Do These Drip Irrigation Tips And NEVER Water Your Garden Again!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Why Drip Irrigation Is Better Than Overhead Watering 2:53 Tip #1: System Pressure Regulation 4:14 Tip #2: Dripper Flow Rates 6:39 Tip #3: Installing Shut-off Valves 9:16 Tip #4: Fertilizing Through Drip Lines 13:20 Adventures With Dale

[@pamelamartinez6750]

I can't find your Amazon store.

[@ChristinesBackyardGarden]

I watched all of your drip irrigation videos at least 3 times. I ordered all my parts and finally got it installed to one of my raised beds. It was very easy and I will be installing to my containers next. Also, I will be installing a rain barrel system like yours also. Thank you so much for all the tutorials. You're amazing.

[@ogdaddy213]

There are some nails that you can connect to the end you stick it in the dirt and the roots get bigger

[@sillydog70]

Have you ever done a bucket system with dripper meters? It’s probably been done but it would make a good video.

[@sillydog70]

Some idiots like myself build the perfect raised bed and where did they put it on the other end of the property where there’s no damn garden hose that will reach it lol OK yes I can buy garden hose and it would reach it but then I got to move the damn thing back-and-forth every time I wanna mow the damn lawn lol

[@marybeth2507]

New subscriber from Indiana here! I must say, I love that you start every video with the date. That way when I watch some of your past videos I know exactly what time of year it was.

[@bigoljoe1829]

Am I the only gardener that enjoys watering their garden? XD I see so many videos calling it annoying and this and that and im over here zenned out with headphones on talking to the basil LOL

[@tesswagner895]

No, you are not alone. I enjoy walking and looking the garden over at a leisurely pace.I hand water. I like to sing or listen to audio books while I water. If I'm where I'm using a hose I like to make rainbows😄

[@kimberlyorgill5962]

I found best to water is 5 am early morning and irrigation love watering it myself

[@robertl.fallin7062]

I fill a one gallon jug with water and empty it around my plants . I wheat straw mulch and have few issues. The expense of a drip system added to other items the host of this site recommends is getting silly.

[@gloriajackson2021]

Yes lol

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It depends how big your garden is and how much disease pressure you have. If you have 1,000 plants to water and you have horrific disease pressure, watering means hot torture and disease spread.

[@Conservgma]

You put out the best videos in such an ‘understandable’ way! The best part is you actually show how to hook things up etc. instead of just talking. I’m SO glad you and Dale didn’t come any closer to that alligator…yikes!!

[@Audrey-km9in]

So, what are you doing on Saturday? You are cordially invited to my much smaller backyard to help me revamp my not-so-great irrigation system. Room & board provided! This is a great video tutorial. If you & yours are a no-show on Saturday, I will be implementing your tips to better irrigate my garden beds. Thank you for consistently providing valuable content in a concise & engaging manner.

[@LSFprepper]

I've never considered watering a "waste of time". In fact visiting my garden is my therapy. With that being said, I absolutely love my drip irrigation. It has been a huge time saver and a garden saver for when I'm gone. For that alone I'll never go back to manual watering. I get to spend more time inspecting and enjoying the garden.

[@dustintacohands1107]

If you have enough plants it is 1000% a waste of time doing it manually

[@noobnob8055]

I got a summer job working in Irrigation this year, mostly doing lawns but I have done a few drip systems. The fixed rate drip nozzles are the way to go. One greenhouse system I installed, the client wanted something very similar to those adjustable drip nozzles you showed. (They were like mini fountains, spraying a 360 around themselves rather than the small spider leg streams of water) We had to go back a week later and swap them out. They had the system running for 15 minutes per day and completely flooded everything. Simple is best.

[@easyplease5068]

You are such a good teacher! Thankyou so much for this.

[@tommydadsmith1]

I have been following you for about a couple years I’d guess. I truly enjoy your videos. You are very professional and personable and informative. Thank you for all your wonderful work.

[@AJeepADroneAndAnOldMan]

Thanks for all your videos brother. I’m 68 years old and doing my first garden as an old man. I’m doing complete container as I do not have the space for inground nor desire to fight weeds. Your tips are very helpful. I appreciate it.

[@mwislinski]

Excellent tips on drip irrigation. I installed mine three years ago on my four raised bed garden, and it was the best thing I ever did. Really helps with the time-consuming watering chore as mentioned in the video. If you have a raised bed system, definitely consider drip irrigation to help you make a more consistent and fruitful. Well, done video!

[@amorales6462]

Thank you for the video. My garden is in growing mode, so I'm researching how to install a drip irrigation system for next year. 👩‍🌾 I find all your videos very informative and helpful.

[@laurajoseph7131]

I love your videos. Everything is so well explained and your garden is an inspiration!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@jodeemonckton1251]

I have to agree with you Laura. Very informative video. I feel inspired to go out and get one set up. Cheers from Australia.

[@51rwyatt]

I've found that drip irrigation for container gardens is a no-brainer, must-do. For my in-ground beds I find it more trouble than it's worth for my rain climate, and I like the ritual/observation of watering the in-ground plants and paying attention to weekly rainfall. I notice a lot of things when I water.

[@floridagrown6250]

Very true. Old Chinese parable. A gardeners footsteps is the best fertilizer.

[@emilygardening]

I followed your irrigation videos closely last year and installed drip irrigation from drip depot last May. It was fabulous to have for my summer and fall. I'm excited to hook it back up for the season next week!

[@SmithHiggins-ph2dn]

Hello Emily

[@MichaelRei99]

I appreciate the knowledge you just laid down . I am going to install my first drip irrigation system this year. Dale looked so serious that the alligator had no choice but to jump back in the water!😂

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm glad it was helpful. You will be *very* happy with a drip irrigation system and wonder how you ever got by without one. Dale truly did not care about that gator. As a fellow sunbather, I'm guessing he understood the plight of the gator charging his batteries.

[@flutterby.222]

OMG! YOU'RE A LIFE SAFER! THANK YOU!!! 😅 I've watched some of your installation videos before and I FINALLY decided to just go for it and started by going to the sprinkler store and just buying some basic odds and ends (I wouldn't have had a clue where to start if I hadn't watched your other videos). Now I at least have SOMETHING going and trying to think through everything a bit more. If I could've watched this video like 2 days ago, I could've avoided a few mistakes (I have like 50 adjustable drip heads I'll be changing out). The biggest help for me today is having links to all the equipment AND how to add FERTILIZER the system! I just can't find the time to get to all of my plants otherwise. Now I need a fast hack on how to quickly add BONE MEAL to all my fruiting plants and trees! Especially after you recommend applying every other week... 😓

[@wisenheimer9997]

Another great video... I have a trick for you today... I noticed in your cucumber video that you use those small plastic rings... I have a great tip for a way to use them... now is the time of year when my tomato plants are getting so big that they are falling over... they are vines, after all, and are not supposed to keep growing straight up... and I have them uppotted into trays of 6, from the trays of 12 that I use for seed starting... I gather all 6 of my tomato plants in the tray, and gently lock a ring around all 6 plants at once, a little better than halfway up the plants... they now stand straight and tall and makes them so much easier to move around and water and such... and its almost time to start hardening them off and I think this will even hold against a gentle breeze... it worked so well that I surprised myself, and I think it will surprise you too... those young tomato plants are so delicate and so sticky that this saves me so much time pulling them apart...

[@tairam9383]

Love your style, organization and completeness of content. You are concise, which I appreciate. I've recommended you to some friends.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

[@starrbelsky3566]

Excellent, very useful video re drip irrigation--clear, well-edited (no wasted time). Thank you!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@kevinsundberg9617]

Just want to say thanks because you may be saving me a load of time, money, and effort. I was planning some wicking beds in a 50x50 sq/ft garden I'm currently building, but at the price per bed it was extremely costly. I unfortunately fell for the "don't" in your video. not only are they finicky, but the setup process was multiple days for a 10x20 sq/ft greenhouse. not because of a complicated process, but because after a while my hands just couldn't forced the small tube onto the barb fittings anymore (I'm 32 and live in South Jersey by the way). Long story short, this video got me rethinking my plans moving forward and I thank you for this. P.S. Your video on the trash can composter also got me thinking about easier ways of composting...... Because turning compost sucks the fun out of the grand scheme of "gardening".

[@Shubsru]

Nice hearing practical words saving us some trial and error. Water pressure in the system is so key. If you live urban, find out what the pressure from the street is for your system. We really like fish emulsion fertilizer, available anywhere. Fertilizer always is good but don't over do it. Use a valve on that in line fertilizer accessory. My helpful tip is to use goof plugs/or a mentioned a line valve to stop watering empty space or using too much fertilizer.

[@AlvinMcManus]

Great video "Dude"! Drip is the only way to go when grow bag gardening in the warm sunshine of zone 9b here in South Silicon Valley. I use the 360 adjustable spray heads on stakes from Rain Bird or Orbit. I can regulate them very easily and I have never had a blow out because they are on 1/4" tubing . I have mobility issues and so drip makes even more sense. Set it and forget it (or nearly so) and it is miserly with water. Even though we here are technically out of the drought, one really wet winter doesn't cure all the water ills, so best not waste it.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

We have very wet summers, and even I need to water my containers daily, so I can't imagine how rough it is in a dry summer climate. Having it automated is a lifesaver.

[@QualityGardener]

As I want to spend less time watering, I am honestly considering using some form of passive irrigation. This video is great for giving me some ideas on what I might do. Thanks!

[@anthonycoffee7683]

Good job, as always! My wife went to get a paper at an apartment we lived at in Tampa decades ago and a 9 footer was sunning between the pond and sidewalk. He was as scared as she was.

[@anushaherath1880]

This is very useful video for me as iam also going to use gravity system and pressure regulator. This is 1 hectare land with banana and duriyan plants in Srilanka. Now digging holes for cultivation. Thank you very much

[@reneejmj]

Drip Depot has excellent kits. We haven't set ours up yet, but hoping to start next weekend. Bought ours 2 weeks ago after watching your previous videos. Cannot wait to get everything all set up. Edit: Kit came 2 days after ordering (live relatively close to company). The hold up on putting it together was due to our busy schedule.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I used their kit plans to help lay out my design. I couldn't order a kit since my garden is so wacky and customized, but the various setups they have online made it really easy for me to customize my system. Even if you don't buy from them, they're a fantastic resource, but their parts are so good I can't recommend them highly enough.

[@gardenluv9807]

Thank you for the great video . I just setup my irrigation . I am using the 1/4 inch tubing 6 in emitter spacing mostly for hydrangea and roses in containers . The emmiter is 1/2 gallon per hour . I have tried to do loop in most container . I am now stuck figuring out how long to run the irrigation everyday . Can you please help with that

[@rochellerosales6880]

Thank you for great tutorial, clear and very informative , all novice gardeners like me thanks you 👍🏽👏🏽❤️

[@canadianoutdoorsurvival]

Thank You for this. I would love to get drip irrigation for my backyard garden, but don't know where to start, or what equipment I will need. There are so many different kits it is hard to figure out which one to go with. I'm going to watch your older videos as well. Keep up the great work!

[@PeteCorp]

Great video. Perfect for new gardeners getting into drip irrigation.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@wucadian6846]

I love this channel ! I’ve learned so much and connected the dots from what I learned of the years. This is an invaluable resource 🙏🏼

[@randomsaltyperson1148]

THE BEST EXPLANATION VIDEO EVER!!!

[@teenagardner3623]

Dale's like, what just happened? I've not done drip irrigation yet as it seems intimidating and complicated. Thanks again for another informative video I may need to watch a few times, then check out the sites you mentioned for supplies. Saving time and water more efficiently in my garden will give me more time for other things, so it makes sense.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It seems complicated, but once you get started, it's really easy. All it is is running blank tubing and piecing it together around turns and bends where necessary. It's actually kind of fun. It's like playing with Lego's, but a lot less complicated since there are only a handful of parts you'll need. It's easiest to draw out a little line diagram of what you need. I just drew out what I needed for each bed, then multiplied it by the number of beds and added 2 extra of each part, just in case I miscounted, damaged a part or got a bad part.

[@teenagardner3623]

@The Millennial Gardener thank you for your positive response. This may be my new garden adventure this year/season. I'm 52 years young love gardening, food, Legos and puzzles 😆.

[@laurab8547]

I'm glad you and Dale are okay! Must have been a bit of a scarey moment seeing that gator come out of the water like that! Thanks for the info about the drip irrigation. As a new gardener we have very basic drip irrigation installed but I wasn't happy with it at all last year so we are chaning from drip tape to drip tubing. Love the fact that you installed the knobs in each bed to turn each one on or off as you need. That's a good idea. We just have zones set up with three beds on one zone. We are putting in additional beds this year and that will make our zones much more complicated. I will have my husband watch this and hopefully he will get some ideas!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

We have seen countless gators sunning at the pond, but usually they run when you get within 50 feet. He blended in really well, and I didn’t notice. I can’t believe he didn’t care how close we got. Dale surely didn’t care. I don’t consider gators even remotely a threat. You really need to encroach and corner them, which is…beyond unintelligent. What I’ve learned about drip irrigation is the more zones, the better. Anything you can do to add flexibility helps.

[@alexisfeliciano4570]

This was a very useful and informative video, thanks for creating and sharing!

[@josecuellar3620]

There is nothing I enjoy more than smoking a bowl 1st thing in the morning and watering my garden.

[@Pissnmentos]

This is the best and most relatable comment I’ve ever read. It’s so wonderful! Sometimes I’d like to enjoy pruning and maintenance without keeping up with droughting

[@TheRainHarvester]

After a few years, my drip irrigation plugged up. Now i use pvc and make my own emitters with a cork and a specific drill pattern that allows variable and directional flow. I made a video of it last summer. It's cheap and reliable.

[@TheRainHarvester]

Are those shut off valves 3/4"? (3/4" is the only size i see in your store.)

[@TheMillennialGardener]

The fittings in the Amazon Storefront are for rain barrel construction. I purchase my drip irrigation products through Drip Depot. The mainline is 1/2" (.600" ID x .700" OD) poly tubing.

[@windfire5380]

QUESTION: for those of us living where the garden freezes during winter.... I assume the all the black irrigation system items will freeze and break. Is there a simple way to disassemble and re-assemble? A video on how to do that efficiently would be helpful. Or do we use air pressure to evacuate all the pipes???

[@VioletUpton]

Your garden looks so nice!! I love your vids❤ I would like for you to share with your viewers how to design the garden from scratch! Such as the 4 by 4 or 6 by 6 post and how you install if by your self, or the landscape cloth, did you kill off the grass first or how did you do it? I may have to look more into your older videos, don't mean to over step!! Thanks for all your tips!! ❤

[@SmithHiggins-ph2dn]

Hello violet

[@joycedimaggio3816]

I will be looking into rain barrels. Thanks for the tips!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They're really great. A very worthy investment, and it makes fertilizing so easy.

[@mulox1]

I have been watering by hand for over 15 years now because I never had more than a dozen trees/plants. Now that I upped my game to over 50, the heat makes it unbearable to be outside that long, so I finally invested in an irrigation system that I am setting up this weekend, yay! I have several questions please... 1. For the fertilizer attachment, can you leave that on all season long? Does it affect anything when it's empty? 2. I fertilize once a week by hand, should I continue to do that with the attachment, or do you suggest fertilizing daily at a diluted ratio? 3. Speaking of ratios, how do you determine how much fertilizer to use? Because with a drip system, it's adding some water, but how do you calculate how much, based on the type of emitter used?

[@user-yp7be3vz2e]

i started with drip in 1991. it was amazing then and it's amazing now. especially in drought ridden so cal

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I would imagine the drier the climate, the more important drip irrigation is, since every drop of water helps. Overhead watering is wasteful and inefficient, so a targeted application in California's dry summers is critical, especially if you have water restrictions.

[@reynolds1231]

Love your videos and looking forward to not murdering my plants this year. With a 4 way split watering timer: should there be one pressure limiter going into the timer/splitter, or does each nozzle leaving the timer/splitter need one? I'm worried about a lack of pressure if I do the regulator before the splitter - some of my plants are hanging and the hose will need to fight gravity to get up there. Thanks and keep 'em coming!

[@barco581]

Drip irrigation. It seems that people either love it or hate it. I set up a basic drip system back in the day and loved it. These days in the community garden we have our veggies in shallow trenches and slowly fill the trenches. Perhaps a hybrid approach between drip and overhead. Spot on about disease from overhead watering, although that is mostly done early in the morning by blowing dew over the plants and in the evening putting them to bed wet. If schedules allow, which often they do not, I try to water overhead in the heat of the day to avoid these disease issues, and it helps to cool the plants too. Watering is harder than many think though as there is often a narrow band between not watering enough and overwatering.

[@angiemarriott]

You are wealth of information, thank you! Great video

[@swatisquantum]

Amazing video. Love the tips.

[@kenharrison3364]

I moved to Texas and the summers are brutal here which made me decide to install a drip irrigation system. Thanks for the info, it helps as I’m still in the assembly phase. 😃

[@mariap.894]

I live in Florida and have not seen gators in any of my local ponds like you did! I think they moved up to NC. Drip irrigation will be for my next house. My garden is maybe as big as one of your raised bed🤭 Thank you for your hard work and good luck in your garden. Love for Dale🐕💖🌻🦋

[@TheMillennialGardener]

There are a fair amount of gators here. They are pretty common to find in our retention ponds in the summer. They're tearing down every single tree to build more cheap clear-cut housing, so I guess the poor guys are running out of room to call their home. We don't see them much this early in the season, so that's why I was taken off-guard. Usually, they're buried in the mud keeping warm. Even with one raised bed, drip irrigation makes life easier!

[@emdeejay7432]

I enjoy watering but once summer comes and it's over 100 degrees and you have to water twice a day, it stops being fun. I would really like to try and get some drip irrigation lines set up. I still would have to do some supplemental watering when its really hot but overall it would really cut back on watering. Also, that fertilizer system is really cool. When its not hot I dont mind watering and fertilizing by hand, I have plenty of time so if it takes awhile its not a big deal, in fact I rather enjoy it. But its just those hot summer days where its in the 90s or even 105 or higher, that's when I know i'm going to want to have this set up.

[@diananazaroff5266]

Since I try to limit paid city water, I have ~17 rain barrels and have been watering using a watering can or a bucket for a number of years. To my dismay, I have spent most of my time in the garden watering. Physical limitations have finally gotten me off my butt and planning my drip system. Because of the locations of the barrels and the topography of the yard, I'm going to have to invest in a couple of sump pumps and work on daisy chaining the barrels together. Gonna be an interesting summer.

[@Doktracy]

I purchased a system about 5 years ago and ever since,I’ve had enough regular rain that I haven’t really needed to install it yet. I do want to do a rain barrel system though because I have a steep barn roof that wastes a ton of run off water,plus I can mix fertilizer into it.

[@cherylheard1969]

You convinced me to try this in my raised garden beds. Here is hoping it goes as well for me! Used your drip depot link 🎉

[@PresidentPlayback]

We have a sump pump that moves probably 100 gallons of groundwater a day-just got a barrel and drip setup to finally put it to good use!

[@juliewhite6887]

Thank you sooo much for this series of videos!! Will be so helpful to me in SW Louisiana!

[@adam_1144]

Hey Anthony, have you considered making a fig tree with many different varieties grafted onto it? I think it would be a very interesting video or series. I've personally started grafting multiple varieties onto one tree. They are MBVS, Figo Preto, Yellow Long Neck, White Madeira, Martinenca Rimada, and Paratjal Rimada. I think there's something extremely aesthetically pleasing about seeing the contrast between black, yellow, green, red, and stripes. Looking forward to any updates on the fig breeding project!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I will not be doing that, because where I live, fig trees tend to die back. Every winter, about 1/3 of my trees take some amount of cold damage, so grafting will lead to many lost trees. I only grow fig trees on their own roots, so if they were to die back, they'll grow back true to type. I only advise grafting figs in areas where they certainly will never die back.

[@adam_1144]

@@TheMillennialGardener Fair enough but what I meant was a potted fig tree. I should have specified that. My bad.

[@suzisaintjames]

I want to graft citrus to one root. One lemon, one lime, 2 ruby grapefruit and 2 tangerine. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@adam_1144]

@@suzisaintjames 😐

[@GODPROPERTY125]

Thank You I so enjoy this i'm starting to make raised bed and i'm going to go with the rain water system for now love the info i will be checking your other video on how to make it

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Outstanding! Rain barrels are really awesome. It makes it so easy to fertilize your garden, and not having to use the town water all the time is good.

[@lcostantino7931]

love the way u pronounce Reservoir...!!!! know I know I'm following a smart person....thanks..

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Is that often mispronounced? I was born in New Jersey, and I've tried to avoid certain regional word pronunciations.

[@cedarridgen2791]

You explain things really well. From a newer “boomer gardener”

[@dorindafulton]

Great video as always 😊 Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱😊🤗

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

[@healing_with_jay]

Hooray for tank top weather!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

From 87 degrees to a high or 47 on Saturday to a frost advisory tonight. Back up to 81 by Thursday. Welcome to North Carolina.

[@laniinla2354]

This was really helpful, thank you! Picked up all the pieces a la carte and was a little lost.

[@NotAsTraceable]

I totally agree about avoiding all of the different variable rate drippers and installing shut-off valves for each zone of the garden.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It makes life a lot easier! The small investment will be worth it. Thanks for watching!

[@markbaker1827]

I’m a long time viewer of your channel and you’ve inspired me to try straw bail gardening this coming season. I’m curious as to how you work drip irrigation with the bales given that they deteriorate over time and collapse to the ground. How do you fix your drip heads to the plants in the bales? Thx

[@keithschneider6348]

Up north seems winterize water irrigation would be interesting.

[@Chuckplaysblues]

Thanks for the great gardening tips. I have a question... I understand that the drip heads are rated at 1/2 gph, 1 gph, etc. and I understand that I can determine how much water each type of plant gets by limiting the time my system stays on. What I don't know is how much water is needed per day for each of my plants. How do I find this information? Thanks.

[@Rachnic1]

I never did drip because I didn't know you can hook to water barrells. Im gonna have to look into it now!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

As long as you place your water high enough that gravity pressure can feed all the lines, you're good to go. Elevating them using concrete blocks is the cheapest sturdy way I've found. Otherwise, you'll need to add a pump to the system to pump the water through the lines. My yard slopes down, so it makes it easy for me, but people with uphill slopes will struggle.

[@lauracummings3437]

So easy to understand . Thank you very much .

[@Bob.Middleton]

One point. Put a back flow preventer between the sillcock and pressure regulator to eliminate the possibility of getting fertilizer in your household potable water.

[@southbridgeforestHOA]

very true. I forgot to do this and my kids are now growing faster than weeds. lol

[@terrystanley1558]

I use hoss too.their system I use is awesome

[@terrystanley1558]

Hoss tools

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Are you talking about their fertilizer injector, or their individual parts? It's going to perform similarly, I'm sure.

[@terrystanley1558]

@@TheMillennialGardener I use both their system was real simple for a beginner like me

[@michaelstangl1653]

How do you determine the length of watering and the number of times to water per week?

[@deecorey2910]

Although I do like getting out and watering, this would be super handy for times when I'm not home. Been brainstorming this project. Thanks!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you set it up, you'll wonder how you ever did without it.

[@lambsquartersfarm]

Amazing video and tips as always!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

[@JoyL-vf5co]

Thank you. You explained it very well. Just subscribed to your channel and will definitely share it

[@jenn9579]

How long do you run your drip and how often?

[@TexasNana2]

Thanks again for an awesome video 🙂🙏🙋‍♀️

[@TheMillennialGardener]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@MaizeANDBlue1957]

If you have a small garden, you can use a 5 gallon bucket(s), 1/4 inch lines and drip emitters. I've got strings of five plants using one bucket. Fill it half way every other day and the tomatoes are very happy. (just make sure you buy 'non-compensating' emitters) _Cost? Under ten bucks._

[@johnmack7336]

Great video, Do you use timers and if so what is the best one to get???

[@ceepark114]

When I tried drip irrigation many years ago I didn’t know about the pressure regulator part so it was blowing out connections and the water was fine at the beginning but at the end no water came out. I’m trying it again with raised beds, hopefully it will work this time.

[@cheersmeme]

Hi, I just found this amazing video and subscribed right away. Can't wait to start watching more. This is my first time putting this in the garden. My question is about TIP # 1.... I have 8 Rubbermaid bins of Red Wigglers , I use lots of castings , and make lots of Teas, use lots of water in the summer. I'm excited to be using this drip irrigation this summer . I put a RV Water Filter on the hose faucet. Then screw the hose onto the Filter. I need the chlorine and everything else out of the water, to keep castings alive. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. lol Do you think the Filter will slow the water down enough so nothing starts popping off. OR Will I still need a Pressure Regulator ? My plan is putting a splitter at the end of the garden hose to run 2, 50' straight lengths of 1/2" hose , then the 1/4" tubing running off the hose with drips, Adjustable Drips 😕to the plants. Now I'm going to bin watch some of your videos ☺ ☺ Cheers from Toronto Canada

[@Mstymntntop]

Good stuff! I noticed my strawberry garden seemed off-balance. Plants at the end of my tape are much larger than those at the front of the tape. I think I’m going to replace the tape to see if I had clogged emitters.

[@nmtGurl]

I can only grow on my deck and I have a black thumb, so I've made all my containers SIPs. Best thing ever! I never under or over water!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They're awesome for growing citrus. Plants that don't like wet feet love self-watering pots.

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

Last year was my first garden. I made the mistake of buying those adjustable ones. I turned them on for the first time this year and half of the red tips broke off and water spirts were everywhere! Now, I’m going to buy the ones you said. Also, I was wondering if I can use the 1/4 in tubing with the 1/2 in I’ve been using? I know I’ll need goof plugs

[@zachzoller]

"Fertilizing is probably number 2".... true... so true....

[@ROCKIN40]

Thanks for making this easy

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@billygoff8345]

Gret vid! The part where he hooks up the fertilizer inline to the spigot reminds me of a story our ag teacher told us 🫠 low pressure backflow to the house but with 1970s era insecticide instead of fertilizer ☠️

[@JDHood]

I noticed a visual difference in what the emitters seemed to be putting out (head end vs tail end), so I wanted to verify my drip system. How I did it: I got a homer bucket and used a sharpie to mark off the levels for each gallon (1 through 5). Then I let a drip emitter run into the bucket for an hour to see what they were actually emitting for my water-pressure, line lengths and layout. I did it twice for the first emitter in the system and the last. So after running the bucket test, I then knew with confidence what my system could put out and I adjust my timer accordingly. Caveat -- if you have hard water and/or are injecting water soluble fert, you can expect to get a mineral buildup over time that can impact your flow rates and it could be a random selection of emitters that show a slow down. That is not an issue that should steer you away from drip irrigation, but is something to just be aware of and monitor. Drip irrigation is relatively **cheap** so, when you buy emitters and line, just buy some extra to have on hand.

[@HappyHealthyHolistic1]

I lay out 3 to 5 gallon buckets 🪣 randomly throughout the garden, around 30 of them especially helpful in the dry months, I just collect the rain until needed, and I typically add something to create a compost tea so it's a 2 for 1 😊

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I really recommend the rain barrels. Hooking them up to your gutter is a game-changer. A 1/4 inch rainfall event is enough to fill up one of my 55 gallon rain barrels. It's so much more efficient. If you find the pre-manufactured barrels too expensive, you can get yourself a few pickle barrels off Craigslist for cheap and buy the fittings, drill the holes and make your own.

[@mariap.894]

​@@TheMillennialGardener That would make a good 2 minute video😊

[@dross10001]

Do you not have mosquitoes breeding in them?

[@HappyHealthyHolistic1]

@Flat U. Lance I check them continuously, as well as putting out ample amounts of bird feeders around the garden, they typically take care of the mosquitoes for the most part.

[@HappyHealthyHolistic1]

@Flat U. Lance I also plant an abundant amount of various sunflowers, which also attract more birds, so mosquitoes have never been a huge problem

[@chno4422]

Great video! What is that short black connector between your 25psi pressure regulator and the 2-way splitter connected to your faucet? Can I connect the pressure regulator directly to the 2-way splitter?

[@ELBlDu]

Thanks for the links. You make setting up irrigation sound easy. Can you tell me where you got the small white hoop over the bed in background @1:56? I LOVE that set up, and hope you will share where you got it. BTW, Love your tapes. Water pressure on wells is a real issue, thanks for touching on flow rates and low pressure at the end of the line. QUESTION: Do you pack up all those hoses in winter or leave them out? Also I have a tip for fertilzer. I use a small submersible pump in the barrels and time each bed so they all get the same amt. (saves time without risk of contaminating your watering system) The fertilizing system you have seems complicated. Thanks for the video (liked and subs)

[@tthappyrock368]

Thank you so much! This is so timely! I've been wondering about the shut off valves, pressure release, and the fertilizer components! I've purchased both the fixed and the adjustable drips--now I will know to stick with the fixed ones!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm glad the video was helpful! Thank you so much for watching! I appreciate it.

[@ionechisholme7552]

Excellent video

[@sylvia10101]

You’ve done such a great job on your irrigation system! 👍 Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! 😊

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I really appreciate that! Anything to help people grow more food.

[@Doss2k]

Just got done moving everything inside as we are expecting frost up here near Raleigh, hopefully the last of the season! Was just thinking that it may soon be time to setup drip irrigation and up shows this video! Will probably see how painful this summer is and maybe over winter work on getting it setup for next season.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I covered some stuff, too. My forecast says 40, so that means we will be 36-37. I expect to wake up to frost on the north side of roofs, but I am not sure if it’ll reach ground. I’ve lived here long enough to learn that not being under the frost advisory is meaningless. Every year, the frosts have been getting about 3-5 days later. When I moved here, frost ended around March 20. Now it is April 7-10.

[@maureenbrandon3108]

Do you have clorine city water? And if so, how do you get your plants to tolerate it? Do you mix it with rain water or what? My plants love rain water but hate city water deeply. Thank you for the videos and helps. God bless!

[@bryanjarvis14]

Love the videos super helpful.... quick question how long do u run your drip irrigation for peppers and cucumbers?

[@mikrch3935]

Great video. How do you feel about using a soaker hose ? Thanks in advance

[@davidgallego8506]

Thank you so much brother. This video was the best! I am now inspired!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful!!

[@donnalineberry764]

I agree i enjoy watering my plants

[@monicamestas7566]

The shutoff valves are a great idea for vegie gardens.