Love that weed fabric and use it everywhere. We enjoy reusing materials from old projects like this as it saves money twice. The price was probably lower on the PVC pipe when you originally purchased it and now you don’t have to pay todays inflated prices! Cha Ching! 💰
I have a similar set up. My pvc isn't glued... I use my well or rain barrels for water. I switch out PVC configuration depending on what I'm growing. Can't water all the garden beds at once with the rain barrel pressure but I have multiple set ups I can switch it from... All configurations start with a water hose connection and end with a cap. Wish I could share pictures. Also I have a larger needle to go around and unclog the holes. Using the well i flush out the system (rain water gunk clogs up holes occasionally). Have a great day.
Do you soften or filter the well water first, or use it raw for watering? Had my well water tested and many minerals, but also arsenic and too much iron/moly.
Been waiting for this since you mentioned it. I am on a well with hard water as well. Love your idea and will be using it in my garden this year. Thanks for all you do.
Love that idea, I had a similar one to fill in ground jugs to water my tomatoes. Not sure if it will work but I'm trying to recreate what my parents did back in the 70's. As kid's we were the automatic water system. Lol.
nice jack🙌💯 exactly what my bro and i want to build out, except maybe adding a rain capture at the end of the bed to gravity feed water through the pvc
I've used a PVC drip system for about 15 years. The system is one of 8 stations on my lawn irrigation timer. So, every time that comes on the water the lawn, the garden and the fruit trees get their turn. In my system, the 1/16" holes are pointing starlight down. The system is divided into 8 parallel branches with each branch having a PVC valve to fine tune the flow in that branch or to shut off a branch that isn't being used (eg, that crop has been harvested). My greenhouse is on one branch of the garden system. The header connecting the 7 branches waters my grapes. Another header on the bottom of the system waters my raspberries Everything is assembled without PVC cement -- friction holds everything together. That way, I can take it apart for winter storage, tilling, or replacement of a damaged component.
I love using similar mechanical timed valves. The one thing I'll say is these require a certain amount of back pressure, usually about 20 to 25 psi. This is really only a consideration for rainwater or gravity fed system.
Those orbit hose "egg" timers are a fantastic tool, allow the gardener to adjust watering times based on conditions whereas programmable timers gave the same watering time every day. Hey Jack, do you have any UV degradation to the PVC pipes in the Texas sun? Mine have become brittle and decompose over time, I'm considering some paint to protect them to make them last longer.
A hand held butane torch (like for doing crème brûlée) does a really quick job of melting holes too without getting all the black sticky shit on your weed torch.
How is the main water plumbed in? Is this something that can hook to hoses? I couldn't tell in the video. I've been on the search for raised bed irrigation for a year and you have made something very complicated to try and figure out look easy and no brainer(ish). I needed that!
If you were buying new materials instead of reusing old, flexible pipes like for a mainline of a traditional drip system might work good because you could snake the pipe around and put the water right where you want it.
Are you placing the holes in the weed blocker Where the water will hit direct soil? Or are you letting the water pool up on top of the weed blocker soaking the wood chips?
I love this idea! I did something similar but drilled the holes too big the first time. I also didn't give myself extra pipe length at the valves like you did. You could use a small wood block as a drill stop to prevent drilling through both sides of the pipe. Not sure if you meant to do that, hopefully that helps someone prevent that.
On the one bed I did the drill though on purpose, then didn't like it so covered half with epoxy but only one. So it was a mistake but not an accident. The rest I drilled one side alternations.
Three beds at 8 inch alternating, one bed at 6 inch alternating. I am installing some in other beds now at 8 inches both sides same spot. It is what ever you want. If you ever want to plug a hole, www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/aiotd-8-12-22 FWIW the trick with this stuff is keep your fingers a little damp and it will stick to the stock instead of you. Thanks I need to run this as an IOTD today.
Jack specifically commented on that. He explained exactly that a valve will not regulate pressure in a closed system, but it WILL control the pressure in an open system by controlling the flow.
If I remember correctly, you are going to use one of those propane burner heads to make the planting holes in your fabric... (whoops! Saw your idea..) Will you be composting over the fabric during the year? (again I should watch the whole video!) Wood Chips!!!
@@survivalpodcasting I’m in Texas, and I was thinking about changing to self wicking beds? What has been your experience with them? I’ve done raised beds in the past, but I fight keeping them evenly moist due to the heat.
Again it depends. It is kind of expensive and complicated to do wicking beds of this size. We are in the same climate, this method has worked fantastically for me. @@ryanlynch1414 the largest wicking beds I have done are 4x4s. You should also have at least 10 inches of soil 12 is better above the weed blocker, so that is a factor as well.
Jack ? What is your water pressure to achieve that length of run? I have extremely hard water and have to redrill some of the holes about ever 3rd year.
If a Californian hears "auto watering system" theyll freak out cause they hate that any water goes to farming xD they never have water cause they live In a desert that is illegally stealing water from 28 states draining the largest lakes and natural monuments all over America America to supply California with water , they act like everyone needs to be using less water so cali psychos can have water when everyone In every other state has plenty of water except of course the states that Democrats keep poisoning the water using fake train derailments with nuclear byproducts on them that the media doesnt even wanna talk about , all the media will tell you about is the Pvc xD the PVC is the least toxic thing on those trains and theres been 8 chemical train derailments in 8 conservative states the last month and all of them were from the same 2 companies owned and funded by Democrats and they were carrying chemicals that are illegal to transport and are only allowed to be made on site because they act like a nuke ending everything in a state wide area , this is all done on purpose but we are supposed to care about what the parasite Democrats want us to do for them??? They should have to rely on the water available to them, they can easily set up desalination plants but instead they just build pipe lines to illegally steal water from 28 states and blame climate change for all the national lakes that were drained after cali set up illegal pipelines in those lakes and down stream from the largest rivers.
Love that weed fabric and use it everywhere. We enjoy reusing materials from old projects like this as it saves money twice. The price was probably lower on the PVC pipe when you originally purchased it and now you don’t have to pay todays inflated prices! Cha Ching! 💰
Thanks, Jack... love that you are "Manufacturing from Inventory". Would like to see more of these short, practical videos.
I have a similar set up. My pvc isn't glued... I use my well or rain barrels for water. I switch out PVC configuration depending on what I'm growing. Can't water all the garden beds at once with the rain barrel pressure but I have multiple set ups I can switch it from... All configurations start with a water hose connection and end with a cap. Wish I could share pictures. Also I have a larger needle to go around and unclog the holes. Using the well i flush out the system (rain water gunk clogs up holes occasionally). Have a great day.
Do you soften or filter the well water first, or use it raw for watering? Had my well water tested and many minerals, but also arsenic and too much iron/moly.
Been waiting for this since you mentioned it. I am on a well with hard water as well.
Love your idea and will be using it in my garden this year.
Thanks for all you do.
Love that idea, I had a similar one to fill in ground jugs to water my tomatoes. Not sure if it will work but I'm trying to recreate what my parents did back in the 70's. As kid's we were the automatic water system. Lol.
Genius to put the timer. I will try the same in my garden. Thanks for sharing😊
Simple and ingenious .
Super easy and perfect timing for my backyard irrigation project
Thanks jack!
You got some fantastic ideas, bro!
Love it, I was just talking about drip irrigation today with a friend. Gotta share this with them.
Trickle irrigation! I do similar, but with 3/4 black polyethylene since it's cheap, lasts a long time and can be bought in very long lengths.
Thanks. My husband is going to Lowes now
nice jack🙌💯 exactly what my bro and i want to build out, except maybe adding a rain capture at the end of the bed to gravity feed water through the pvc
I've used a PVC drip system for about 15 years. The system is one of 8 stations on my lawn irrigation timer. So, every time that comes on the water the lawn, the garden and the fruit trees get their turn. In my system, the 1/16" holes are pointing starlight down.
The system is divided into 8 parallel branches with each branch having a PVC valve to fine tune the flow in that branch or to shut off a branch that isn't being used (eg, that crop has been harvested). My greenhouse is on one branch of the garden system. The header connecting the 7 branches waters my grapes. Another header on the bottom of the system waters my raspberries
Everything is assembled without PVC cement -- friction holds everything together. That way, I can take it apart for winter storage, tilling, or replacement of a damaged component.
Dry fit works on the low pressure side.
I love using similar mechanical timed valves. The one thing I'll say is these require a certain amount of back pressure, usually about 20 to 25 psi. This is really only a consideration for rainwater or gravity fed system.
Great setup Jack
Mahalo, Jack. Cool setup
Those orbit hose "egg" timers are a fantastic tool, allow the gardener to adjust watering times based on conditions whereas programmable timers gave the same watering time every day. Hey Jack, do you have any UV degradation to the PVC pipes in the Texas sun? Mine have become brittle and decompose over time, I'm considering some paint to protect them to make them last longer.
I believe jack said he planned on covering with wood chips. do you think they would they need more protection than that?
Look into some UV resistant spray paint. I have done something similar before but over a few years the sun will make the pipe brittle.
A hand held butane torch (like for doing crème brûlée) does a really quick job of melting holes too without getting all the black sticky shit on your weed torch.
How is the main water plumbed in? Is this something that can hook to hoses? I couldn't tell in the video. I've been on the search for raised bed irrigation for a year and you have made something very complicated to try and figure out look easy and no brainer(ish). I needed that!
I was going to post the same question!
There is an adapter from hose to PVC that I'm using to do this.
Wow fancy lol. I used pvc but just put it over the top of garden n use the hose..hey I'm not a Plummer 😄 but it saves me time n bending
If you were buying new materials instead of reusing old, flexible pipes like for a mainline of a traditional drip system might work good because you could snake the pipe around and put the water right where you want it.
Are you placing the holes in the weed blocker Where the water will hit direct soil? Or are you letting the water pool up on top of the weed blocker soaking the wood chips?
what plants are you growing ? peppers? tomatoes?
Great idea! Thanks.
since I've gone full carnivore I'm only growing what I can use as fodder. this would be perfect for that.
jack, one question, how deep is the soil?
I love this idea! I did something similar but drilled the holes too big the first time. I also didn't give myself extra pipe length at the valves like you did. You could use a small wood block as a drill stop to prevent drilling through both sides of the pipe. Not sure if you meant to do that, hopefully that helps someone prevent that.
On the one bed I did the drill though on purpose, then didn't like it so covered half with epoxy but only one. So it was a mistake but not an accident. The rest I drilled one side alternations.
@@survivalpodcasting What kind of weed blocker do you use?
@@mr.bearded-homesteader5584 IDK what ever the store had that was rated for 15 years or whatever.
Gotcha thank you very much
Just curious what spacing did you use between holes? What will you plant in there?
Three beds at 8 inch alternating, one bed at 6 inch alternating. I am installing some in other beds now at 8 inches both sides same spot. It is what ever you want. If you ever want to plug a hole, www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/aiotd-8-12-22 FWIW the trick with this stuff is keep your fingers a little damp and it will stick to the stock instead of you. Thanks I need to run this as an IOTD today.
I'm in the middle of fully automating the farm where I can control everything from my tablet. Considering making it semi fully,
Great job!
Sorry to say it
A shut off valve does not regulate pressure, it regulates volume, a pressure regulator would be used to regulate pressure
Jack specifically commented on that. He explained exactly that a valve will not regulate pressure in a closed system, but it WILL control the pressure in an open system by controlling the flow.
Looks good.
This is very nice. What weight of weed blocker are you using?
If I remember correctly, you are going to use one of those propane burner heads to make the planting holes in your fabric... (whoops! Saw your idea..)
Will you be composting over the fabric during the year? (again I should watch the whole video!) Wood Chips!!!
Any concern with PFCs leaching into your water supply? Do you use a special type of PVC?
I have no concern, not it isn't special. Check the pluming to your house.
Great videos!!! Do you like the above ground irrigation better than the self watering beds?
I guess you mean wicking beds? If so different tech for different applications.
@@survivalpodcasting
I’m in Texas, and I was thinking about changing to self wicking beds? What has been your experience with them? I’ve done raised beds in the past, but I fight keeping them evenly moist due to the heat.
Again it depends. It is kind of expensive and complicated to do wicking beds of this size. We are in the same climate, this method has worked fantastically for me. @@ryanlynch1414 the largest wicking beds I have done are 4x4s. You should also have at least 10 inches of soil 12 is better above the weed blocker, so that is a factor as well.
@@survivalpodcasting
Awesome, thanks for the info.
Jack ? What is your water pressure to achieve that length of run?
I have extremely hard water and have to redrill some of the holes about ever 3rd year.
I did something similar but with misters, you just manually adjust until you get the flow you want
Amazing!
Terrific
Are these raised beds? I have not been to the farm yet.
Yep about 2 feet which is high enough that the ducks don't get into them
Fully semi automated 🤣... democrats are going to ban PVC next😅
Omg lol don't give them any ideas
If a Californian hears "auto watering system" theyll freak out cause they hate that any water goes to farming xD they never have water cause they live In a desert that is illegally stealing water from 28 states draining the largest lakes and natural monuments all over America America to supply California with water , they act like everyone needs to be using less water so cali psychos can have water when everyone In every other state has plenty of water except of course the states that Democrats keep poisoning the water using fake train derailments with nuclear byproducts on them that the media doesnt even wanna talk about , all the media will tell you about is the Pvc xD the PVC is the least toxic thing on those trains and theres been 8 chemical train derailments in 8 conservative states the last month and all of them were from the same 2 companies owned and funded by Democrats and they were carrying chemicals that are illegal to transport and are only allowed to be made on site because they act like a nuke ending everything in a state wide area , this is all done on purpose but we are supposed to care about what the parasite Democrats want us to do for them??? They should have to rely on the water available to them, they can easily set up desalination plants but instead they just build pipe lines to illegally steal water from 28 states and blame climate change for all the national lakes that were drained after cali set up illegal pipelines in those lakes and down stream from the largest rivers.