Converting Sprinklers to Drip in a Flower Bed!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Rebecca
I found you when researching plants I wanted to order for my pots/garden about a week ago. You are so pleasant & informative! We live in a dry, hot as hades, clay infused rocky limestone area of Texas. I love your videos! I want to put in drip irrigation in the two back L shaped beds that I have finally cleared of roots from the ornamental grass & boxwood type shrubs that were there before we moved in 12 years ago. I wasnt sure how to tap into the pvc underground pipes & I wouldnt have known not to run drip system from the one pop up sprinkler & 3 risers that are in each bed now, but instead to cap off all but one of them. I hate the way they pour out water & whack the plants. Ive replanted the beds except for the blue native salvias I kept and absolutely have to put in the drip system asap so your video really helped!
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I found you when researching plants I wanted to order for my pots/garden about a week ago. You are so pleasant & informative! We live in a dry, hot as hades, clay infused rocky limestone area of Texas. I love your videos! I want to put in drip irrigation in the two back L shaped beds that I have finally cleared of roots from the ornamental grass & boxwood type shrubs that were there before we moved in 12 years ago. I wasnt sure how to tap into the pvc underground pipes & I wouldnt have known not to run drip system from the one pop up sprinkler & 3 risers that are in each bed now, but instead to cap off all but one of them. I hate the way they pour out water & whack the plants. Ive replanted the beds except for the blue native salvias I kept and absolutely have to put in the drip system asap so your video really helped!
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Robin
Hello Laura, I'd like to share my experience with you. I live in zone 5 like you, in Montreal, Canada. I watched your drip irrigation videos and was convinced that I should get my overhead irrigation system changed to drip irrigation. However a specialist advised me against it. He even said that he takes out more drip systems than he installs. His reasons were that the squirrels chew through them, they get clogged and unless you cover them up with mulch, they are unsightly. Also they only last about 3 years. Since we have 100+ year old trees, home to hordes of squirrels, we decided to stick with our system. Also, we don't live in a drought prone area here in Montreal so there is no particular need to conserve water. I just wanted to share that with you.
LOVE, love, love your videos!
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Hello Laura, I'd like to share my experience with you. I live in zone 5 like you, in Montreal, Canada. I watched your drip irrigation videos and was convinced that I should get my overhead irrigation system changed to drip irrigation. However a specialist advised me against it. He even said that he takes out more drip systems than he installs. His reasons were that the squirrels chew through them, they get clogged and unless you cover them up with mulch, they are unsightly. Also they only last about 3 years. Since we have 100+ year old trees, home to hordes of squirrels, we decided to stick with our system. Also, we don't live in a drought prone area here in Montreal so there is no particular need to conserve water. I just wanted to share that with you.
LOVE, love, love your videos!
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ezrabrooks12
I installed a drip system this year. What a difference It Made. I used Soak'r Hose's for years, but they don't put water exactly were you want it. I set mine up in my Garden. I can drain it and roll it up at the end of the growing season, put it back out after planting. I can put exactly how much water, where I want It And on what plants I want. Soak'r hose's still work good, with all of the options you need to think about what your doing, water's not getting any cheaper. I cut my Water Bill by a 1/3. The City Came and changed out the Water Meter a month later. If I was using more water(a leak, THESE CROOKED BASTARDS WOULD HAVE LET IT GO UNTIL I CALLED THEM! BEEN THERE, DONE THAT WITH THESE BASTARDS!
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I installed a drip system this year. What a difference It Made. I used Soak'r Hose's for years, but they don't put water exactly were you want it. I set mine up in my Garden. I can drain it and roll it up at the end of the growing season, put it back out after planting. I can put exactly how much water, where I want It And on what plants I want. Soak'r hose's still work good, with all of the options you need to think about what your doing, water's not getting any cheaper. I cut my Water Bill by a 1/3. The City Came and changed out the Water Meter a month later. If I was using more water(a leak, THESE CROOKED BASTARDS WOULD HAVE LET IT GO UNTIL I CALLED THEM! BEEN THERE, DONE THAT WITH THESE BASTARDS!
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Shiloh's
Boring? Not a chance! Of all your videos so far, the two I've seen on how to create irrigation have blown my mind! I had NO idea how to make it happen and was lamenting all the flowers I could not keep watered. NOW, thanks to you and your fabulous editor (is it your husband) I can make a plan with my husband and we can get-er-done. I now have confidence, because of seeing what you do, to build gardens as I have dreamed AND maintain them by good watering. I live in northwestern Michigan where we get tons of snow, rain and humidity and still. flowers get VERY thirsty. Appreciate your time to show us all what you're doing and how we can do it too. THANK YOU!
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Boring? Not a chance! Of all your videos so far, the two I've seen on how to create irrigation have blown my mind! I had NO idea how to make it happen and was lamenting all the flowers I could not keep watered. NOW, thanks to you and your fabulous editor (is it your husband) I can make a plan with my husband and we can get-er-done. I now have confidence, because of seeing what you do, to build gardens as I have dreamed AND maintain them by good watering. I live in northwestern Michigan where we get tons of snow, rain and humidity and still. flowers get VERY thirsty. Appreciate your time to show us all what you're doing and how we can do it too. THANK YOU!
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Cami
Hey, that's exciting video for me! Excellent content and love how Aaron shows the pictures of the connectors evolved and how you are so hands on. Love it!
I am no stranger to irrigation but I have a question:
Do you keep the tubing in the flower beds over the winter?
I really don't want to have to take them out. I am in zone 8, I do take the hoses out and cover the faucets but I only have 3 faucets and it's not big deal, but this will be for me. Thanks for sharing.
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Hey, that's exciting video for me! Excellent content and love how Aaron shows the pictures of the connectors evolved and how you are so hands on. Love it!
I am no stranger to irrigation but I have a question:
Do you keep the tubing in the flower beds over the winter?
I really don't want to have to take them out. I am in zone 8, I do take the hoses out and cover the faucets but I only have 3 faucets and it's not big deal, but this will be for me. Thanks for sharing.
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seriously?
Thanks! Super helpful! I have the same problem with a perennial bed with sprinklers. I plan to cap outlying heads and try to find the main feed to that goes to that bed and run my drip system from there. Since it is on a separate timer zone than the adjoining lawn. I will cap all ends of the abandoned buried side just in case I ever convert the bed to to lawn (horrors) and need in ground connectors.
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Thanks! Super helpful! I have the same problem with a perennial bed with sprinklers. I plan to cap outlying heads and try to find the main feed to that goes to that bed and run my drip system from there. Since it is on a separate timer zone than the adjoining lawn. I will cap all ends of the abandoned buried side just in case I ever convert the bed to to lawn (horrors) and need in ground connectors.
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Sheri
I have a sprinkler system and instead of capping them off I wanted to see how to convert those sprinklers to drip. I know it can be done but I have a set up where one zone waters both the grass and the flower beds. Not sure if I can water both grass and flower beds at the same time. In other words not sure if both the grass and the flower beds need the same water scheduke
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I have a sprinkler system and instead of capping them off I wanted to see how to convert those sprinklers to drip. I know it can be done but I have a set up where one zone waters both the grass and the flower beds. Not sure if I can water both grass and flower beds at the same time. In other words not sure if both the grass and the flower beds need the same water scheduke
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Sarah
I love your videos! I apologize ahead of time for being off subject! I really wanted to ask if you notice your boxwoods have a less than pleasant smell and if there are certain types that don't smell so much like. Cat pee? I LOVE boxwood enough to put up with smell but if you've noticed a type with little to no smell I would be so happy! Also I'm loving your sneakers!
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I love your videos! I apologize ahead of time for being off subject! I really wanted to ask if you notice your boxwoods have a less than pleasant smell and if there are certain types that don't smell so much like. Cat pee? I LOVE boxwood enough to put up with smell but if you've noticed a type with little to no smell I would be so happy! Also I'm loving your sneakers!
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Jenny
Great information! I live in Albuquerque which is high desert with very hard water and the house we purchased has a drip system. However we noticed some of the little stakes that are in the soil don't release water. I'm guessing they are clogged from the calcium. We had to shut our system off since it wasn't actually working. Any tips on fixing this issue?
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Great information! I live in Albuquerque which is high desert with very hard water and the house we purchased has a drip system. However we noticed some of the little stakes that are in the soil don't release water. I'm guessing they are clogged from the calcium. We had to shut our system off since it wasn't actually working. Any tips on fixing this issue?
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