Setting Up Grid Irrigation (Garden Grid Watering System)

Drip irrigation can be a good way to get water to plant roots. Grid irrigation systems take watering to another level. Gardener Scott shows how he sets up the Garden Grid Watering System form Garden in Minutes. (Video #511)
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[@GraeMatterz]

I literally just made my own watering grids for all my beds last month, nearly identical to these.

[@CamoJan]

I want to do the same thing as I looked up prices for these store bought units & they aren't cheap!

[@corinnenocida2007]

You need to do a video!

[@bridgetwilkins312]

Was thinking the same thing! These grids are too expensive pre-made. The tubing would be cheap, but what about the connectors?

[@stephenhope7319]

I love Rain Bird 1/4 inch brown pipe with emitters either 12 inch on center or 6 inch on center. In any event drip is the way to go regardless of styles. Put the water on the surface right by the plant and under the mulch. Works every time. The water column below the surface from drip really helps plants get a deep watering. Thanks for the video.

[@halleyorion]

I love listening to your videos. The way you speak is very calming and encouraging. It reminds me of how my dad used to sit with me when I was a little girl and teach me how to do something by very patiently demonstrating the process and explaining his reasoning the whole way through. It gave me a great love for learning and trying things.

[@Tigsley1]

Plz make more videos about progress with your air cube hydroponic system. Watering grid looks amazing. Hope to see more on it too.

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

Interesting design setting this up in a grid pattern. I started using a drip irrigation system on a timer last year and it's been a game changer. Everything gets watered on a schedule and it uses less water overall. That leaves more time for other activities.

[@heidiclark6612]

That’s a pretty nifty watering system. It will be interesting to see the progress of that bed.

[@jackiehorsley9263]

Your watering grid system looks really neat I really thought you built that hole thing your self when I first seen It

[@brianseybert192]

I still like hand watering, connects me to the garden. We are already in a drought, irrigation might be the way to go, I am holding out. Stay Well!!!

[@dustyflats3832]

Congratulations on irrigation! You will see a difference in quality and quantity.

[@rickthelian2215]

Good idea, will help with spacing plants too, like cauliflower, cabbage just to name a few😁

[@nikkiwolfe300]

Wanting to see more greenhouse videos. Thx gardener scott.

[@simplifygardening]

That looks a great system Scott. Id need quite a few sets of those though in my garden lol

[@GardenerScott]

Yeah, this may be like a GreenStalk where you start with one and ended up getting more.

[@eliandkate]

Fab That should save you lots of time 👏👏👏

[@dwaynewladyka577]

A very handy and convenient way to water your plants. Cheers, Scott! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️

[@LisadeKramer]

I have researched these grids and I think they are great. However, they are very expensive.

[@AllAboutHealthandFitness33]

Love it - great to grow plenty of healthy vegetables.

[@eastcoast4233]

Excellent. Have you considered self-watering beds? (reservoir underneath soil that helps meter out water to plants as it’s needed). Apologies if previously done and I’ve missed it.

[@GardenerScott]

I have considered self-watering beds but don't have a video on them yet.

[@eastcoast4233]

@@GardenerScott well I’d love to see your take on it when/if you are able.

[@nwilson-washingtondc117]

Fantastic video and watering tip! Thank you!

[@Leiannev]

Ohh. That may be a game changer for me where I can never seem to get the beds thoroughly watered.

[@GardenInMinutes]

We design, test, and make them in Florida. Dry soil in our summer heat is a disaster, so we like to make sure there are no thirsty plants 😅

[@gardeningwithcaitlin]

That is so cool! 🆒😀

[@06075345]

Very handy, but it's a little bit too expensive to be honest.

[@derekcox6531]

Thanks for this episode Mr Scott! I’m going to try to get this system here in Alberta I think this would really be useful here in a very dry climate. Also,for some odd reason KZbin isn’t showing me your videos in my list even though I’ve been subscribed since the Galileo garden days. Bugs me.🤔

[@GardenerScott]

KZbin doesn't always show every video to subscribers. The more you watch the more likely they will, but not every time.

[@GardenInMinutes]

Thanks! We just started shipping to Canada earlier this spring. Happy to help with any questions. 😊 Looking forward to gardening with you

[@tfosss8775]

In Colorado (Zone 6A), can you leave these out (drained) over winter or should you bring them indoors / garage? Thank you

[@GardenerScott]

As with most drip systems, I think it's a good idea to drain and bring inside in winter.

[@GardenInMinutes]

Great question! Garden Grids are all-season durable, so you can leave them outside if you want (or bring them into your garage if you prefer). If outside, we just recommend disconnecting them from your hose and tipping them up on their side for a few seconds to drain any residual water.

[@Godisincontrol325]

😃🎉 Excellent I subscribed to your channel 🙏

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

[@Godisincontrol325]

@@GardenerScott you're welcome 😁 Happy to be here 🙏

[@RandoBox]

Can you cut the tubes shorter to fit odd sizes?

[@GardenerScott]

They can be ordered in off sizes, but the tubes can also be cut and reattached.

[@GardenInMinutes]

Also, to add to @GardenerScott answer, if your garden bed size is really close to a Garden Grid size, we leave about 1/8” of extra space at each tube and fitting connection, giving you the option to ‘shrink’ the Garden Grid down a bit by wiggling the tubes on further. For instance, our 4x4 Garden Grid which measures ~44”x44” can be shrunk down to about 42.25” if needed.

[@ZenHulk]

Man i spent months watching your videos, here in Utah.... Then the VA comes to me in April and says you have to have a cornea transplant with 10 days and you will not be allowed to do nothing for 5 months not even lift 10 lbs, which there is nothing less than 10 lbs. I did get my green house frame up in February, but its filled with 4 foot foxtails. 16 stitches in my eyes so after 4 hours pain comes and i sit and do nothing watching my acre of grass turn into a jungle, sometimes the lazy kids next door come mow, but i'm stuck nothing this year.

[@GardenerScott]

So sorry to hear that. That sounds like torture for a gardener.

[@ZenHulk]

@@GardenerScott yes, since i walk by all my boxes and half built greenhouse and watch the weeds tower over my 75lb lab, its a loss this year.

[@moe331]

Where exactly in Utah? Maybe I can help.

[@brianseybert192]

I am an 82nd Airborne combat medic, saw my share of $hit. Feel your pain brother, I am one strike away from not being able, til I die. I sincerely hope everything works out for you. Stay Well!!!!!

[@ZenHulk]

@@moe331 Clearfield, i'm using guilt on teenagers i have paid in the past to do work plus a few church neighbors, we'll see, they were able to clean up my strawberries that were covered in weeds. They also did a good job mowing of my 2/3 acre grass yard. Thanks.

[@EvaNichols28]

Can you connect it to a regular already existing irrigation system?

[@GardenerScott]

You should be able to if you have a hose to connect it.

[@monicam.8006]

Would you like a garden update for me? I've got one good news and one bad news. My good news is, yesterday is the first day that I saw a new leaf form on my blood orange tree. I was sure it hadn't survived the winter. The leaf may be forming below the graft line b/c I can't find a graft line, but it is alive. The bad news is that I have spent 4 years constantly amending the soil in my garden giving it a ton of NPK. My garden has grown considerably, so I had a professional soil test done. I am still severely deficient in NPK. I told you the first year my soil is terrible. After 4 years of working with it, it's been upgraded to bad.

[@GardenerScott]

i hope your orange tree grows well this year. Organic matter amendments can improve soil over time better than NPK addition.

[@monicam.8006]

@@GardenerScott I'm trying something new. In my garden about 90% grows well. I just have 3 tiny spots that aren't growing, and it's from those spots that I took my sample. For the nitrogen I'm using fresh grass clippings. For the phosphorus, I'm using fish emulsion. Finally, for the potassium, I'm using fireplace ash. I don't know what quantities I should be using, so eyeballing it is my game. Here's hoping!

[@GardenInMinutes]

Thank you for sharing such a detailed video! So happy to hear you like our Metal Raised Beds & Garden Grid watering system! Can’t wait to see everything you grow!

[@CherylMoody-mv7yz]

Where is the supplies list and where were they purchased at? 10:31

[@CherylMoody-mv7yz]

Where is the supplies list and where were they purchased at?

[@GardenerScott]

The link is in the description. Here it is again: glnk.io/10mnl/6lh Use Code "GARDENERSCOTT" to save 7%

[@waxwing9052]

Duuude!

[@agnesrapau6990]

If I need the system how to order

[@GardenerScott]

You can do it here: glnk.io/10mnl/6lh Use Code "GARDENERSCOTT" to save 7%

[@mbion001]

All of this stuff looks very expensive.

[@greggdehner3078]

The plastic covering is so infuriating!

[@chrisfree2000]

Too much money 155$

[@ciaohoney54]

WAY TOOO MUCH WATER, AND TOO BAD IT'S NOT UNDERNEATH DIRT- KEEP MORE BUGS AWAY- COOL IDEA, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO GET THE SAME RESULTS, BETTER THO

[@halleyorion]

It is better to water heavily in short spurts than to have a very small amount of water over a long period of time. Occasional heavy watering, with dry periods in between, encourages plants to grow deep roots and helps flush salts from the soil. When you water too little and too frequently, the roots don't develop properly and the soil gets a lot of mineral build-up and has to be replaced after a few years. (Exception: With germinating seeds, it is better to have a constantly low level of moisture until the seedlings are large enough to grow deep roots.) Irrigation drip tube should not be buried unless it is specifically rated as buriable. Buriable drip tube is specifically engineering to avoid sucking up soil when the water stops running (regular drip tube will get clogged up with soil after a while and stop working). Buriable drip tube is expensive, however. What you can do instead is lightly cover the soil with mulch that is too large to get sucked in, such as straw. You just want to be careful to take the mulch away (or place it down beneath the drip tube) before it composts away into soil and causes the drip tube to become buried.

[@GardenInMinutes]

Thanks for the feedback! You can adjust the water output to your desired amount by simply adjusting the valve that comes on the Garden Grid Manifold and of course by having the hose simply turn off sooner. We don't recommend burying Garden Grids since water streams, and even slow drips, can create large cavities under the soil, aka around roots, which roots can not grow into. Also, surface-level watering allows you to water seeds and seedlings that you directly sow. We don't recommend basin-style (bottom-up self-watering) watering for raised garden beds either for similar reasons and because of concerns of creating an anaerobic, overly saturated soil that can rot roots. Soil-level, full-coverage watering, with good drainage is ideal to support the most types and growth stages of plants in a garden. Hope that helps!