This is so cool. I have the same greenhouse and it is pinned into the ground. I’ve had to replace the cover 3 times. The weather in UK and I guess it’s position, it gets K.O’d every year. I couldnt believe that yours is just resting on pebbles and you in UK too.
Brilliant thanks. I’ve just bought a small set up to have a go. It’s by Kingfisher, 23meters of vinyl pipe and fittings for £5 bargain. I’ll no doubt need some other bits but it’s a start and it was very helpful to see your set up.
Thanks for the great tutorial. I have been thinking about getting one of these for a while but I did not know if the timer would work or not if it was being gravity fed, rather than through a normal pressurised tap. Now I know it will work I will be getting one this week.
@@ChilliChump you seem to say you don't like these drippers any more in a more recent video, because the flow rate changes randomly. Was it these ones you were talking about ?
With the gravity fed system like this, these drippers are just fine. When you can create a consistent pressure like I do with my current system, and with the number of drippers I have, the new style I use are better.
Really clear and easy to understand 👌🏼 having new greenhouse go up this year (also UK) and don’t have an outdoor tap so will be using a similar method with rain butt and was looking into a drip irrigation method I could use to water the tomatoes/peppers/chillis in there - also have two Quadgrow kits and a chilli grow kit but plan to grow more just in grow bags for next year also, so hopefully this will do the trick! 😁 thank you for making it clear enough for me to understand! 😊
Hi Thank you for the info.. real deal.. very useful. I notice some plants have algae .. I use cinnamon in soils that have it. Also air circulation keeps it from happing.
If you can heat them during winter they’ll continue to fruit. Peppers and tomatoes are indeterminates, as I’m sure you know, and they’ll grow to the size of small trees if given enough time and room:) Great info! Cheers from Texas👍
I try keep within the seasons...which in the UK is a pain but a good challenge! I have in the past setup a fully heated year round grow system but I find that is an extreme waste of energy. Also by having the winter months without growing, it gives me a little break before starting again....gives me time to get excited about it all! Have you watched some of my more recent videos, you can see my grow is substantially larger than in this video. I was rather limited in space at this house
Nice, basically the same thing im doing this year..rain barrel and all..i heard that if you have it in a loop instead of coming to an end the pressure will be more evenly distributed
Kind of....if the emitters are all at the same height then the pressure should be the same across them all if there is enough head height and pressure to begin with. If there are varying heights then there will be varying pressure
I don't know if you've ever heard of these ceramic probes which open their independent valves depending on humidity of the substrate. Saves a ton of water. Easy to calibrate. They shouldn't be too expensive, especially in bulk Tropf blumat ceramic probes are a good product. After 7 years, better late than never, I suppose.
Hi, thank you for the video. What's the height difference between your two set ups? You say the first one is not high enough but it doesn't seem much lower than the 1.2m of the second one. Isn't there too much flow difference when the barrel is totally full and near empty?
Thank you for a great vid, it was exactly wath i was looking for. I am on my first season as a chilli farmer and all of this is completly new to me. Im looking for a cheap drip irrigation system and came across those cheap chinese systems sold on ali express and so on. Are they worth the money (ant thats not allot) ?
Can you go into a bit more detail on attaching the spigot to the water butt? I've got two old water butts that I'd like to use for this but I'm scratching my head on how to install a usable tap that will feed the irrigation system.
If your water butt doesn't have a ready made hole, then you can use something like this amzn.to/3xm4q8h Or if you have a threaded hole already, then this would work amzn.to/3f7oIvP
good vid, thank you ! Just out of interest, how many drip feeders do you think you could get away with on the system you have ? Ive got a 2000 litre tank raised to 1.5m above watering level and wondering how many droppers i could use (hoping for about 120)....
Just get the cheap drippers off eBay. They come in packs of 100 and are better value than the more expensive ones. They usually have red tops and are adjustable
Read with Alex I think it is more important how many drippers or emitters you are running off it. with this particular setup I could get up to 30 emitters working effectively. if you raised the height of the tank you could certainly add more emitters. this year I have an even bigger system! will be videoing it soon
How high can you pump the water if the water tank is full. I notice you can water plants at a level of 1 foot. Can you get enough pressure to raise the water to the pot hight?
Hi there, it depends on the growth of the plant. But I normally get into the final pot size after around 2-3 months. I wait to see roots coming through the bottom of the pot
Hi Shaun, are you still using this kind of drip feed or do you use a raspberry pi controlled one now? Also do you top up the water/feed with water, or wait until it's near empty and empty/fill with water-nutrient in your preferred dose?
Here is a video I did a couple years back showing my newer system. th-cam.com/video/RpdaaCLvpfU/w-d-xo.html I am also doing a series this year on how to build your own system, have a look: th-cam.com/play/PLuQ_ySnkV1elVl8hCvmYyEzjs_vxEIsxu.html The gravity fed system is still an option, but I don't use it anymore, not at my new property (I moved since making this original video)
Hi there....I have actually completely changed out how I do this. When I did this setup, it was more as a proof of concept. I have gone fully automated now with Solare and pumps (have a look at my other videos). I think the gravity feed would still be a viable option, and by having another tier of peppers, I would probably expect to have to raise the water tank by quite a bit (to ensure the pressure is still enough)
Hi Rich, you may want to have a look at my current setup: th-cam.com/video/RpdaaCLvpfU/w-d-xo.html Also, be careful using a small cheap pump. Problem is they are normally high pressure, but low flow rate. That isn't ideal for irrigation
+Acoustic Division - Official I got it off Amazon. It really is a requirement to keep your drippers clear! Automatic watering 13mm inline irrigation water filter: amzn.to/2hEAwuZ
Am i fine with 1m height for the 150l barrel? I need to put approx. 20-25 mainline hose and insert 10-15 drippers. Would i get enough pressure? Thanks again
That should work fine, I would suggest a little higher probably to ensure even distribution of the drippers (so that the ones at the end drip the same amount of water as the ones at the beginning)
Hey bro, nice vid, very helpful. Please tell me, should I go with 11mm or 16mm water hose ? I need to install 20-25 drippers, so I have to buy smaller or bigger hose (in diameter)?Which one would give me better performances ? I'm going to attach my 20m main line to a 200l barrel on 1m height.Please give me your opinion. Thanks!
+League of Outplays hose end...mine is actually 13mm because it is the most common size here, but I would go bigger if I had easy access to that size. The end pipes connected to the drippers are 4mm...pretty standard for those.
That would depend on the stage of growth for your plant and the weather. But once every 3 days, for about 5% of the volume of your pot in water (or 5 minutes to keep it simple....)
Hi Vitor. I don't water every day. In the beginning of the season I water once every 3 or 4 days depending how hot the weather is. And later in the season I water once every two days
Any particular adjustable dripper brands you'd recommend? Wont the soil near the edges get dry? Does that even affect anything? (Complete noob here) Im looking for a solution for watering 25+ plants at work that are about 3 meters up on a 1x5 meter metal/wooden grate. I think we could put a slim 30 l water tank about 1.5 meter above it all on a beam. I'd prefer something simple and clever so we won't need bringing out a big clunky ladder and check up on stuff all the time. Cheers!
Hey there. Any cheap ones will do. But if you watch some of my more recent videos...I use constant drippers now. I made a video last year discussing why I switched. Look for the thumbnail which shows the adjustable drippers
I use individual pots too. You can see them set up in this video th-cam.com/video/yS3NaeY1GyI/w-d-xo.html When I say constant...all I mean is they aren't adjustable, they are set to 4l/h. I have them set on timers to run for a few minutes at a time
@@ChilliChump Ok, but how can you set them individually? I'm talking about (semi) large indoor house plants, who might need just a few dl per week. Not liters per hour.
Like I said they run for a few minutes at a time. You run a 4l/h dripper for 3 minutes and you get 200ml. The adjustables will work just fine too and will be cheaper. But they are less consistent. Have a look at some of my videos where I discuss this.
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This is so cool. I have the same greenhouse and it is pinned into the ground. I’ve had to replace the cover 3 times. The weather in UK and I guess it’s position, it gets K.O’d every year. I couldnt believe that yours is just resting on pebbles and you in UK too.
Best irrigation video I've seen & very useful info that I couldn't find elsewhere. Thank you.
This video was the reason I started my channel...to share what I had done because I couldn't find this info elsewhere
Just the information I was searching for saved me a lot of time. Thank You!
So nicely explained and effectively done. Thanks a lot!
Brilliant thanks. I’ve just bought a small set up to have a go. It’s by Kingfisher, 23meters of vinyl pipe and fittings for £5 bargain. I’ll no doubt need some other bits but it’s a start and it was very helpful to see your set up.
This was exactly what i was searching for. Thanks.
great video thanks so much. hard to find gravity fed systems with proper drip componets
You are the man. So much good info in one video.
Thanks for the great tutorial. I have been thinking about getting one of these for a while but I did not know if the timer would work or not if it was being gravity fed, rather than through a normal pressurised tap. Now I know it will work I will be getting one this week.
This was the first video I uploaded to my channel. Pretty cool that people are still watching it!
@@ChilliChump you seem to say you don't like these drippers any more in a more recent video, because the flow rate changes randomly. Was it these ones you were talking about ?
With the gravity fed system like this, these drippers are just fine. When you can create a consistent pressure like I do with my current system, and with the number of drippers I have, the new style I use are better.
Super helpful!
Really clear and easy to understand 👌🏼 having new greenhouse go up this year (also UK) and don’t have an outdoor tap so will be using a similar method with rain butt and was looking into a drip irrigation method I could use to water the tomatoes/peppers/chillis in there - also have two Quadgrow kits and a chilli grow kit but plan to grow more just in grow bags for next year also, so hopefully this will do the trick! 😁 thank you for making it clear enough for me to understand! 😊
Hi Thank you for the info.. real deal.. very useful.
I notice some plants have algae .. I use cinnamon in soils that have it. Also air circulation keeps it from happing.
Great video, this is perfect for what I need 👍🏻
If you can heat them during winter they’ll continue to fruit. Peppers and tomatoes are indeterminates, as I’m sure you know, and they’ll grow to the size of small trees if given enough time and room:)
Great info! Cheers from Texas👍
I try keep within the seasons...which in the UK is a pain but a good challenge! I have in the past setup a fully heated year round grow system but I find that is an extreme waste of energy. Also by having the winter months without growing, it gives me a little break before starting again....gives me time to get excited about it all! Have you watched some of my more recent videos, you can see my grow is substantially larger than in this video. I was rather limited in space at this house
Great video! I wish others would give a system overview and breakdown this clearly!
This was an awesome well made extremely informative video sir thank you for taking the time to make it 👍👍👍✌✌✌
Excellent video 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Thank you for the info.
nice system
Nice video there man, I love the extra info you added in all over the place :)
Nice, basically the same thing im doing this year..rain barrel and all..i heard that if you have it in a loop instead of coming to an end the pressure will be more evenly distributed
Kind of....if the emitters are all at the same height then the pressure should be the same across them all if there is enough head height and pressure to begin with. If there are varying heights then there will be varying pressure
I don't know if you've ever heard of these ceramic probes which open their independent valves depending on humidity of the substrate. Saves a ton of water. Easy to calibrate.
They shouldn't be too expensive, especially in bulk
Tropf blumat ceramic probes are a good product.
After 7 years, better late than never, I suppose.
Thanks 👍
Hi, thank you for the video.
What's the height difference between your two set ups? You say the first one is not high enough but it doesn't seem much lower than the 1.2m of the second one.
Isn't there too much flow difference when the barrel is totally full and near empty?
Cheers man
How many plants does your barrel water and how long does it last before you have to refill? Thanks for the information.
Thank you for a great vid, it was exactly wath i was looking for. I am on my first season as a chilli farmer and all of this is completly new to me. Im looking for a cheap drip irrigation system and came across those cheap chinese systems sold on ali express and so on. Are they worth the money (ant thats not allot) ?
Informative and exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone know where I can buy the part to connect the water butt and timer? ?
Informative. thanks.keep posting.
Do you keep your reservoirs completely sealed? If so do you ever have issues with cloudy water?
Very useful :)
I had a similar idea but with the method useing abs pipe
Can you go into a bit more detail on attaching the spigot to the water butt? I've got two old water butts that I'd like to use for this but I'm scratching my head on how to install a usable tap that will feed the irrigation system.
If your water butt doesn't have a ready made hole, then you can use something like this amzn.to/3xm4q8h
Or if you have a threaded hole already, then this would work amzn.to/3f7oIvP
Very nice
The name of the timer is kingfisher?
I need to do this with my hood
good vid, thank you ! Just out of interest, how many drip feeders do you think you could get away with on the system you have ? Ive got a 2000 litre tank raised to 1.5m above watering level and wondering how many droppers i could use (hoping for about 120)....
Good information can you tell me were you got the adjustable droppers from as there are so many out there thank you trevor
Just get the cheap drippers off eBay. They come in packs of 100 and are better value than the more expensive ones. They usually have red tops and are adjustable
Hi nice video could you tell me were I can purchase these items to set up a gravity fed system thankyou trevor
good video my friend
Fantastic video and thanks for sharing. Would you be able to tell approximately how many meters of pipes this 1.2m tank can run ?
awesome, looking forward to your new video
Read with Alex I think it is more important how many drippers or emitters you are running off it. with this particular setup I could get up to 30 emitters working effectively. if you raised the height of the tank you could certainly add more emitters. this year I have an even bigger system! will be videoing it soon
How high can you pump the water if the water tank is full. I notice you can water plants at a level of 1 foot. Can you get enough pressure to raise the water to the pot hight?
It's gravity fed. So the water source needs to be above the emitters. You need to get it pretty high if you want any amount of decent pressure though.
@@ChilliChump Ok. Thanks
How long do you leave the plants in this size, before moving to their final container(what size)or the ground? Thanks very much for everything
Hi there, it depends on the growth of the plant. But I normally get into the final pot size after around 2-3 months. I wait to see roots coming through the bottom of the pot
Hi Shaun, are you still using this kind of drip feed or do you use a raspberry pi controlled one now? Also do you top up the water/feed with water, or wait until it's near empty and empty/fill with water-nutrient in your preferred dose?
Here is a video I did a couple years back showing my newer system. th-cam.com/video/RpdaaCLvpfU/w-d-xo.html
I am also doing a series this year on how to build your own system, have a look: th-cam.com/play/PLuQ_ySnkV1elVl8hCvmYyEzjs_vxEIsxu.html
The gravity fed system is still an option, but I don't use it anymore, not at my new property (I moved since making this original video)
With the barrel at one meter height like yours how long can the main tube be to create enough pressure? Thanks.
The height is more important than the tube length. The tube/hose can be pretty long as long as it stays at a meter or lower than the source
Great setup ! Have you ever thought about raising your peppers off the ground and installing a second tier on the lower level?
Hi there....I have actually completely changed out how I do this. When I did this setup, it was more as a proof of concept. I have gone fully automated now with Solare and pumps (have a look at my other videos). I think the gravity feed would still be a viable option, and by having another tier of peppers, I would probably expect to have to raise the water tank by quite a bit (to ensure the pressure is still enough)
Chillichump - I just watched your video about your new setup, and I love it !
Could you install a small pump if the plants were in a Greenhouse off the gravity fed barrel?
Hi Rich, you may want to have a look at my current setup: th-cam.com/video/RpdaaCLvpfU/w-d-xo.html
Also, be careful using a small cheap pump. Problem is they are normally high pressure, but low flow rate. That isn't ideal for irrigation
You are the hero! Can you tell me where can i find that filter? Thanks
+Acoustic Division - Official I got it off Amazon. It really is a requirement to keep your drippers clear!
Automatic watering 13mm inline irrigation water filter: amzn.to/2hEAwuZ
Am i fine with 1m height for the 150l barrel? I need to put approx. 20-25 mainline hose and insert 10-15 drippers. Would i get enough pressure? Thanks again
Chillichump btw thanks for the filter boss! :D
That should work fine, I would suggest a little higher probably to ensure even distribution of the drippers (so that the ones at the end drip the same amount of water as the ones at the beginning)
Hey bro, nice vid, very helpful. Please tell me, should I go with 11mm or 16mm water hose ? I need to install 20-25 drippers, so I have to buy smaller or bigger hose (in diameter)?Which one would give me better performances ? I'm going to attach my 20m main line to a 200l barrel on 1m height.Please give me your opinion. Thanks!
+League of Outplays I would go with the larger hose. Give you more scope for upgrading or adding more drippers later on too!
So your hose or end plug is with 16mm diametar?
+League of Outplays hose end...mine is actually 13mm because it is the most common size here, but I would go bigger if I had easy access to that size. The end pipes connected to the drippers are 4mm...pretty standard for those.
Sean, how often and for how long do you set your irrigation to come on with the timer? Thanks.
That would depend on the stage of growth for your plant and the weather. But once every 3 days, for about 5% of the volume of your pot in water (or 5 minutes to keep it simple....)
@@ChilliChump Thanks Sean, much appreciated 🙏
Great vídeo! Can you tell me how many minutes you water the pepper each day?
Hi Vitor. I don't water every day. In the beginning of the season I water once every 3 or 4 days depending how hot the weather is. And later in the season I water once every two days
Any particular adjustable dripper brands you'd recommend? Wont the soil near the edges get dry? Does that even affect anything? (Complete noob here) Im looking for a solution for watering 25+ plants at work that are about 3 meters up on a 1x5 meter metal/wooden grate. I think we could put a slim 30 l water tank about 1.5 meter above it all on a beam. I'd prefer something simple and clever so we won't need bringing out a big clunky ladder and check up on stuff all the time.
Cheers!
Hey there. Any cheap ones will do. But if you watch some of my more recent videos...I use constant drippers now. I made a video last year discussing why I switched. Look for the thumbnail which shows the adjustable drippers
@@ChilliChump Just to be clear. I'm talking about 25-ish individual pots. Not a massive tray.
I use individual pots too. You can see them set up in this video th-cam.com/video/yS3NaeY1GyI/w-d-xo.html
When I say constant...all I mean is they aren't adjustable, they are set to 4l/h. I have them set on timers to run for a few minutes at a time
@@ChilliChump Ok, but how can you set them individually? I'm talking about (semi) large indoor house plants, who might need just a few dl per week. Not liters per hour.
Like I said they run for a few minutes at a time. You run a 4l/h dripper for 3 minutes and you get 200ml. The adjustables will work just fine too and will be cheaper. But they are less consistent. Have a look at some of my videos where I discuss this.
With my hops
Hops?
Will this work for growing weed?
what timer are you using?
Its this one: geni.us/watertimer
10 mins on every 72hr is enough?
That depends on the phase of growth and the temperatures you are experiencing. Early season, that will be fine.
Where did you get the kit from?
Sorry for the late reply! I put this together myself, it wasn't a kit. I bought the vast majority of the items off of amazon.
How the web u buy
I'm now sure what you are asking