How to Install Drip Irrigation in Raised Beds!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Andrea
Over a year later your video is a great resource for information regarding irrigating raised bed vegetable gardens (which we have in our yard. We ended up having to build a deer and groundhog proof fence around our raised bed garden, and figured why not move the current underground water line from our shed to inside the fenced area for irrigating our vegetables (and a second location outside the fenced area which will be closer to my flower garden. Sharing this with my hubby who will be doing the work.
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Over a year later your video is a great resource for information regarding irrigating raised bed vegetable gardens (which we have in our yard. We ended up having to build a deer and groundhog proof fence around our raised bed garden, and figured why not move the current underground water line from our shed to inside the fenced area for irrigating our vegetables (and a second location outside the fenced area which will be closer to my flower garden. Sharing this with my hubby who will be doing the work.
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ndrunningriver
I know this is an old video, but Im watching all your irrigation videos to help come up with ideas in my garden. If you or anyone sees this, would this not cause a pressure issue? I notice in your other systems where you do a grid in your beds, you always connect the hose back into itself. Here though, you just have caps at the end and I didnt notice any pressure reducers. Is it not necessary? Maybe with such small tubing, its not as much of a problem? Thanks. Love your videos!
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I know this is an old video, but Im watching all your irrigation videos to help come up with ideas in my garden. If you or anyone sees this, would this not cause a pressure issue? I notice in your other systems where you do a grid in your beds, you always connect the hose back into itself. Here though, you just have caps at the end and I didnt notice any pressure reducers. Is it not necessary? Maybe with such small tubing, its not as much of a problem? Thanks. Love your videos!
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Ali
Ok. So with the 1/2 tubing with emitter holes every 18 you create separate rows with T couplers. But with 1/4 tubing its ok and efficient to loop the hose around and around? I see how you realized the better system with the 1/2 but why doesnt it apply to the 1/4 tubing?
Its frustrating how many different size tubing and elbows and Ts we need for both 1/4 and 1/2 interchanging tubes!
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Ok. So with the 1/2 tubing with emitter holes every 18 you create separate rows with T couplers. But with 1/4 tubing its ok and efficient to loop the hose around and around? I see how you realized the better system with the 1/2 but why doesnt it apply to the 1/4 tubing?
Its frustrating how many different size tubing and elbows and Ts we need for both 1/4 and 1/2 interchanging tubes!
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Sandie
I keep coming back to this video as I'm still longing for a drip system on our property. The patio spigot is on the house. I'll have to run tubing along the wall, then behind the AC and gas meter near the property line just to get to the garden. It's also not very far up on the house so there might not be enough room for all the additions. Still figuring it all out.
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I keep coming back to this video as I'm still longing for a drip system on our property. The patio spigot is on the house. I'll have to run tubing along the wall, then behind the AC and gas meter near the property line just to get to the garden. It's also not very far up on the house so there might not be enough room for all the additions. Still figuring it all out.
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VEGETARIAN
So useful. You covered many topics. I have 2 questions 1) Even if the drip line has emitters every 15 cm/6 inches, is that fine for a raised bed? Doesnt the whole surface area need to get wet? 2) linked to (1) do i need to carefully plant my veg close to the emitter points on the drip line? Or can I plant anywhere as long as an emitter is within a few inches?
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So useful. You covered many topics. I have 2 questions 1) Even if the drip line has emitters every 15 cm/6 inches, is that fine for a raised bed? Doesnt the whole surface area need to get wet? 2) linked to (1) do i need to carefully plant my veg close to the emitter points on the drip line? Or can I plant anywhere as long as an emitter is within a few inches?
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Patrick
We're trying to set up something similar with a faucet in each bed. Do you have household line pressure at each of those faucets, or is the pressure stepped down somewhere upstream? Looks like you adapt directly from 3/4 Garden Hose Thread to soaker hose, so I'm assuming that soaker hose needs a regulator somewhere in the system? Thanks!
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We're trying to set up something similar with a faucet in each bed. Do you have household line pressure at each of those faucets, or is the pressure stepped down somewhere upstream? Looks like you adapt directly from 3/4 Garden Hose Thread to soaker hose, so I'm assuming that soaker hose needs a regulator somewhere in the system? Thanks!
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TARA
That was awesome -- thanks! Question -- the waterwell irrigation system says it has toxic chemicals in it which makes no sense to me. Are they saying there are chemicals in the tubing? That doesn't make sense as we need everything pure for growing food. What are your thoughts on that? OR is the CA warning there, but not really applicable?
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That was awesome -- thanks! Question -- the waterwell irrigation system says it has toxic chemicals in it which makes no sense to me. Are they saying there are chemicals in the tubing? That doesn't make sense as we need everything pure for growing food. What are your thoughts on that? OR is the CA warning there, but not really applicable?
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Chelsea
Hi there! Would it be possible to use a 1/4 inch supply line off the 1/2 inch supply line to run up into raised beds since it's more flexible? Then use a 1/4 inch barbed valve connector to attach the drip line? Or would the line be too small to push the water? My beds are 15 tall. Thanks for your videos, they've helped me tons!
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Hi there! Would it be possible to use a 1/4 inch supply line off the 1/2 inch supply line to run up into raised beds since it's more flexible? Then use a 1/4 inch barbed valve connector to attach the drip line? Or would the line be too small to push the water? My beds are 15 tall. Thanks for your videos, they've helped me tons!
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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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