Installing a Subsurface Drip Irrigation System in Turf Grass

[@TW-xg5uh]

This guy needs his own show.

[@JustMe-zh4tf]

Paul James hosted HGTV show 'Gardening by the Yard' from 1996 to 2009

[@AMojoJojo]

It would be nice to see him back on again!

[@ChristmasLights2]

This looks like just what I’m looking for.

[@Doober80]

Good ole Paul James from Tulsa, OK. He is awesome.

[@Dggb2345]

Landscape firm aerated my drip line lawn. That was easy !

[@ipeteagles]

this looks like an expensive but effective project

[@jonathandoelander6130]

Why would it be more than regular sprinklers?

[@RandomNumber141]

@@jonathandoelander6130 Because in this case, they had to pay to remove all of the existing grass and install new sod afterwards.

[@Celticshade]

man i wish, my yard is much bigger than this. if i wanted to do this myself it would still take so much time and money.

[@peterl.104]

I have sandy soil. I’m worried subsurface watering will be too localized. Would microsprays be better?

[@CarpeDiemUniverse]

how would you find out where a leak is underground under the grass I cant find the leak but I loose so much water. it was working for a year and the grass was thick and green. So now it is hard to get to the drip line. Thank you if you can help

[@graceoverall]

It may not be ideal, but you might try running the system a bit longer than normal until you find a "squishy" place in your lawn, then try to find the center of that area and dig strategically to search for the leak. Be sure to make clean cuts under the roots of your lawn though so you minimize the damage to it. Just my two cents. I'm not a professional and I don't have an underground system, but I am a serious DIYer and considering installing one.

[@diazorn]

You can't. I've been doing this for 26 years since I was 15 and every time someone says "why is my grass dying" I say "cause you put under ground watering system." You cant account for roots clogging the holes or for under ground critters and what's worse you can't evenly water the corners with out overwatering the center of the lines.

[@pauls8378]

What exactly have you been doing for 26 years? Drip irrigation? or Installing sprinkler systems?

[@diazorn]

@@pauls8378 landscaper... installing sprinklers, irrigation systems and drip systems

[@KarasCyborg]

Was someone playing lawn darts?

[@donnyritsema5292]

What about burrowing rodents, how do you best protect the drip line from being chewed up from squirrels, gophers, etc?

[@erichmacho5741]

12 Gauge shotgun can help. Failing that go to youtubes star Mousetrap Monday. He catches the lot.

[@AMojoJojo]

What about in places with freezing temperatures?

[@bwtjma183]

You’re supposed to evacuate your irrigation lines before winter, right around now actually 😁

[@Robert-ug5hx]

I agree with fresh mowed lawn theres nothing quite like it

[@neilhanson8832]

There would be no need for lawn aerating with buried drip irrigation, right?

[@frandanco6361]

Well, no one would want to puncture your drip lines with a lawn aerator...

[@advrider1533]

I guess you just strip off your sod and apply a new layer with no thatch. "Sarcasm"

[@RickyMohar]

Neil Hanson sounds logical

[@scottingalls8460]

You shouldn’t need to aerate your lawn. That’s only for place with heavy foot traffic areas like festival sites, sports fields or parks.

[@vergellicerio8919]

what if the drip line breaks.. simple, you just fix it... ha ha

[@dWhitaker951]

Wouldn’t grass roots grow into, and block the holes?

[@danielvanbeek1600]

If you water properly it won't, the root typically only dig into the drippers if you are underwatering a lot which causes them to search for water.

[@arduinoguru7233]

@@danielvanbeek1600 No these pipe had film protection against roots

[@ManitouGhost]

Can't aerate....

[@Sonny-ci4eh]

Horrible idea. I had to rip out an entire yard just because my customer had their yard aerated destroying everything underneath. Also, in thicker lawns it is very difficult to pinpoint small leaks. Garbage of an idea!

[@PrincernPrince]

You lost me at 25 years. Sounds good for an appliance but even at 25 years if my grass is beautiful and its growing and doing what its supposed to, if the system breaks in 25 year I'm not going to want to tear up the whole lawn remove and replace dirt and start over? It would have to last a lifetime and nothing does that. Love this idea though.