Worx brand if I'm not mistaken. Preciate ya stopping by the channel, have a great week!! Dan
Good morning Dan. I never tried the drip systems but it does seem t be a good system. Best wishes Bob.
Thank ya for watching Mr Bob and yes sir, a drip system is invaluable in my opinion especially in very hot and humid locations!! Y'all have a good Thursday sir!! Dan
Hi Dan this may be a silly question but when installing multiple drip hoses did you connect them or did you drill multiple holes in the bucket? I am very new to this and am considering using this system to water my vertical garden.
Hello Marina Biley, welcome to the channel and our community mam!! What I did was use one 5 gallon bucket, drill one hole in it and connected one long water line using T''s to branch off into each pot!! All this sounds rather hard but once you get your 1/4 water line and connectors, it's really easy!! I thank ya for watching and commenting mam, grow on and have a great week!! Dan
I have thought about this method. You've got the tools and the method down pat.
It works wonders Mrs Lola especially for those that don't have the time to water everything!! Thank ya for watching mam!! Dan
Hi - thanks for the video. Where did you buy your parts for your Drip Irrigation system?
Hello Mr Dave, welcome to our community and the channel sir!! All the components to this drip system were purchased from the Lowes, I had an abundance of extra pieces and parts from prior builds so I was able to piece this system together!! Thank ya for watching sir, have a good Monday evening!! Dam
Nice work, Dan! Always wise to use what you have on hand as much as possible. I'll remember this when I set up irrigation over in our micro orchards. Have a great hump day and rest of the week!
Take care and stay safe,
Rob
Thank ya for watching Sapper and yes sir, a drip setup in the micro orchard would be sweet, no more worrying about things drying out!! Y'all have a good Thursday brother!! Dan
Hey Dan, question from central WI here! How long is it taking to drain a bucket? I’m wanting to water some blueberry and various other new berry bushes on a property 45 minutes from home. I’m hoping to only have to fill bucket every few days. I bought 1/2gph emiters to start at the bucket, but if that’s still too high, thinking an on/off switch like you got to further slow it. Any thoughts?
Hello Mr Joe, welcome to our community and the channel sir!! I was filling that 5 gallon bucket up every 4-5 days or so, depending on the ambient temps. My thinking on your setup would be a larger container if possible. The on/off valves are tricky to set and not guaranteed to emit the proper water amount after using the drip system I built. I'm guessing you don't have a water supply line on this property? If possible, I'd give it a trial run on one of those berry bushes and see what happens!! Do let me know how it works out for ya sir, I'm interested in your results!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, I hope I was able to help ya out some with my answers!! Have a good Wednesday!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks I’ve ordered materials I think I’ll need, we’ll see how it goes. I’ll let ya know!
@@joefoy8905 Did your setup work out for you?
Hey, hope you see this! Are you still using this system? Ive been thinking about something like this for a small flower garden my wife has set up, but kinda feel like it is something that would get used for a season, then thrown away. lol. Thought I would ask what your experience has been.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Travis, welcome to our community and the channel sir!! Yes sir I still use that drip system, mainly when I have a few plants that need moist soil in the beginning stages of growth. If the system is kept shaded by the plants, the tubing will last a good while, worth it in my book!! I preciate ya stopping by the channel, have a good weekend!! Dan
My on off switch isnt consistent. One day ill set it to a slow trickle and the next day it will jam and not water at all. This system is cool but i cant figure out how to make it ao this doesnt happen. I put mesh in the bucket to catch small debris that might be stopping up my drippers.
Thank ya for watching and commeting Mr Alex, welcome to our community and the channel!! Hmmmm that's an odd one, my drippers are pretty consistent, has the mesh worked for ya? Dan
How did you make three drippers coming off of one hole in the bucket pls
Thank ya for watching and commenting, welcome to the channel!! The 5 gallon bucket I used had one hole drilled in it to attach a hose, that length of hose had 3 drippers attached to it. Hope this answers your question, have a great week!! Dan
Hi there, Can you link the website where you buy all parts needed to do that drip irrigation system? I am not familiar with those parts. Thanks in advance
Hello Mrs Jennifer, welcome to our community and the channel mam!! All those parts can be bought at Lowes, that's were I got them, in the irrigation section!! Try here: www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=drip+irrigation&catalog=4294612491 Thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good weekend!! Dan
Dan, was that a kit you purchased or were the parts purchased separately?
Hey Mrs Martha, thank ya for watching mam!! No mam, all of those parts and pieces were purchased separately, I would think that there would be some online irrigation companies that may sell a set, kinda like a "getting started" kit!! Have a good Thursday!! Dan
How long does this bucket last with barely dripping on 3 plants like that? I am trying to set this up for about 50 plants, maybe just 20 at first, plan on getting a 200L bucket, not sure how long that would last? And finally how much less water do you need with this system? I guess you should need about 50% less than normally, because of the targeted atering, exactly at the stem right?
Hello My Channel, welcome to our community and the channel!! The water in this system will last for one week approximately, I have to take the ambient temps outside as well. I would suggest you fill your container up and monitor the water being used using tick marks on the container, full on Monday, Tuesday 1/4 less water put a tick mark at the water level and so forth. Being that this system drips at a targeted area I would say that one would use less water BUT one would have to make sure that the emitter is dripping properly. I hope this answers your question!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good Sunday!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks thanks good idea! Did you put the hose in hot water before attaching it to the connectors and drippers? Some suggest that that is necessary to have a proper fit, because the tubing shrinks from the hot water. However, I am not sure if this is really needed when only working with gravity as opposed to pressurized water?
Hey MyChannel, no I didn't soak the hose in hot water, just slid it onto the emitter and rocked on. If that was a pressurized line, that may be another story, gravity fed line, I don't think soaking the hose would be necessary!! Dan
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Thank ya for watching my friend!! Dan
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Thank ya for stopping by and watching Mrs Debbie, have a good weekend mam!! Dan
Have you seen any avocado trees growing where you are inquiring minds want to know
Thank ya for watching Mrs Babette and yes mam, I have a few friends that have successfully grown dwarf avocados over here!! Dan
Can we get the list of parts ?
Thank ya for watching and commenting Dead Rat, welcome to our community and the channel!! All the parts for that build can be found in Lowes in the irrigation section!! Dan
This is the obvious part. What we need to know is where to get those parts and tubing
Hello dustbustr91, welcome to the channel and our community!! Thank ya for the smart butt comment, there're always appreciated!! Most normal folks get these parts from a box store such as Lowes or Home Depot and I believe I mentioned that in the video!! Have a good Wednesday!! Dan
Enjoy eating avacodos in thirty years
Thank ya for watching and commenting Roger G Flowers, it doesn't matter if it takes 100 years to eat an avocado from this plant, I like the tree itself!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks Right On! May you prosper magnificently
Amen brother!! Dan