Drip Irrigation

I’ve spent the last few summers dragging hoses around the yard and moving cheap sprinklers every 20 minutes just to keep the flower beds alive, and honestly I’m getting tired of it 😅 Half the time I forget to move them and end up with dry spots next to muddy areas, so I’m finally trying to put together a simple drip setup for the beds along the fence and near the front garden. I’ve been reading about DIY systems using tubing and fittings from places like NDS, Netafim, and Raindrip, and most of it seems manageable once the lines are laid out. The only part I’m unsure about is the connection at the outdoor faucet. Some of the starter kits I found seem a little flimsy where everything hooks up to the tap, especially for something that’ll stay outside most of the season. Do most people just use the kits as-is, or do you eventually end up replacing parts and building a sturdier connection setup yourself? Curious what actually holds up long term for people. submitted by /u/Ricoh_USA to r/gardening [link] [comments]

So we’re part timers at the moment and only get to the property once a month. We just put in an 18 tree orchard. I’m developing a spring but it’s not ready yet so I came up with this diy water trailer and gravity feed system. It’s a 1,000gal bladder in a 2x4 box I mounted on a trailer. I park it up the hill and have an automatic valve. So far it’s working! I’ll file this under if it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid. submitted by /u/30809 to r/homestead [link] [comments]

I have 2 raised beds and several fabric bags and pots. I mostly raise peppers and tomatoes in south Louisiana. I leave for work at 7:30am and get home at 5:30 and that’s when I would water. The heat of mid day would often cause wilting until I could water them. I installed a drip irrigation system before planting this season and man is it a game changer. Consistent watering is helping with growth I have not experienced before. It only took about 2 hours and it was worth every second. submitted by /u/Snefru54 to r/containergardening [link] [comments]

My soaker hoses would already seem to get holes and waste a lot of water, and the troop irrigation never seemed to give quite enough water to the plants (user error, I'm sure) In addition I could never find timers that wouldn't eventually end up breaking and leave my water running for hours. The other problem is I would get busy and ignore my gardens too long - thinking they were pretty much on automatic with the watering - and by the time I paid attention again I would have plants decimated by bugs that I didn't catch soon enough. Now, four or five times a week, I just make it my morning ritual to go out and water a different area and check in with everything, make sure the plants are looking healthy, weeds aren't starting up, etc not only is it relaxing but it gets me up out of bed and away from my phone :-) submitted by /u/weluckyfew to r/AustinGardening [link] [comments]

Have had fun lately removing my front lawn and creating a new garden for native plants (mostly). It’s approx 30sq metres. Removed the lawn, turned the soil, added loads of compost to improve the clay/loam mix, added plants while mixing native soil, drip irrigation, tea tree mulch, a bird bath and pavers (maybe too many). Will add a couple of garden lights soon. Expect plants will need thinning in future but I like a full garden. I probably made mistakes as I’m still learning. Hope you enjoy it almost as much as I do. submitted by /u/Wxyzed123 to r/GardeningAustralia [link] [comments]

We have got this email from one of the owners in our apartment, providing suggestions to reduce the apartment maintenance in our society. Did one any in your society get these kinds of suggestions? submitted by /u/Prize_Lychee8711 to r/bangalore [link] [comments]

I’m in charge of a community grown garden (everyone works together on one large plot, not individually in many small ones) and I’m working on our budget for a grant. Last year’s irrigation worked fine considering I didn’t know there was pressure compensating and non pressure compensating lol. It was in an option A style but with all 1/4in tubing. Last years difficulties were made worse by me going on vacation while the garden “planting party” was had. The pre-made and LABLED irrigation lines were put in all willy nilly as were the plants. My volunteers were very excited to get plants in the ground. Less so about using the map and planting tomatoes where the labled tomato popsicle sticks were in the ground. This year I’m considering Option B as it can be quickly put in AFTER the garden is planted so as to account for well intentioned but inaccurate plant spacing. It is also simple enough that my coworkers can assemble it without much handholding. On the other hand, option A is still flexible and can be assembled before planting if I make the 1/4 in tubing like 6in to account for variable spacing. It seems that running 1/2in tube down the center and branching off emitters on 1/4in might give me more even watering. The problem though is the 1/4in tubing is pretty stiff. I’d need to find some more flexible tubing than Lowe’s has. There are 10 beds in 2 rows of 5. Each row of 5 will likely be fed by one tap with its own timer. This is also why I feel that running Option A with more 1/2in tube will give more reliable watering pressure. My questions: is there anything I should be taking into consideration when deciding that I’ve missed? Which would you choose? Reliability is really the most important thing. P.s. in the picture the red is tomato which will be on a cattle panel trellis and peppers which will be given extra room to allow for herbs interplanted submitted by /u/Little-Basils to r/gardening [link] [comments]

I think it’s time for us to drop the fake Chinese drip irrigation systems that end up costing more than what they actually deliver. The Israeli foreign minister already said when he was in Hargeisa that one of the major collaboration sectors would be the water sector. Pharo Foundation already lunched a huge farming project of around 10,000 hectares 2 months ago. An Israeli collaboration here would be awesome, check out the video: https://youtu.be/9-pee_8PF94?si=TTKqFGTCCcwyvbdh Another thing I’m excited about is increased Foreign Direct Investment. I know some countries are still investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Somaliland like the UK and the UAE, but still we need billions. The recognition will only draw other countries and companies specially in mining and energy sectors . I’ve met one of the owners of the biggest Agabar mining companies few days ago in Hargeisa and he said from now on he will sell the Lithium to Israel and Israel only 😂. I know most of you will say your just excited about Elbit Hermes 900s Lol but lets be real. submitted by /u/CoastalNomad06 to r/Somalilanders [link] [comments]

I started this about two months ago. Despite having the wrong system delivered to me, purchasing some not-so-healthy specimens and a lack of time to work on it for about a week it’s come to be one of my favorite diys I’ve ever done. I can’t believe that I actually have this in my basement suite. So I rent my place and it’s a regular one bedroom walk out. I don’t get much sun coming into this place but I supplement with grow lights of various sizes etc. The dimensions are as follows: 1 meter wide by a bit under 2 meters tall. It holds 60 plants. It is fitted with a drip irrigation system I’ve placed on a wifi smart plug to go off once a week if needed. The grow light is also on a wifi timer and provides sufficient light so as to mimic middle-of-summer vibes. Under the plant wall I have a big aquarium that is a reservoir for any over watering. In the future will have fish and aquatic plants in this and the fish waste will provide nutrients for the plants and the plants will clean the water sufficiently to keep the fish happy and healthy. The last part is my looooong term goal. Each ‘balcony’ holds one plant. This plant was removed from its 4” nursery pot and put into a bag made with non-woven material. The space in the bag was filled with well with soil. The soil was firmly but gently filling into the bag and placed into each ‘balcony’. Because of the very nature of most of these plants, most were shuffled around till the perfect lighting requirements were met ( most not all).I’ve done my best to trim out damaged or diseased leaves and other icky-Pooh-doggies so that the plants aren’t sharing any aliments. Each balcony drains into the one below it after a fill line has been reached. It does this automatically with the drip irrigation. At the very bottom the balconies are slightly different and they have troughs that interconnect and drain into the aquarium via a hose. Anywho…… This has been super rewarding and all the plants have shown significant signs of contentment and growth. It’s enough plants to keep me occupied so I don’t smother them with attention and over-water. I have plants that are flowering that I’ve never seen flower indoors like my Chinese Taro. My strawberry begonias have gone from sad beaten up plants I found at Home Depot clearance rack to thriving and sending out multiple off shoots/runners. My lipstick plant has been also flowering which I didn’t think would do so soon after planting. My African violets whom are normally really bitchy when manhandled are flowering like crazy and the new leaves are this glossy green iridescence. The growth is so much so that I’m going to have to keep my care focused on trimming the plants back and allow the slower growers to maintain their light. I put the entire system onto one once thick plywood. Painted it the same colour as my walls. I attached each row of three to the wall with stainless steel lag-bolts. I caulked each exposed lag bolt with clear waterproof silicone caulking and then place the plant cups into the plant ‘balconies’. Behind the plywood wall I have spacers made with one inch square pipes for ventilation if there were ever to be any leaks. And because I rent. If I move I can easily remove the plant cups out of the ‘balconies’ and transport it to its new home. Anywho I’m super happy but above all wanted to share this. I hope you like it and I hope it might inspire you to get your own system on your walls. submitted by /u/Aryck1971 to r/houseplants [link] [comments]

Swipe to go back to the beginning of the season! These plants were transplanted into the greenhouse April 12, the first picture is September 19 (five months later). In this 10’X20’ greenhouse we have already harvested: Jalapeños- 1292 Sweet peppers- 470 Poblanos-211 There’s still a few more weeks of the season left and a decent amount of peppers to harvest still. **The Bell Peppers in the one picture is from my 12’X24’ greenhouse submitted by /u/Brookview_Farms to r/Hydroponics [link] [comments]

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I currently have 2 4x8 garden beds out in a corner of my backyard. I am researching adding drip irrigation to the beds. The beds are roughly 75’ away from the water spigot on the house. The mainline hose would have to travel through some landscaping as well as through the grassy area of my yard to reach the beds. I don’t want to bury the mainline hose as I live in NE Wisconsin, and don’t want to have to deal with blowing out the lines before winter arrives. And I’d plan to bring the setup into the garage for the winter. I’d like to have my garden hose hooked up to the spigot and then pull the hose out and connect to a drip irrigation system at the beds when I want to water. I’ve read so many posts here about irrigation and the set up but most everything I read talks about running the mainline out to the beds, using the tubing in the kits (drip works, drip, depot, etc…), and either leaving the tubing on the ground or burying it. Can I just use my garden hose to connect when I want to water and how or what connection type setup would I need? I can leave a dedicated hose on the spigot so I can leave some components at the spigot. I’m looking for advice from anyone who does it this way. Does it work well for you, what system do you use, any tips or advice is greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/AbbeyStar1231 to r/vegetablegardening [link] [comments]

One of my favourite pictures of my bell pepper greenhouse. The amount of ripe bell peppers on the plants is a beautiful sight. Although this makes for a great picture having this many ripe peppers on the plant is actually hindering the plants from producing new fruit. To keep plants productive it’s important to harvest fruit as soon as it becomes ripe! submitted by /u/Brookview_Farms to r/Hydroponics [link] [comments]

Looking to do a drip irrigation system set up for my wife next year for her garden that she loves so much. Would like to gift it to her for Christmas. If any can point me in the direction of something good or any tips on what works and what doesn’t work that would be great! submitted by /u/399allday to r/gardening [link] [comments]

I'm thinking of swapping out my lawns sprinkler irrigation with subsurface drip irrigation (like the photos). Has anyone had experience with this and what are the pros and cons of using subsurface drip irrigation in your experience. I understand the install process, so I'm only just looking for insight on how well subsurface has worked for you, please submitted by /u/NWContracting to r/landscaping [link] [comments]

I tried using drip irrigation a while back (a small drip emitter or two for every plant) but it was such a pain to connect all these little lines leading to every plant. This year I'm using a rubber soaker hose like this that I cover with mulch. Much easier to set up and if I move plants around (one dies and I replace it) I don't need to worry about putting it in the exact same place where there's is a drip line. Just wondering which exact system others have had luck with. I do use a drip irrigation with individual lines for my potted decorative plants. submitted by /u/weluckyfew to r/gardening [link] [comments]

How is drip irrigation 80 to 90% efficient, when the surface area of plant roots is less than 20% of that of water in the soil from drip irrigation? submitted by /u/Infamous-Boat-628 to r/gardening [link] [comments]

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The more I see large landscape projects over time with drip irrigation all I see are constant breaks, accidental line cuts, and constant lines being exposed. I know the sustainability industry pushes drip, but over time I just feel like drip is a pat on the back that just needs to be thrown away after 3 years. Is there a better solution? Or is drip irrigation just a joke? submitted by /u/Quercus-bicolor to r/Irrigation [link] [comments]

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