How to Install Drip Irrigation for Raised Beds | Simple and Easy!

[@NowGardening]

Hi Travis, I'm impressed with your setup. This looks super professional and the end results of a lot of planning. My galvanized steel raised beds are already in place without built-in irrigation, but it's becoming a challenge now that droughts are getting more and more common over here in France. Even though I can't copy what you've done, you've given me some ideas on how I can put drip irrigation in place on my existing beds. Thank you!

[@leahness3588]

Prayers to all affected by the hurricane. ❤🙏❤🙏

[@thewildingslanding]

Thank you! The eye went about 15-20 miles from our offgrid homestead. We were extremely blessed!

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I chewed up either a giant noble spinach or a boc chou today and it was as bitter as quinine. I pulled it all up and gave it to the chickens. There's no way we would like it. I'm heading to the co-op in the morning to buy mustard seeds because I know I can eat that with plenty of homemade pepper sauce on it. I direct sowed some more onion seeds today and if they come up and grow, great, if not I still have around 100 plants that look pretty good. I went ahead and trimmed the tops on them. I really like the raised bed setup and I'm envious your getting free composted wood chips. I'm getting another raised bed in a few days and scrambling to get something to fill it with.

[@LazyDogFarm]

The photos of the aftermath are plain scary.

[@apiecemaker1163]

Travis, I can tell you’ve put a lot of thought and hard work into this garden bed. It’s going to be absolutely amazing. When you do things publicly, no matter what it is, you open yourself up for ideas, critics, and downright ugliness sometimes. Our little community is generally positive for which I’m thankful. It’s easy to sit on the couch eating Cheetos and tell somebody all the things they should have done. Bahaha The layout looks very aesthetically pleasing and I’m enjoying following along.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks! We appreciate having great viewers like you!

[@crystals14acregarden61]

All of my beds are at least 18" tall. They're a lot of work to set up, but easier on your back. Also, when you mow, you're not throwing weed seed in the garden. Drainage is better. They warm up a little earlier in the spring. Rabbits tend to stay out of them. And if you put down enough Mulch or weed fabric or even a neat pathway of some kind, it's purdy!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yeah we're gonna use red mulch in the pathways to hopefully give it all a little pop of color.

[@jennifersatchell3388]

Finally! A video showing me exactly what I had a question about (can I run my irrigation up into a metal raised bed). I also haven't seen anyone use the raised beds exactly how I have planned to. This looks great. Thanks for taking the time to share it.

[@wandakelly2173]

I know my hips and knees would be happy with these beds! 😊

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes!

[@tommyschrader8096]

I wish I had thought of running an irrigation tube under my raised beds. What a great idea.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I wouldn't have thought of it if a few of our viewers wouldn't have mentioned it. Always like seeing good ideas on these comment threads.

[@nancytharp8213]

Just got power & internet back after hurricane 🌀 Ian Friday. 68 m/hr winds 16 inches rain in 24 hr. I was blessed with only min tree damage. Enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏖 🏝

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad y'all are ok!

[@travisevans7502]

I have those same fittings from Drip Depot buried underground for the past 3 years I wouldn't worry about it

[@jasonostrowski3972]

Great job. New to gardening and Drip tape was the best investment I honestly have done. Not to mention my greenhouse that I am building

[@LazyDogFarm]

For sure! Hard to put a value on having your own greenhouse.

[@UpcycledStuff]

Thanks for keeping me educated during Ian. Seems he's dumping aaaaaalll the rain that we didn't get this spring and summer all in one day and night, thankfully, we're at the tail end of the worst of it and still have power. So, ironically, an irrigation video is just what I needed. I'll be going into my fourth season gardening on this property and I've been hand watering. All told I garden on about a half an acre. Half way through this summer, I made the commitment to myself to get the drip installed before spring... this summer was ROUGH! Thanks for making it easy to follow, off to drip depot I go....

[@LazyDogFarm]

You'll be so glad you installed that irrigation once you get it going.

[@singncarpenter6270]

I'm wishing you great success with these beds. The world is watching🤣

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks!

[@JeanneKinland]

Since I'm getting up there in age I recently invested in raised bed gardens to save my back. I know they are not as efficient as in ground bed but, you do have to make adjustments as we age. My sons eagle scout projects was to install raised bed gardens in the nursing home where I was working as the director of nursing years ago. The elderly people in that community really appreciated it and got a lot of joy from being able to work in the garden with their physical limitations. Wish I had thought about installing the drip irrigation.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's great that your son helped them get a garden going! Good stuff!

[@wingandaprayer7777]

Thank you this detailed explanation for irrigation in raised bed. This couldn't have come at a better time. I tried a soaker hose but it just makes a mess because I didn't have a regulator. I think your idea will work really well for our setup! Thanks for sharing! We're praying for all y'all in GA (and SC/NC). We got hit pretty hard in FL, but we're resilient.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Y'all stay strong down there. It went east of us, so we didn't get anything but a little wind.

[@donnazappala7738]

@@LazyDogFarm Praise the Lord for that!

[@suepatterson2702]

Ian was a killer down south, but it missed me completely. My forecast was for 7" to 15" of rain, but I only got .05" and a fair bit of wind for a couple of days. Suddenly summer is gone and cool weather filtered in after Ian departed. Time to clear the debris and do some gardening.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

I got 8 and tons of wind. Storm was ugly. Tremendous amount of damage.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think we got some assistance from the cool spell that moved through here recently. It seemed to push Ian east.

[@suepatterson2702]

@@joeyl.rowland4153 Sorry to hear about your damage, but so glad that you are still here to talk about it.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@suepatterson2702 I am actually much relieved. Irma did a lot of damage to my house. Ian didn't hurt my house at all, I feel very very lucky. I am not at all upset. I am thankful. My house is ok. My honeybees are ok. I am good. I will make it. I feel sorry for many here who were not as fortunate as I.

[@Learntheoutdoors]

Man. Was wondering where you went. Couldn’t find any answers over at hoss. Just stumbled across this channel today.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you found us!

[@shelshele]

I think you planned it out perfectly! Great job!

[@that9blife465]

Good video. Hope you have enough compost made for a nice top layer.

[@waynesell3681]

Great video of your project. Haven't tried this technique of watering.

[@hardstylzz5024]

Nice work on beds looking forward to seeing them action, btw just bought over $50 of irritation supplies from dripdepot last week for my citrus 🍊 trees now see that they have 20% site wide sale, cheapest on 1/2"tubing is Lowes for 500' for $45.

[@lisabaumgarten3925]

As I get older the taller I want my raised beds.😂

[@LazyDogFarm]

Makes perfect sense.

[@tarriwhite1189]

Hi Travis, the raised garden plot looks beautiful. Are you aware of the Gulfcoast Homesteader Meet-Up? There will be other You tube homesteading content creators there, you should come. October 28 &29TH in Milton Florida. Organized by Hidden Oaks homestead.

[@rickthelian2215]

Yes, makes sense Now to use an existing bed in your case, just looks like you have heaps of room to fit in😉 Travis good idea with the value 😊 Taller beds would be good for corn and carrots.😢 Hurricane Ian hit hard in Florida I see in the news in Australia, hope family and friends are safe and well, hope power is restored quickly.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We're all good here. Didn't even get a drop of rain. But the folks in Florida and the Carolinas got it rough.

[@rickthelian2215]

@@LazyDogFarm Travis there’s a guy that’s been growing figs for donkeys his name is Lou Monti’s Figs.

[@cynthialewis7080]

Thanks for the info and coupon, I ordered 3 beds...

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hope you enjoy them!

[@darrellbarnes2793]

Consider connecting the other end for consistent amount of moisture on the furthest end from water supply. I also ended up setting up a two zone timer due to my water pressure.

[@sislertx]

Yeah..i got low pressure if i water my yard area same time as garden ..i have a ovc system...its ok...much better than sprinklers and soakers

[@LazyDogFarm]

I may end up doing that. I'll see how the water distributes once we run it. And then I can go back and connect that other end if necessary.

[@leroneerwin7605]

Awesome video as always my friend. Man I'm so excited to see all your planning for these raised beds. It's gonna be awesome. Thank you for all your dedication man. God Bless.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Lerone!

[@markb3129]

Raised Bed project looks awesome!✌🏻

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks! 👍

[@matthewking2209]

It's looking good.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks!

[@jonlewis6630]

I only have 2 raised beds. I didn't install drip when I set them up. I may just have to set it up this spring. Thanks for the ideas on how to do it.

[@LazyDogFarm]

You'll be glad you did!

[@79PoisonBreaker]

Looking great.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks!

[@trippnbilly7130]

It's looking good

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks!

[@murdok1100]

im wanting some of those raised bed kits they're way more expensive than i thought they would be

[@rich0665]

im watching this on monday because we didnt get power back until yesterday afternoon lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to hear you've got it back!

[@horacedouglas4534]

That looks great. I think them tall beds would be great to save my back and knees. After you fill those tall beds. Do think the weight of the fill materials and topsoil would smash the tubing and cut off or restrict the flow?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't think it will smash the tubing. That stuff is pretty rigid.

[@davidagarland]

I noticed you don't appear to have struts between the sides of your long tall beds. How do you keep the sides from pushing out when you fill?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We just filled them (video coming Monday on that) and didn't really have any issues with bowing. There's a lot of bolts in these things to keep them stable.

[@jneckcrank]

Awesome thanks

[@scottfelson289]

So glad I found your channel Question for you and the rest of the fam Setting up very close to yours without the rounds What are your and peoples thoughts about flushing irrigation systems? I like the valve you put at the end of one of the rows that would drain the system but do people actually flush. Maybe a video on the subject thanks for the great work

[@LazyDogFarm]

I rarely flush mine, but I have the ability to do so with the end caps on our mainline tubing.

[@LkHardin]

Where does the filter and pressure regulator that you recommend in the blog go?

[@LazyDogFarm]

At the beginning of the plot

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

Travis where did you get your onion seeds for this year? The ones in the black packages.

[@dontaylor8451]

I got the same looking packs from NE Seeds , a little pricy but have very good germination . I went with Travis recommendation from last year, Chianti and Sapelo Sweet Hyb, in Zone 8a just east of Dallas.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Right here: www.neseed.com If you go to their onions page, you can filter the varieties by day-length.

[@alicias9928]

Just to clarify, you hook a hose up to this system to make it run? It isn't tied into an automatic sprinkler system?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes. I just hook up a hose and water all the beds at once. I don't have mine on an automatic timer, but I could easily install one at the spigot.

[@herkdriver8192]

Hi Travis. Thanks for all of your very informative videos! I have a question about the durability of the supply tubing. We are setting up a metal raised bed garden similar to yours. However, we will lay the supply lines on landscape fabric, covered by 2-4 inches of 1/2” gravel (rather than mulch). I am considering using 1/2” pvc pipe for the supply lines (with connectors for drip tape for the beds), because I’m concerned that walking on the gravel between the beds will crush or puncture the thinner black supply tubing. Do you think the extra cost for the pvc pipe is necessary? Or, would a heavier grade of flexible supply line be better (if available). Thanks for your thoughts!

[@LazyDogFarm]

The easy solution is to do like I did. Make a small trench for the tubing and then cover it with soil. Then put your landscape fabric and gravel on top of it. I'd try to say away from the PVC. That gets a little tricky converting PVC to mainline.

[@herkdriver8192]

That sounds like great advice. Thanks for your insight and quick response! My wife and I learn a LOT from watching your videos. We really appreciate you making them for us all!

[@sislertx]

I just saw a 2 year old video where u put in black berries...did they all die?

[@LazyDogFarm]

No they're still there. The area got pretty grown up last year when I broke my back. I need to redo it this winter and might plant a different variety in there.

[@kenriley7159]

Ya got a link for that flush valve?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Here you go: bit.ly/3SNSGGn

[@sweetcaramelsmile]

Where do you find the shut off valve?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Here you go: bit.ly/3CKYTxF

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

That hurricane was a beast. It destroyed a tremendous amount. It was ugly

[@LazyDogFarm]

The photos of the aftermath are just plain scary.

[@TMesser74]

Travis, where do you get your garlic from?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Filaree Farms online

[@TMesser74]

@@LazyDogFarm thanks!

[@growgreenhomestead2438]

Can you please tell me what size tubing you are using for drip irrigation and size of drip tape. And the size of the fittings. I need to do the same in my garden. Just lost my blueberry plants due to lack of watering. I was planning on using the drip irrigation supplies from drip depot but I need to know what sizes work best. Also do you have a discount code for drip depot?

[@hardstylzz5024]

Drip Depot has 20% off this weekend

[@LazyDogFarm]

Here's a blog on our website with links: lazydogfarm.com/blogs/garden-journal/drip-irrigation-checklist

[@jefferybarron929]

Any consideration for running a water supply line to the gardens? You've been dragging a garden hose around a really long time...

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have thought about it.

[@michaelmorris1802]

Well, given what they were saying on Monday, we decided to leave our Daughter at college, storm was supposed to come close to here, she if goes to school at Gulf Coast University in Ft Myers... she may never forgive me... it was horrible. We finally got her back home this morning at 3:30 am... after a 22 hour drive non-stop.... equally horrible. But she is in one piece, Gulf Coast University is closed for at least the next week if not longer... they told her to just go home if possible. It's a complete wreck down there... very sad, and similar to Andrew many years ago now. Glad to have her back home, obviously. I tire of this hurricane business. I am 60, and never had an issue with a tropical system until I was 45... but it seems like it's a constant these days, and likely to get worse based on what I believe is the real issue... 12,000 year cycle of the sun... suspicious observers, has some ideas on this if you are interested.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad she's okay! I bet that was very stressful for her and you.

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

The beds will settle and squeeze/break the main supply lines.

[@caspiana3623]

And the gophers will get in around the tubing.

[@sislertx]

Well...i went ahead and redid my pvc mess..it works...not.as good.as a drip system.....maybe this spring ill get the deip system and install it..i got the PVC stuff and it works except for direct seeds..but drip tape would be the same.

[@hondosmith8234]

I have had rabbit chew on my mains causing leaks

[@LazyDogFarm]

The rabbits around here just like collards. They don't care for mainline. lol

[@hondosmith8234]

@@LazyDogFarm yea but it is so dry hear that the main line condensates and they chew on it to get water have had them chew up drip tape too possibly have help from rats and squirrels

[@geroncra]

I know you had a good reason but I missed it if stated. Why did you put the Irrigation pipe underneath the bed rather than beside the bed where it could be serviced if necessary. I did not read all the comments so this is probably repetitious.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm not expecting any servicing issues with these fittings. But if necessary, I can reroute the line outside the bed pretty easily.

[@geroncra]

@@LazyDogFarm Cool!

[@richardisbell8561]

How bad did it get

[@LazyDogFarm]

Nothing but some 15-20 mph wind here. Not even a drop of rain.

[@richardisbell8561]

@@LazyDogFarm the peas are ok

[@Big-Char.]

No picture

[@LogBaseTwo]

watching this video running on generator power

[@LazyDogFarm]

Y'all stay safe down there!

[@mutantryeff]

!!!

[@kylefamilyhomestead7007]

Looks awesome Travis! Can’t wait to see the progress. Very thankful ian missed us here in north FL. BCSMike on the gram

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks! Consider yourself lucky. Those in the path of that storm didn't fare very well.