Installing a Drip Irrigation System for Raised Beds (Before & After)
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Todd
I have run a main 1 water line up through each of my 5 new raised garden beds, and each is capped off. I have not filled the beds completely yet, because I am not sure how I am going to water the beds from these 1 lines. What is the best way to water my beds before I cut the 1 pipe down to the height in the beds to work from there? The water pressure coming through the water line is about 65 lbs. Any recommendations? Drip? Install faucet and use a hose splitter with drip or soaker lines off those? What do you think? hughey598msn. com
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I have run a main 1 water line up through each of my 5 new raised garden beds, and each is capped off. I have not filled the beds completely yet, because I am not sure how I am going to water the beds from these 1 lines. What is the best way to water my beds before I cut the 1 pipe down to the height in the beds to work from there? The water pressure coming through the water line is about 65 lbs. Any recommendations? Drip? Install faucet and use a hose splitter with drip or soaker lines off those? What do you think? hughey598msn. com
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Tau
I really need to just sit down and learn all these. There's so many different numbers and components I get overwhelmed. I use a flimsy drip hose that is just painful to work with getting kinked all the time, and I have to use 1 long piece so the whole pressure problems there going to long distances. Haha.
I really appreciate you tackling this subject for someone like me. I just have to go slow with this stuff.
But man automatically watering your garden is seriously next level.
Time to level up! :-)
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I really need to just sit down and learn all these. There's so many different numbers and components I get overwhelmed. I use a flimsy drip hose that is just painful to work with getting kinked all the time, and I have to use 1 long piece so the whole pressure problems there going to long distances. Haha.
I really appreciate you tackling this subject for someone like me. I just have to go slow with this stuff.
But man automatically watering your garden is seriously next level.
Time to level up! :-)
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Jeff
Thank you for the explanation. Your videos have been so helpful (especially since I live in SD as well, and now that I finally have space for a raised bed I can start growing more! I've been balcony gardening for years and finally have a yard! Ordered a Birdies Bed from you that'll arrive soon, and just ordered some drip irrigation from the Drip Depot!
PS - I'm very happy for you and your new homestead! That looks like a very exciting undertaking, and you have so much more space for gardening!
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Thank you for the explanation. Your videos have been so helpful (especially since I live in SD as well, and now that I finally have space for a raised bed I can start growing more! I've been balcony gardening for years and finally have a yard! Ordered a Birdies Bed from you that'll arrive soon, and just ordered some drip irrigation from the Drip Depot!
PS - I'm very happy for you and your new homestead! That looks like a very exciting undertaking, and you have so much more space for gardening!
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Jimbo
Hi Kevin, I'm running 340 ft of 1/4 emitter with 6 spacing. That's getting plugged into 1/2 headers. the headers are being supplied by 3/4 rigid line from the house. My emitter is. 5GPH. All hose and connectors are from Drip depot. will I have enough pressure for all that line? I, m not sure how to figure it out. I'm supplying ten 4X10' beds with 3 emitter lines in each bed. I also have a 40' long by 1'wide bed along a fence that will have one emitter line in it.
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Hi Kevin, I'm running 340 ft of 1/4 emitter with 6 spacing. That's getting plugged into 1/2 headers. the headers are being supplied by 3/4 rigid line from the house. My emitter is. 5GPH. All hose and connectors are from Drip depot. will I have enough pressure for all that line? I, m not sure how to figure it out. I'm supplying ten 4X10' beds with 3 emitter lines in each bed. I also have a 40' long by 1'wide bed along a fence that will have one emitter line in it.
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Corey
Just got my order from Drip Depot and completely owe #EpicGardening for pointing me to them. Placed the order Monday and received it today. Theyre amazingly fast at answering questions and shipping your order. Cant wait for spring to install. Everything was 15% off and so much cheaper than buying from big box hardware store.
P. S. The Urban Worm Bag Kevin recommended is also great. Waiting for first harvest to top dress in spring.
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Just got my order from Drip Depot and completely owe #EpicGardening for pointing me to them. Placed the order Monday and received it today. Theyre amazingly fast at answering questions and shipping your order. Cant wait for spring to install. Everything was 15% off and so much cheaper than buying from big box hardware store.
P. S. The Urban Worm Bag Kevin recommended is also great. Waiting for first harvest to top dress in spring.
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daddybear236
Thanks for details on how to plan properly. That is very helpful. It seems all your raised bed are connect at one location into the existing sprinkler in-gound system. I was wondering if it would be simple and easier to pressurize if connect multiple main lines to the in-ground system. I have a pop-up sprinkler every 12ft or so, and I can pull one main line to feed 3 raise beds. Any thought? Cheers!
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Thanks for details on how to plan properly. That is very helpful. It seems all your raised bed are connect at one location into the existing sprinkler in-gound system. I was wondering if it would be simple and easier to pressurize if connect multiple main lines to the in-ground system. I have a pop-up sprinkler every 12ft or so, and I can pull one main line to feed 3 raise beds. Any thought? Cheers!
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Kaleb
I just did this to my three garden beds off of the top of my head no sketch hahaha took me two days but thats because my mind changes fast and I never keep my original plan this video was a lot of help while doing it but to hide everything I went Ahead and buried everything to come up through the beds instead of back of bed with big tube going around each bed lip and 1/4tube going to each plant
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I just did this to my three garden beds off of the top of my head no sketch hahaha took me two days but thats because my mind changes fast and I never keep my original plan this video was a lot of help while doing it but to hide everything I went Ahead and buried everything to come up through the beds instead of back of bed with big tube going around each bed lip and 1/4tube going to each plant
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Seanette
Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing this, so awesome! I did have a question though on the calculation of the equipment, you added up the accumulative feet of the length of tape, then you multiplied it by 3, and that is the part I was lost. Where did that number come from? Thanks so much for your help, really appreciate your support on home gardening, it's SO much fun, but also a lot to learn!
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Hi Kevin, thanks for sharing this, so awesome! I did have a question though on the calculation of the equipment, you added up the accumulative feet of the length of tape, then you multiplied it by 3, and that is the part I was lost. Where did that number come from? Thanks so much for your help, really appreciate your support on home gardening, it's SO much fun, but also a lot to learn!
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Lindsey
Super ultra beginner question: how do I know how much water I need in each bed, though? Like if my veggies say they need 1. 5-2 inches of water per week, what does that even mean? How do I figure out the number of emitters and for how long to run the system? Dont I need to figure out the load that my garden needs before I can design a drip system to meet that need? How would I do that?
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Super ultra beginner question: how do I know how much water I need in each bed, though? Like if my veggies say they need 1. 5-2 inches of water per week, what does that even mean? How do I figure out the number of emitters and for how long to run the system? Dont I need to figure out the load that my garden needs before I can design a drip system to meet that need? How would I do that?
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Hera
I have used drip since in my 30's. It's the only way to go. At 67 yrs, I no longer have the hand strength to push the connectors in place. I have always heard try dipping the tubes in hot water. It works BUT using a lighter is so much easier. Hold the tube to the flame for 2-5 seconds and your connector will slide on like butter.
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I have used drip since in my 30's. It's the only way to go. At 67 yrs, I no longer have the hand strength to push the connectors in place. I have always heard try dipping the tubes in hot water. It works BUT using a lighter is so much easier. Hold the tube to the flame for 2-5 seconds and your connector will slide on like butter.
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Jarred
Drip Line Capacity Calculation:
1)225'-0 of 1/2 dia. main line drip tubing (200 Gallons/hr)
Emitters (0. 25 Gallons/hr) 4 o. c. (3 emitters/ft)
2) 225'-0 x (3 emitters/ft) = 675 emitters
675 emitters x 0. 25 Gallons/hr = 168. 75 Gallons/hr
-> 169 Gallons/hr < 200 Gallons/hr -> GOOD
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Drip Line Capacity Calculation:
1)225'-0 of 1/2 dia. main line drip tubing (200 Gallons/hr)
Emitters (0. 25 Gallons/hr) 4 o. c. (3 emitters/ft)
2) 225'-0 x (3 emitters/ft) = 675 emitters
675 emitters x 0. 25 Gallons/hr = 168. 75 Gallons/hr
-> 169 Gallons/hr < 200 Gallons/hr -> GOOD
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Voluntary
I have two 4x8 vegetable raised beds that I have yet to grow anything in. What would you recommend for irrigation for these? I don't know how to effectively identify a quality brand or solution online because there are so many options and so many fake reviews.
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I have two 4x8 vegetable raised beds that I have yet to grow anything in. What would you recommend for irrigation for these? I don't know how to effectively identify a quality brand or solution online because there are so many options and so many fake reviews.
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Jeannette
Hadn't actually considered drip irrigation's potential and promise for me. But, to think of watering several beds at once and not holding a hose or trying to connect to several different soaker hoses, I'm stoked about trying it.
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Hadn't actually considered drip irrigation's potential and promise for me. But, to think of watering several beds at once and not holding a hose or trying to connect to several different soaker hoses, I'm stoked about trying it.
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Clayton's
I would love to have a setup like this in my front yard! My front yard is south facing and huge. It would be perfect for this setup. Unfortunately I know with a great degree of certainty someone would come along and destroy it.
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I would love to have a setup like this in my front yard! My front yard is south facing and huge. It would be perfect for this setup. Unfortunately I know with a great degree of certainty someone would come along and destroy it.
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Razorgirl
I wish youd shown us you putting the connectors together, putting the joints, the filter, the switches, etc into the hoses. Id like to give this a go, but my confidence in my ability to do this myself is lacking.
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I wish youd shown us you putting the connectors together, putting the joints, the filter, the switches, etc into the hoses. Id like to give this a go, but my confidence in my ability to do this myself is lacking.
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