Quick and Easy Raised Bed Irrigation System - Garden In Minutes
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1:00 Irrigation options
2:43 Garden in Minutes assembly
6:44 How the grid works
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You gotta be NUTS! If those prices for the garden grids were cut in half, they would be too much!
To me there’s nothing like hand watering my garden it’s time I make to explore what’s going on in my garden, bonding quiet time peaceful to explore new things. No rushing relaxing enjoying my INVESTMENT! That’s what it all about smelling the roses,tomato’s,greens everything in our garden it a blessing not a JOB!
These garden grids are expensive as heck. You can buy it obviously if you want but you can make this fairly easy with some half inch pvc and some Ts and 90s best part is you don’t even need to use glue if you don’t use max pressure on the water. Just use a small bit to drill holes in the pvc where you want water to come out.
Wow...$240 for 1 bed system! That's insane. Why recommend a product that is so overpriced and not in most people's budget?
This comment saved me 10 minutes of wasted time. Thank you. No way in heck...
Me too!!
It's a shame everyone wants to become millionaires overnight..The price is Highway Robbery!! _we know what the materials cost_ how can the company justify the price!?!
100%. It's a good system, but you can build it for $50. I ran all the irrigation into our garden from a zone on our sprinkler system and ended up here just looking for mister heads that don't break every 6 weeks and this went off the deep end with $240 per bed. People got more money than sense. She won't break even on that garden before she dies and she looks like she's about 30.
to costly I've been using a diy system for several yrs but always interested in checking out the latest things. The diy system is a drip system using buckets and a drip line. Works great for me. I fill the buckets every three days.
I absolutely love mine. Add a timer to it and you can consistently water your garden with no fuss. This system saves so much time.
My best tomatoes in my garden ever was where I put post in the ground, t or wood, at both ends of the rows. Then stretced clothesline wire to length. Then above each plant I put gallon milk jugs with a few holes in the bottom and a hole in the lid. Then I filled each jug with water and adusted the amount of hole so they dripped. If needed, I could add a good water soluble fertilizer to the water. I had tons of jugs when all ten kids were at home, but now I have less. But less kids means less tomatoes. Yea, looks stupid, but growing my own is better than buying those "Tennessee Tomatoes" for $2.99 a pound. So which could be stupider if yot have the space? Starting raised beds this year. These videos got me excited. That's why it is 1:51 AM and I'm still studying these videos. March in Ohio is still cold. But I have time Thank you.
I can't quite picture this. Are the jugs held by the handles on the clothes line wire?
@@sarahgeiger4729 Held by the handle. Sort of like TVA towers with the lines between them. This drip method looks funky but the drip by using the lid as an adjuster regulating the drip is nice. Sometimes a small hole in the lid or top of the jug helps the water come out better. One over each plant.
@@stevenlittlejohn3112 Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this information. I’m a beginner gardener and I’m still trying to develop a garden that works in my hot urban area. I’m a fully container base garden but I appreciate your knowledge in gardening.👩🏾🌾
Thanks for sharing, Jill! Glad you’re enjoying The Garden Grid™️!
Great video. Thank you. Finding self-watering solutions, for me, is fun. This is a great tip for sure.
That's too cool. Blessings for you and your family 💖
That’s cool. I am about to do drip irrigation in my garden. Great timing
I love drip tape. I use the one with drippers every 6 inches. I don't find it difficult to install. I do bury the drip tape about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep.
i think i have enough supplies here i can make my own grid. gonna make it a winter project to be ready for next year! thanks!!!
Thx Jill, appreciate the info . Be well 👍⚾️😘🌳
Another thing to try before forking out $$ for a grid system is to add a valve tap (c.$2 ea)to each existing drip line. This allows you to fine tune the system so that each line emits the same volume. Takes about a week of tweaking but after that, it’s set and forget - especially if you team it up with a cheap timer :)
I’ve seen the valve taps. My question is how do you know where to put the drop when the plants move annually? Are the holes spaced all the same on a line for all over coverage or plant specific. Do you use PEX line?
Thanks for commenting! You can attach a water flow valve to the white hose connector on the Garden Grid. These are available on our hoses & accessories page. If using our Garden Grid manifold, this also has the same valve built into it. We have a variety of shorts and explainer videos showing this, but in short you just attach the valve or manifold to your hose and then to your Garden Grid (it simply threads on) and you’re done!
Great vid! Thanks for taking the time to post this....
Angela from Growing In The Garden TH-cam channel has been using these grid systems for a few years. That is where I first saw them. She gardens in Arizona and says she hasn’t had any major issues with them. I’ve been thinking of ordering some. Thank you Jill for this video.
😊 let us know if you have any questions! Happy to help.
The problem is when you have 10 beds of 18 feet it will cost $5000 dollars. This is pricey
Yes i purchased three for raised beds here in Aus., but finding them was hard as the co do not shop outside US and Canada but located on Amazon. Rather expensive but now cant get the manifold that allows you to join two or more beds.
@@manuelaboosespecially when the material cost about 50$
I love this! I’ve watched how to videos on setting up drip irrigation and it’s like calculus married origami and had a baby to my brain! 😂 (I don’t do well with either!)
I’d love to see a follow up on how this works for you over the next month.
I’d also like to see multiple sets connected together to see how that works.
Thanks again!
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, that's how my mind works, too, which is what I enjoyed most about this! I just set up a second bed and it's working great! My broccoli bed (in this video) is thriving more than the broccoli bed with drip tape -- noticeably so!
@@thebeginnersgarden that’s awesome!
The podcast is great!!
I purchased 5 garden grids for this past year. The set up was very easy and the controls are also easy to control the flow to your beds. 5 stars. I plan on using more next year. I just wish they would give me a discount as a handsome and loyal customer.
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Glad to hear they worked well for you!
Glad you're liking them! Jill has a discount code that you can use :). Enter Jill10 at checkout and you'll get $10 off an order of $100+.
What is the company that sell these grids 9:58 9:58
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It's so fun to watch you.
Just what I am looking for! Thanks for sharing!
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I literally just found out about these yesterday while researching sfg and then I see this video when searching for self watering beds. Yeah. I think I’m probably gonna end up with these. 😂
Garden watering is always a bit vexing for me too.
Regular drip system works fine for trees and bushes, long term plants but I do too much hand watering of vegies, think I'll go with drip and adjustable emitters next season for the flexibility, similar to my long term plants.
the issue was the diameter of the drip line. it can only carry so much water a certain distance. they make drip line in bigger sizes that can carry water hundreds of feet. I haven't messed with drip tape but I heard its amazing.
Thank you
Once week replenishment for self water reservoirs; simple coir pads top of pebble rock creates perfect water supply, install cloth or water loving capillary wicking and viola!!
She did a video on that. I plan to add some beds this year using that method.
This is very cool.
That's really cool!
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Wow I have 6 4X8 beds and they would be almost $ 1000.00 dollars to do them. That is crazy. 😮
Useful vedio sister
It's such a great video! Can I repost your videos to the platform named Gangjing World which is full of clean valuable videos?
This is so helpful. Thank you!
I am a beginner gardener who travels. Do you know if a timer can be added so I can set a schedule from an app? (I have an Orbit BHyve for my lawn irrigation)
put water in from both sidea of the drip lines or hoses
I looked at these grid systems and for the number of raised beds I have it was EXPENSIVE! Plus, I would really like to find something that will work UNDER landscaping fabric. Any suggestions?
Love the concept of these grids but whoa!! those are pricey. Guess my budget is not going to allow it but thank you for a great video.
When I come across a product like this, I usually purchase in stages. I can definitely see adding one each year...kind of like I do when I add raised beds each season.
What ratio if you have 12" raised galvanized steel beds? I have 4- 4x8 beds , 2- 3x6, a few 2x4 beds. I was thinking 3" smooth rock, then 9" dirt. Would this system still work??
Great concept! To bad it's completely unaffordable for those with multiple boxes.
It’s great if you have $155 for a 4X8 bed to spend on the grid, multiplied by the number of beds. I have another idea I’m going to try, still using a grid system with a fishbone design being 1/2 in tubing and using 1/4 emitter tubing in between.
This is what I just did. Half inch feeder all around the garden controlled by a frequency and duration meter ($50). I then tapped with a quarter in tube to each plant base. As it gets warmer I can adjust the frequency and or duration. As a bonus, I ran one line to my bird bath but looks like it may need 2 or 3 due to all the splashing going on. One 4X8 bed, 5 trellis beds, 9 pots and the bird bath for around $150, including the controller. We will see in a few months.
Thank for sharing this...I am very interested. It makes sense that the grid must be level in order to provide uniform saturation. My garden is on a slight slope so I'm wondering if a piece of 2x4 or some other item could be used as a prop under the tubing as necessary to level the grid and still be effective?
I think as long as it's level, it should work fine.
Great question! A fairly level area is best, but it doesn’t need to be perfect. If you’re running The Garden Grid™️ at a fuller stream vs drip, there is enough volume of water to keep everything evenly watered on a slight slope. If you do find that the slope of your garden is causing one side get more water than other, you can adjust by trying to level your soil a bit or propping up one side like you mentioned. Here’s a quick video that talks about water coming out of the Garden Grid 💧
th-cam.com/video/vvXFYKRdiz4/w-d-xo.html
Would love an update, how do you like it now?
Love them! Now have them in 10 beds.
I like the concept, and for the price would hope that it lasts more than a few years. The skeptic in me from years of gardening irrigation tells me otherwise. Curious as to where these are made and what type of warranty.
They tell me their prototypes have been in use since 2013, so I'm expecting years of use out of it. Drip tape and drip lines don't typically last that long. I'm uncertain of the warranty policy.
Great questions! Jill is right, we don't have specifics on how long they'll last because our prototypes from 2013 are still in use today. They're actually the Garden Grids often shown in our videos which you can see on our TH-cam Channel and website. We originally designed the Garden Grid™ in part due to experiences with having to replace drip and soaker hoses every year or two in our own gardens. We manufacture the Garden Grid™ right here in the USA (we're based out of Florida), we design them to last, and we have them in every state and climate across the US. They're all-season durable so they'll hold up in harsh desert summers and frigid winters. For freezing temps, we do recommend that you disconnect your garden hose and drain residual water out of your Garden Grid though. We know accidents do happen and they're not indestructible, so if anything ever does happen to your Garden Grid™ we have all possible parts available. 🙂
Hey you can use pvc to fab this up use a small drill bit to poke holes along 1/2-3/4 inch pvc every 4-6 inches
Hi Jill, thanks for all the help. I'm in AR. At 7a, so does that mean I can pretty much follow you without having to change much, if anything. I'm just west of Russellville
Probably, yes, but if you're west of Russellville and your in 7a, I'm guessing you're a bit more north of me (Clarksville?). I'm 7b and I've noticed friends in Clarksville get frosts/freezes occasionally when I don't (once it was devastating to them but wasn't for me...barely). So just keep that in mind especially in the spring. Overall, though, I'm sure we are very similar in everything else.
Can you connect all the beds together and then have one line back to the hose spigot? Sorry I'm very newbie to this. Great video!
That's a great question. I believe they answer that in their FAQ section here: gardeninminutes.com/faq/
Great question! And Jill is right, we have a variety of videos that should be helpful too. Here's a detailed answer in the meantime.
-> You can endlessly interconnect Garden Grid Grids with our multi-Garden Grid connection manifolds and custom length garden hoses.
If you do find that you can't run them all simultaneously, the manifolds fortunately allow you to control each Garden Grid independently from the rest. So, you can turn some on and some off and balance water output as needed. The amount of Garden Grids that you can run simultaneously will vary based on your water supply's pressure and flow rate.
With common household water pressure of ~35PSI and unrestricted water flow from a standard size garden hose, you can comfortably run about 6 4x4 Garden Grids at a moderate strength water stream (water streams spraying ~3-4").
With more pressure and volume, the number you can run simultaneously increases. We personally run 12 4x4 Garden Grids (equivalent of 6 4x8s) in one of our own gardens on a 65 PSI supply.
Here's a quick video on output from the Garden Grid (gardeninminutes.com/water-output-from-the-garden-grid/) based on size and a video showing how you interconnect Garden Grids with hoses and manifolds (gardeninminutes.com/topic/multi-garden-grid-manifolds/)
You can find the manifold here: gardeninminutes.com/shop/garden-grid-watering-systems/garden-grid-connection-manifold/
and our short hoses here: gardeninminutes.com/shop/garden-accessories/short-garden-hose-by-the-foot/
I have tried all the methods you have found problematic. I have been looking for the best system as I try to use primarily rain water and a sump pump. It takes a long time to water by hand, but it works. Other methods puddle or just don’t soak the area. With sandy soil the whole area around plants need soaked and drippers just keep dropping in one place.
I have seen this grid before and was curious as to how many can be hooked up at once. Like soakers I think it’s a 300’ limit. I have a pressure regulator and just wonder how it would work with a sump pump. We sometimes use a solar charged battery as power supply.
Thanks I’ll have to check this out.
I plan on connecting a few grids together in the future, and I plan to show how it's done when it's finished.
Great question. The amount of Garden Grids that you can run simultaneously will vary based on your water supply's pressure and flow rate.
With common household water pressure of ~35PSI and unrestricted water flow from a standard size garden hose, you can comfortably run about 5-6 4x4 Garden Grids at a moderate strength water stream (water streams spraying ~3-4").
With more pressure and volume, the number you can run simultaneously of course increases. We personally run 12 4x4 Garden Grids (equivalent of 6 4x8s) in one of our own gardens on a 65 PSI supply. Similarly, if you run them at a lighter strength like Jill does, this will allow for more Garden Grid to run at once, since less water will come out of each Garden Grid.
You can endlessly interconnect Garden Grids with our multi-Garden Grid connection manifolds and custom length garden hoses. If you do find that you can't run them all simultaneously, the manifolds fortunately allow you to control each Garden Grid independently from the rest. So, you can turn some on and some off and balance water output as needed. We have some quick tutorials on our channels and website, GardenInMinutes.com
Thanks!
Thanks but I didn’t see anything in the website for container gardening although I Love this product concept
It looks like on their website these are under Shop -> Garden Grids.
I'm not sure if these are ideal for container gardens. You might double check me on that, but looking at the selection I believe they are more meant for raised beds. Drip lines might be a better option for containers.
Great question! We have 23 different sizes of Garden Grids™️ and you can connect multiple together for larger areas, using our Garden Grid™️ Connection Manifolds and our custom length garden hoses. We have a bunch of quick tutorial videos on our YT channel and our website as well.
Containers depend on the size and shape for the Garden Grid to fit. We list every Garden Grid size’s dimensions so you can find the best fit 🌱The most popular uses for the Garden Grid™️ are raised beds, raised planters, rectangular grow bags, and traditional ground-level gardens.
Happy to answer any questions!
Amazon 4x4 garden grid is 100.00. So two, 200.00 for a 4x8, not including connections. Soaker hose, drip, or pvc about a quarter of that. Lots of money for a 4x8 bed.
So do you need raised beds, and do you need a separate watering grid for each bed? Also do you hook them together or move the hose from one to the other? Thanks.
Yes, each bed will need its own grid. They do have connections to join the systems of multiple beds together. They have videos on their web site demonstrating this; I’ll be doing it in my garden this year.
How do you water multiple raised beds at the same time with these grids? Do you just keeping moving this hose? Separate hoses? Spigot splitters? Multiple rain collector barrels? THANKS!!
You unplug the hose end to each drip set-up, and reply into the next bed, one at a time
Thank you it very expensive
I see you didnt use or have the connection manifold. My question is in addition to kits, would I have to buy their connection manifolds separately for each raised beds?
The grid itself comes with a connection to a water hose. (You can see that in the photo here: gardeninminutes.com/shop/garden-grid-watering-systems/garden-grid-watering-system-4x8/). For multiple beds, they sell the manifolds and/or custom hoses separately. This year, I will be hooking up several others and will use the manifolds and connection hoses, but this video since it was my first time trying it, didn't have those.
How how far apart are the holes? I’m trying to find tubing to make my own grid … all I can find is called Drip Irrigation Pressure Compensating Emitter Tubing, and in the 1/2 inch the Emitter Spacing is 9”, 12” or more which seems too far apart. Or 1/4” same kind of drip tubing with holes spaced 6” apart. Which is best for raised beds veggies?
I’m not sure but the ones in the Garden in Minutes grids are just a few inches apart. I think that’s why that system is so effective.
Definitely for small bed like that it makes no sense because you could take any PVC pipes and a sort of gun and put holes in it. Any size you want and run a hose to the end of it make that grid yourself
Why don’t you try a wicking method from the bottom of the raised beds ? Wicking from the bottom ensures good root growth and good overall coverage of watering and you only have to water like maybe once a week it’s a really cool system and you set it up and it never goes wrong.
She did a segment of wicking, but I doubt it would be easy to do with those metal ready made beds.
What should we use if our beds are angled? All our beds slope on purpose….
What about tree roots robbing your garden plants of needed nutrients? How can we keep the blood suckers out of our garden?
Curious what does your irrigation schedule look like for this bed?
In the fall, it came on every other day for an hour or so. That may change for spring and again for the summer.
Where did you get your metal raised bed material.
It is a Birdies Raised Beds by Epic Gardening.
lets.growepic.co/thebeginnersgarden
You can use the code JOURNEYWITHJILL - 5% off
It's awesome but at $155 for a 4x8 grid? I can do a PVC system for WAY less $.
It’s great but cost prohibitive. Still- I applaud the product.
So Disappointed!! As soon as I saw this video, I Knew I want this system. I have 6 raised beds & would put this system in all of them...BUT....***YOU DO NOT SHIP TO CANADA*** ????....therefore, also...the prices on your website are in USD......I have No Possible USA address to send it to.....DAMN! Finally! the perfect system I I can not access it....sad...mad....
I can understand the frustration. I know with other vendors I've worked with, it has been a big hurdle to ship to Canada in a cost effective way. Perhaps they'll see this comment and chime in, if they have plans to expand their shipping in the future.
Hi Reny, so glad you like The Garden Grid™ and sorry about the disappointment for Canadian shipments. We don't ship directly to Canada unfortunately - hopefully in the future. However, you can use a third party shipper such as ReShip.com or MyUs.com. They essentially handle international shipments for companies that don't have international shipping options. They would just need to know the package dimensions and weight to give you pricing. If you send us an email at customerservice@gardeninminutes.com with the items you're most interested in, we would be happy to provide that info. Thanks!
well, THIS felt like an ad..........
$85 for 4x4 box, $155 for 4x8 box. That’s crazy expensive. Nope
A 4'x8' grid is $155.! Yeah, we can solve a lot of problems by throwing enough money at it! I'm trying to save money.
Don't be too happy so soon. Try for at least a year and then give the recommendation.
Não me parece funcional!
Wrong!
They are NOT testing you...
You are testing them.
Big difference.
Great idea but WAY overpriced imo!
A little expensive.
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Too bad the price is absolutely insane.
155$ is way to expensive
You need to redo your math on drip lines. I'm pretty sure your main line was to small in diameter of the plants at the end of the line didn't get enough. Classic mistake. Also a rookie mistake btw
You've waited you money. You need to redo your math on the drip lines. I'm sure your main line was to smell in diameter of the plants on the end of the line didn't get enough water or pressure. Rookie and classic mistake.