How I Water My Plants (Market Garden Irrigation System)

[@annettecinquemanifalbo17]

First glance this morning, and I laughed out loud before I even got out of my bed! Oh so that's how Josh waters his garden!😁

[@MartinPHellwig]

Yes but I got a bit concerned with the description; "Multiple zones of drip and overhead irrigation with timers." I think he may need to visit a doctor :-)

[@annettecinquemanifalbo17]

@@MartinPHellwig 😆🤔😁

[@tonyday7632]

Great thumbnail & title, reeled me in this morning....

[@mneraasen224]

🤔😂🤣🤣🤣

[@annettecinquemanifalbo17]

@@mneraasen224 ,🤣😂😄🤣😎 too funny!

[@Daddyo_farms]

One of the best reasons that I like your videos is that you don’t act like that’s the only way to do something. There is always more than one way to do something

[@epicgardening]

Thumbnail game: A+

[@homermtz]

we have willy wonka thumbnail and now watering with willie, whats next

[@larslayton4472]

So funny lmao

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

Lol! Great thumbnail for this video. 😄

[@chittybable]

love the thumbnail you rock Josh

[@conormccauley]

Thanks

[@SommaRob]

Loved your response to “ how long do you run, how much water” I agree completely. It is the MBWA Management by walking around. I find the less time I spend in the garden, the worse it is. You just feel it when you live it.

[@wendycullingworth3879]

Bugger!! Cut the lavertera back and it should spring back ok. Keep smiling guys..... and thanks for taking the time to film and share. Beersies all round on Sunday.

[@melissacrittenden1008]

You have GOT win some kind of award for the most creative cover photo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@acctsys]

The thumbnail sold it, haha!

[@microedenlocallygrownmicro6474]

Your journey has been a pleasure to watch. 🙏

[@SaltydogNC]

You are creative Mr. Josh! From the no narration video, the Past Josh/Future Josh handoff that had to be thought of far in advance, and now to this hilarious thumbnail, you're rocking it.

[@matprather5833]

Thumbnail was hilarious. That's how I kill the weeds outside my garden.

[@ethanmcquaid1]

Love the hose link we also do a lot of hand watering for the same reason. But ive also designed these roller stakes and installed them in strategic places around the plots so I can manuever.easily around corners.

[@rosee941]

Thanks for the info! Even though we have a totally different water situation here in southern Aus there are lots of tips in there to borrow and try!

[@garya3056]

Nice setup, Josh! 🤗

[@Antoine-cz9gx]

I've hard the hardest time finding connections with screw release rather than "shark bite" that you can't reuse... This will help!

[@combitz]

For anyone in the UK/EU. In the UK we have a clone of that hose system at a premium price called Hoselock and at £130 it's $h!*. It almost never coils back up and the connections on the end leak with or without attachments affixed.

[@lancewessel8345]

Once you started talking about dragging garden hose around the garden I busted out laughing. I demolished 25ft of pepper plants this year doing that and said never again am I bringing this hose into my market style beds.

[@lancewessel8345]

that hoselink does look awesome for my plants up and around my patio and porch though

[@ybakos]

The other important thing he does, but did t mention here, is the vertical pipe at the start of the bed that acts as an anchor to run the hose against, and in a straight line. He shows this in some other video.

[@lenascountrylife4694]

Love your watering system 😍

[@wegetoutdoors2521]

Thanks for all these insights

[@janking2762]

Hand watering gives you a chance to regularly inspect how your crops are doing.

[@chrisneilson9664]

That what field walks are for.

[@user-kt7mi3yy8j]

Awesome thumbnail picture for the video.😅

[@jamess1787]

I dug up my millennial-sized garden and buried a drip irrigation system on-top of 4mm poly (under 18" of dirt). Then laid down landscape fabric and back-filled with the soil. I top-water for a few weeks after transplant, and then bottom-water my garden for the rest of the season 🏡. I used coco in the back filling process and it's teaming with worms (and I get frost up to 6' deep... So I have no idea how the worms survive or get in there)

[@daisygurl3601]

😵 What would your momma think, Joshua? 😏 That misting feature is fabulous! When I get overheated outside, I give myself a “daisy spritzer”, otherwise known as a good dousing with the hose. Another great and informative vid. The farm is jammin’! Blessings...daisy

[@ybakos]

All right Josh, so then, how _do_ you currently like to water? Does each bed get a daily dose of water? About how long per session? Do you split the watering with pauses to allow for better soaking? (eg 10 minutes on, 5 minutes off, repeated four times vs. a straight 40 minutes) Have you played with the Vegetronix moisture meter? Kinda nice to get a number to confirm hand inspection and estimation. Or a moisture probe, to go deeper. For my soil, a sandy loam that sheds surface water like a waterproof shield, I run 1/4” dripper line @ 6” spacing every other day for 12m on, 3m off times 4. I got there by making judgement calls like you suggest, but sure would like to dial it in more. I’m in a hot and dry 6b with 30 degree temp drops at night. Thank you for all the awesome, inspiring videos.

[@Th4thWiseman]

Do you have issues with the zip ties touching against the plastic cover?

[@bonniealvarez5510]

Yer so silly... and ever so bright (like a diamond). I love what you teach me. Thanks. ; )

[@TaylorinShirewood]

Legendary thumbnail!

[@BVisser7]

sorry if i missed it, but why did you switch away from a "closed loop system"?

[@cristincarlisle7675]

🤭🤭🤭😂Nice thumbnail for the video Great info too

[@2quick4u84]

Hi, don't leaves burn by sun if you water overhead outside in the field? thanks

[@clarkansas6590]

Good information

[@jabrownie22]

Why do you grow the tall plants in the sides?

[@2quick4u84]

Hi! how do you space your head lettuce¿? thanks

[@michaellane203]

Best thumb nail

[@therevelation19]

I´m sorry to say that but I´ve seen quiete a time no video from You, but now You look somehow "worn out". I guess You are real busy at this time of year but don´t loose the eye on Your health! God bless You with strengh and health.

[@beerooted8550]

Thank you

[@chrisbrockhurst]

Its all about that thumb.

[@kevinadkinson2666]

Setting up zone three in the thumbnail

[@Trip_Johnson]

In the past you've done headers at both ends of the drip irrigation to prevent debris from occluding a whole line. It looks like in this setup you didn't do that. Was that technique just a waste of time and money you think? Better to just have one header and terminate at the end of the drip tape? Are there particular scenarios that you would go back to the double header system? Appreciate you brother.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I have found that the double header system was unnecessary. It also created a few headaches because the drip lines all had to be exactly the same length. This setup now seems to be working well and is easier to manage. I am very careful about not getting soil in the drip tape and blowing out the valves with water before reconnecting the tape.

[@viewerman99]

Best stillshot😂😂😂

[@ethanmcquaid1]

What size is your well pump? We just ordered a 10 gpm gould pump and im wondering if I should have gotten the step up. Water availability is really no issue and are farming just under 1/3 of an acre.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I don't remember the actual specs. I am not an expert on this stuff at all, but the company installing it told me that the usually the pump is matched to the water availability of the well. So always put in the biggest pump you can based on how much water your well produces.

[@uncommoncents2152]

Ha that thumbnail lol....sometimes your plants jus need a little more nitrogen

[@acctsys]

Talk about organic fertigation. 🤣

[@timclarke3913]

You should do a video on the advantages of growing in a tunnel.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

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[@ybakos]

Dude he has tons of these, browse the list.

[@timclarke3913]

@@JoshSattinFarming Josh, if you don't mind me asking, what is your impression of the Bobcat. I am thinking of getting it but the sales person at Rimol emphasized it is not as strong as one of the bigger houses he was trying to sell. Thanks if you get to this!

[@shedinthehead]

Wouldn’t need that hose link if you put your seed trays by the door instead of as far away from the hose as possible

[@kwostah]

Noice.

[@ronaldcummings6337]

The cover picture 🤣😂🤣😂

[@dianeladico1769]

The video contained good information but that thumbnail was sophomoric. Flame away, but there's a reason it's referred to as the lowest common denominator.

[@ybakos]

Lighten up!

[@justinbarker8016]

Hahahaa

[@manolopapas]

Haha

[@wendycullingworth3879]

Bugger....again...wrong video. ....hahaha!!

[@edwi3719]

Bad thumb nail