How to Install a Cheap Drip Irrigation System || Black Gumbo
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Drip irrigation is something I have avoided for years, but now that I have a perfect garden bed that lends itself to this time-saving system, I went for it! This is a cheap Amazon system sold under many different brands, it is fairly generic, and we will see if it holds up. The goal is to set this system on an automatic timer and be able to water the garden without going outside. Come and follow this DIY demonstration in my tomato bed, together we will see if this is $24 wasted, or a great deal!
Since so many people asked, here's the one I bought, but do shop others, I only used a portion of this kit:
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A word of caution. When leaving your hose energized with water that’s not flowing and the temperature gets very hot your hose can burst leaving your water running when you are not home.
Put it underground
Use a water timer
Great video - thank you. One way you can put the tubing over the ridge is to dip the end of the tubing in a cup of hot water, and wait for 30 seconds or so, and the resulting softened tubing will slide over ridge easy as anything. I usually have a small hot water flask in the garden when I'm doing hose laying - makes it nice and easy. Cheers from Australia .....
i use à hair dryer 😊
Just wanted to thank you for the visual demonstration. Sometimes I need to see how something works before it clicks in my head like "ok, now I got this"
I appreciate the detailed demonstration. A lot of gardeners don’t go to this trouble, assuming that it’s so easy that it’s not necessary-not true for a lot of us.
I agree with you
As a person who is attempting my first garden i am beyond thankful for this
I bring a small pot of boiling water to make the hose more flexable for my tool .
Wish I’d thought of this! 🤦🏻♀️ I’ve got more to do tomorrow. This will help. Thanks.
I heat tubing also to stuff on fittings/emitters, they go together MUCH easier and faster that way.
Great tip👍🏾
I use systems like yours and they hold up really well. It is best to water in the cooler times in high temperatures. That will prevent the tubing from getting soft and blowing. You really want to get the tubing as close to the emitters as possible. I live in Glendale AZ had have been watering this way for years. Our temperatures go above 117 at times.
at last someone talking common sense and good practical advice for the irrigation system!! Thanks
"Stand like a chump in the heat" ... that made me laugh out loud! Hear you loud and clear. Will be watching how it goes.
I heat the cut ends a bit, to get them to slide on more easily. If the sun does not suffice, I take a thermos of hot water with me.
I use heat gun when using 1/2 -3/4 pipe
"stand out here like a chump and water in the heat" love it
Drip systems are freaking awesome and you’re going to love it! :)
Couple quick tips
1. Those included stakes are pretty useless ime. Get yourself some of the U shaped stakes. They will work waayyy better.
2. A bit of water on the end of the hose helps (a lot) to get those connectors in without using any kind of lubricant. Just bring a cup with you and dip in the cut end. Makes it way easier and won’t cause any probs.
3. Another option to consider over the individual heads is the emitter tubing. It’s tubing just like what you had in the video - only usually brown in color - that has a built in emitter spaced at a set distance through the line. You can usually get them in 6” (my preference), 12” and I think maybe an 18” or 24” spacing. Then you don’t have to splice in an emitter at every plant - it’s already done and will just drip at each hole in the line. All you have to do at that point is connect the beginning to your water source, and close the end of the line. Way less work. :)
4. You might want to consider a pressure regulator. They’re cheap and will prevent too much pressure flooding the line and blowing your connections.
Great video and enjoy the drip system! 😁
Superb advice. Thanks very much!
I’ve used a drip system for several years. Got most of mine at Lowe’s. This year I added a fertilizer injection system and was pleased with the results. These systems are not expensive nor complicated I’d recommend them to any gardener.
Scott, thank you for your knowledge. You explain every step so well, and help everyone including myself! 😊
Ah, so glad to see this! I am hoping to do drip on all of my beds (we don’t move until the end of April) so it’s great to see how this fares for you. Please keep us updated!
I have that exact kit! Been procrastinating on setting it up though. At least now i know how, looks pretty simple. Thanks Scott
This really helped me to understand that this drip irrigation thing isn't that difficult after all! Really helpful! Thank you for the video!
Great info as always Scott. I got tired of the soaker hose out front watering the weeds, but I need my holly bushes to get big, so I'm putting in a drip system and knew I could head to your channel and find the info I needed. Keep up the great work sir.
Where people will want the pressure regulator is when they use specific emitters (rated for specific gallons per hour). The output rating is based on regulated pressure.
I have mine set up for the hanging plants and window boxes on the front of my house. So, if my timer (like the one you showed in your video) turns on for 15min and it’s a “1 gallon” emitter, then I’ve applied a quart of water to the window box. ✌🏼
Very helpful information.
Thank you I just received my drip kit today and I watched about 3 other videos about how to assemble it in my garden and your video was the only one that actually showed close up how to do that. Thank you for your patience and explaining each step in detail. All the other videos did not do that. So thank you again.
I've been on the fence about setting something like this up. This 100% convinced me. Thanks!!
We got ours from Home Depot. I had what they call "frozen shoulder" due to carrying gallon pitchers of water. This system was a life changer! The timer is a must too. My garden gets watered first thing in the morning before I even wake up.
NW Suburban, Which one did you buy from Hone Depot??
@@annbrodzinski5707 , the brand is called Dig. They are cheaper than Rainbird.
Wow, NW Suburban Life! You got Frozen🥶shoulder from carrying gallon pitchers of water! I didn't know that could happen! I got Frozen shoulder after a shoulder repair (surgery for torn rotators cuff😭). I then had to have a closed shoulder procedure where my surgeon had to manually rip and release it! 😖
@@femineityooo..that does not sound pleasant...hope you're better now
My dad bfore he passed just worked himself into the ground so l can understand where you're coming from amjust glad you don't have to carry them gallen of water.
Thank you. I bought a set in hopes of finding a video to show me how to do it and your video has absolutely blew my mind at how easy it really is! I'm gonna get connected real soon! I can't wait! Thank you so much!
Nice job Scott ! For those of us on Wells, you may want to install a filter and pressure regulator after the timer.
this was perfect. Thank you for showing me exactly what I needed to do, especially a newbie like me.
I'm a little jealous...30's here.
But happy to see a simple watering method, thank you.
Great presentation, Scott! I could see myself using a similar system in my double-dug beds in the near future. Probably saves a ton of water and keeps that water bill lower and I agree about feeling like a chump standing there in the Southern heat watering plants. It gets really hot here in South Alabama but I also remember my youth living in Houston and Pasadena and the brutal Summers there as well.
While standing there looking like a chump, you can have a cold beer in your hand and your neighbors will think you really enjoy gardening.
Scott, I’ve been wanting a drip irrigation system, but thought it was too complicated. But, this looks relatively simple. I think I’ll try it. Thank you!
They’re super easy to do and you can customize them however you like. I was afraid of getting in over my head for years before I put this in, and my only regret is not doing it sooner. FYI - They also make a drip line tubing that has a dripper already built in at a set distance all through the line so you don’t have to put a head in yourself. I personally like the 6” spacing, but they also come in 12” and I think a 24 inch as well. The big box hardware stores all carry both the individual parts, and the kits, so it’s very easy to build anything you need.
@@EChord1 Thank you so much!!
Will this work with a gravity fed system? Trying to do this with a rainwater tank
@@point177 good question
This is great!!! I needed this! I’m doing drip this year. Sometimes from the rain barrel sometimes from tap. We’ll see.
Scott if you place the end of the tube into some hot water it softens it enough to slide over easily and as it cools it shrinks and seals tightly around the barb. Great video my friend
"don't have to stand outside like a chump in the heat", lol thats exactly why I am here
My tomatoes and beans look like yours now. I think I'm finally doing a good job with my garden.
Exactly the video I needed thank you
Great video, thanks! I'm interested to see what your finalized watering schedule will be on these tomatoes once the heat comes and you add some mulch. I'm in Spring TX and have a similar set up. Right now, I'm watering sporadically as I've found the mulch I added keeps the moisture pretty well. Plus, we've had sporadic rain this week as you know. Currently 7 minutes per watering time seems to do the job.
I just finished putting my together. Most my plants are on growing bags. So far so good
I used a very similar system last year. It worked well, just be sure to review all the nozzles every few weeks for needed adjustments 👍🏻
Thanks for the info, I have one like this that my parents bought me for Christmas and didn't realise it was meant to be cut so I was really confused, thank you very much for clarifying this 😊
I’ve got one of these coming from a company that contacted me. Glad to see how well it works.
Great video Scott. I'm looking for something like that for my raised garden beds.
Great video Scott, can you do a follow up video now that you've used it for one season? How did it hold up?
I've been thinking about buying one of these from amazon since last summer. I think you've just convinced me to just do it! Thanks Scott!
It's easy and you'll love it once you get it running, I did mine of my irrigation system .
Super easy. Big box stores like Home Depot also carry both the kits and the individual parts. You also may want to consider the drip line tubing. Looks like the black tubing he was using (only it’s usually brown), but has a dripper already built in at a set spacing. Usually you can get 6”, 12” and I think a 24”.
I'm excited to see how it turns out.
Thank you so much for doing this video! I too bought drip system from Amazon but have been too intimidated! I am feeling a lot more confident about putting it in. Thanks!!
Thank you for this video. I love gardening (growing things) buts half the time or more I don't know what I'm doing and need help. I've just started watching your videos. They have been very helpful and answered so many questions. You've made things so much easier. Thanks.🙂
My husband will have so much fun installing a drip system for me, when the ground melts!!!! Yes, it still cold here and we are expecting snow next week...again. Anyway, thanks for the tip, can't wait to get started.👩🏽🌾🌞
Look forward to a drip system. Must get. Good stuff!
Thanks for this!! As a woman gardening this would be easy and much better for the Tomatoes!
Just the video I needed to learn about drip. Thank you! 😊
I think about doing that from time to time, it will be interesting to see how your system holds up over the season. Sometimes watering is a chore but once I’m out there I enjoy the peaceful time out in the garden, my favourite place on Earth!
Klaus
Great system Scott! You can purchase a filter and pressure reducer that will hook up to your hose bib and then hook up to the hose going out to the garden. It will keep you from blowing your emitters out on end it will reduce the amount of water you use overall. Congratulations on 100 K!
Hi, what pressure should you set the reducer to?
You can buy them in different sizes. Check the recommended PSI operating pressure of your drip system and then buy a regulator that matches that specification. I use mainly drip tape and my pressure reducer is 12 PSI. For sprinklers/misters you would need higher pressures. Check your packaging to find the recommended operating PSI and go from there.
They sell them at Walmart in the RV section.
I haven't used drip irrigation yet . this video makes it seem so easy thank you
Nice system Scott. We could use that. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless y’all.
Informative, short, and to the point, just the way it should be.
Thank you, I'm ordering my kit now!
Glad I found this video. I was gifted two of the exact same kits for Christmas. I can’t wait for spring to install them.
Go one more step- bury the tubbing under your sod, so you don't trip over it and will be able to mow your lawn. Nice video. Best
Great share! I need this for my containers.
Hey Scott, thank you so much for this demonstration!! You mentioned that having to stand in the heat for hours and hand water drove you to this system. I hear ya!! I need to do something else too. I'm getting too old to stand in the Central Texas heat in July, but I still want fresh tomatoes!
While standing there looking like a chump, you can have a cold beer in your hand and your neighbors will think you really enjoy gardening.
Yeah for a first time gaurdner l would'nt have it no other way lets have some good gaurding.Herman Mason in Roanoke Va
I so needed this! Thank you❣️
You did a really good job explaining this. This year is my first time trying to use an irrigation system, and I haven't a clue about how any of it works. So I started researching online, but most of what I found uses too much technical speak and I get lost within the first minute lol thank you for dumbing it down for me.
I love this video you are so good at explaining this stuff. I feel confident that I'm going to be able to do it. Thank you so much for sharing this information with us.
In India we use a half a drop of liquid detergent in the irrigation pipe to slip the tubing over the ridge with a dry cloth to grip the tube. This Saves lot of human energy and time to install. For our tropical climate , Mist irrigation system like the one used in greenhouses with a dose of homemade EM 1 works more efficiently, results in reduction in joints, and the pipes don't get dirty with passage of time. the more you be with Nature, Nature will bless you with good health. Cheers.
Brilliantly simple but very informative video. Many thanks.
Glad I found this. I saw the Y connector on your bed but wondered how you watered using it without the tube....now I know I was jumping ahead
Ooo I like that system. I may look into that in the future. I have used a small torch (like a kitchen one for creme brûlée) to quickly heat up the ends of those tubes...really helps, especially in the winter.
This was SO HELPFUL, thank you!
You made it look so easy. Thanks for this content
Just purchased this exact kit and am very excited for the simplicity it will bring to myself as a full time working momma. Thank you for the video!
If you have trouble getting the hose ends on the fittings, read the comment section of this video - lots of helpful advice.
@@ScottHead I was coming back to ask about those, headed to look for the advice now!
For the tube going into the nipple part, you can use heat syncs as well. They melt around the tube and nipple to create a great seal. Let it harden before use.
what is a heat sync - can't find a definition?
Heat SHRINK tubing
Good to see that you’re considering a timer. I’ve been thinking of leaving for a vacation and want to leave the garden to an automated system. Looking forward to seeing how the timer works for you
I've been using the same timer for several years. Our water is pretty hard, so timers only last 2 or 3 seasons, still recommend this one though. My first timer was a disaster! Bought it before going on vacation, the plastic hose connector on timer didn't hold the hose in, came home, water running everywhere. Had a $700.00 water bill!! Was lucky the water dept.
cancelled most of the bill. (The timer in video is a good timer, no problems.)
Thank you for this video. Watched way before starting the project and then again day of project. It really helped and the detail as mentioned by someone else is very helpful. Keep it up.
I have used this for a couple years really does work well, heating the tubing with a lighter works. also if the tubing blows off push it on and use a small tie strap to keep it on. you can get all this at lowes cost a little more but no waiting on shipping.
Great video. Informative and right to the point. Very nice!
Thank you! U have convinced me, I can do this!
You might want to look into hose that has drip Built in also you can buy pressure regulators to keep from blowing stuff out
Wow, even I could manage that, lol! Thanks so much.
Hey! Thanks, Scott!
Nice. But that black hose sitting out in the sun is going to heat any water sitting in it. You might want to aim the water more into the ground that the stem of the plant so you don't scald them with that first bit of water.
Won't mulch clog the nozzles? Something to check on.
Thanks for the tip to open the nozzles before turning on the water. :) I hope the hoses, being pre-stretched, were easier to get back on.
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Perfect.... timing. Thanks Scott! I'm a drip irrigation newbie. This is very good. I've made up my mind that this year is the year that a system goes in. I'm so looking forward to it after all the sheet mulching work is done.
you can carry a thermos of hot water with you to warm up the 1/4" tubing. It makes it much easier to slide onto the emitters.
I have thought about drip irrigation. I usually use my rain barrels for watering plants, but thats gravity fed and I cant even put a nozzle on the hose so I couldnt use it for a drip system. The other source of water is town water, but its real hard. Sprayers and nozzles rock up after a year of use so I keep a small bottle of CLR to clean them once a year. The small holes in those emitters likely wouldnt last a year before becoming blocked.
Good one man! Always great info
Thanks 👍 you took the mystery right out of this system
Thanks for the reply, Scott!
Hi Scott,Selling drip systems in California should be a
no-brainerstarting June 1st. That's when watering once
a week goes into effect. AND, the foreseeable future
does not look too wet.
Maybe i need to get away from trying to be a wannabe
onlinemarketer and start selling these drip systems. Hm?
And, by the way, your demonstration and narration was A+.
John Vance
The scissor crimper lol. Nice video, I live off grid and am gonna hook one of these to a water tank and open the valves periodically to water the plants.
thanks for the video! I just got one of these kits and needed a little motivation before i go start cutting the hose. hope yours is still working!
Great job and well explained.
Love the way you layed the hose our then cut where needed. Tip on inserting the hose on to the barbs. Use a lighter and heat the hose for three for four seconds. Slides right on. Also worth buying an in-line hose size pressure regulator so you don't blow the system apart.
Thanks SO much for this easy to follow explanation. I got the same system as a gift, but the instructions were incomprehensible. They should throw out their directions and just include a link to your video! Your explanation is very easy to follow and has given me the information I need to know to get this installed today! Thanks so much :-)
I used a kit just like this last year in my mophead hydrangea bed and it worked great. I have extra parts that will probably go in my raised beds this year assuming stuff doesn't have to be replaced from last year - I left it all in place over the winter so we'll see how well it all held up.
I'm gonna put my mouth on it and suck all the water out of the line before winter ;-)
Im so glad you had this video because I am getting one too . I already got the timers.😃
I have to because of the HOT 🔥🔥🔥☀️
Summer weather we have been getting here in California Zone 10 🔥🔥🔥and I’m getting older an falling apart ! 😆 😆😆
Thanks again, Scott 👍🏼
I placed my own irrigation without my husbands help last year. I used the omitters at the beginning of my watering tube that had a hole every six inches. It took forever to water and I couldn’t figure it out. I’m excited to do it correctly this spring because my fall winter garden was a failure 🙃
thank you for your instructional video, very helpful Watching from Front Range of Colorado; God bless you and all your loved ones.
I want a timer. My drip system is just going in. Great timing. 💕💕💕💕🍅🍅🍅
What I do with the 1/4 hose, I pre build it. I write down measurements and the I sit down a make it. You can use a candle to help put this together. Just take the hose over the candle straight up and down for about two seconds then put it on the Connector. This will give you a perfect fit as it will cool down and as it does that it will shrink. Thank me later. 😊
Thanks great video, just brought one off Amazon, go on a lot of holidays, so timer needed
In order to put the tubing over the ridg, just lubricate with 2-3 drops of dish liquid. It will not pop out.
That timer is awesome! Also, it’s best, in Texas, to water in the evening or morning before the sun heats the tubing which will make the water hot enough to scorch plant roots.
That's the plan. :-)
@@ScottHead I learned that the hard way😳😬
I added some straw around my tomatoes and it helped with the water.
M too!
looks great. kit certainly worth it. a pressure regulator will keep the tube from blowing off the connectors. I use a candle lighter on the tubing for a few seconds to soften and make an easy connection. I have arthritis in my hands and found this solution. I have been using drip for a few years in my vegetable garden & the flower garden. love it. timer makes life easier. enjoy your videos. thanks for sharing.
Hi, what should you set the pressure at and how long do you set the timer for when setting the drip up for tomatoes and peppers? Thanks 😊
@@barbaraperry2796 reducer is small part from Home Depot attaches to hose reducing to 25 psi. I set timer for 15 min/day in spring to 1 hr/day in heat of summer. still have to monitor plants due to heat or rain. can turn on manually at timer if needed at any time. I set timer for early morning before sunrise.
@@barbaraguillot8958 thank you so much!! Have a beautiful day.
Gr8 vlog. I’ve found if I pop the end of my hose into hot water it’ll soften the hose enough making it easier to attach the emitters. It’ll avoid damage leading to leaks.
Here in Dallas, summers can go up to 3 full months without a drop of rain. I've been thinking about getting a system like this because keeping the raised beds from drying out over the hot summer can get very difficult.