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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@rochellerosales6880]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@starrbelsky3566]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@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 😆.

[@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!

[@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 🙏🏼

[@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.

[@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".

[@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...

[@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.

[@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.

[@randomsaltyperson1148]

THE BEST EXPLANATION VIDEO EVER!!!

[@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

[@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.

[@PeteCorp]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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 🎉

[@dorindafulton]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@keithschneider6348]

Up north seems winterize water irrigation would be interesting.

[@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???

[@zachzoller]

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

[@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

[@lauracummings3437]

So easy to understand . Thank you very much .

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@TexasNana2]

Thanks again for an awesome video 🙂🙏🙋‍♀️

[@TheMillennialGardener]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@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.

[@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.

[@juliewhite6887]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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 ☠️

[@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.

[@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.

[@angiemarriott]

You are wealth of information, thank you! Great video

[@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.

[@laniinla2354]

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

[@alexisfeliciano4570]

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

[@TylerMcMahan]

A direct link to the product mentioned 👏👏👏👏

[@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.

[@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.

[@monicamestas7566]

The shutoff valves are a great idea for vegie gardens.

[@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?

[@donnalineberry764]

I agree i enjoy watering my plants

[@lambsquartersfarm]

Amazing video and tips as always!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

[@cedarridgen2791]

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

[@oregonpatriot1570]

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._

[@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

[@JoyL-vf5co]

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

[@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.

[@ROCKIN40]

Thanks for making this easy

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@nstephens66]

Like and subscribed thank you good video

[@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

[@ellenrusten6192]

I've never heard online experts talk about the cleaning agents in tap water affecting plant leaves. I think these chemicals might be why folks say plants don't respond well to watering. After all, rain doesn't seem to hurt the leaves. Am I right?

[@christinapriest5537]

Also.. if you use city water or a water company for your water.. the additives they add make it to where you can't call your veggies truly organic. I call it poison they call it "treatment".. but don't they always?

[@davidgallego8506]

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

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@michaelstangl1653]

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

[@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.

[@Chris-op7yt]

number one reason why people dont get drip irrigation installed is not knowing how it's meant to be set up (regulator, mainline, driplines) and all the confusing parts at stores...where even if you had a drawing, they will not help you enough that you feel confident you'll get all the right parts. i purchased a drip kit from USA and very happy with it, as it's simple with driptape instead of a thousand parts. the other thing that made it possible for me, was when i got rid of raised beds, so have simple runs of driptape whole rows.

[@Or_die]

Thanks for the info!

[@derekp9737]

Great video! Thank you.

[@jenn9579]

How long do you run your drip and how often?

[@bradcarby3765]

If you get rid of the pressure compensator and put a pressure gauge and a ball valve you can have as many emitters as you want by adjusting the ball valve as more flow is required while still keeping the pressure at a desirable level.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I had an issue with the goof plugs and connection points where the 1/4" drip line punctures into the 1/2" distribution line where it would leak around all the connections. The pressure regulator stops all that. While it's true adding more emitters would reduce the pressure, it's easier to just run the system like this. It's perfect the way it is.

[@bradcarby3765]

@@TheMillennialGardener I think you may have slightly missed the point. Your pressure regulator provides a maximum of 25 psi, but it also restricts the flow from the main. Thus, as you add more and more drip emitters, the pressure in the system surely drops below 25 psi. That is why the drip emitters don't give out the water required when there is too many. So, with a pressure gauge and valve of some kind, as the pressure drops below 25 psi, you can open it a wee bit more and have higher flow without changing the pressure in the system. I know this because our largest block has 28000 0.5g/hr drip emitters and still only runs at about 25-28 psi. The flow however is at 14000g/hr and the main is pressurised to around 90 psi. I'm a new sub and only watched a few vids so far and they have been really interesting. Thanks for the content Bud.

[@bryanjarvis14]

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

[@carmencristantiello5176]

that hose bib connection must have a backflow preventer especially since you are using a fertilizer injector .

[@timlist4173]

Please tell me how to get the water to the raised beds that are away from the house, and how you protect it from your lawn mower.

[@janbrewington7771]

Impressive thank you

[@ernaverheijdt2925]

Make sense and easier. ❤

[@Xarcell]

Can you give us an update on your rain barrel drip irrigation system. Is it still working? Is it worth it? What are some issues you are having?

[@anthonylandrum63]

Rain is from overhead and plants have been around longer than us!

[@joycee5493]

Thank you for such an informative video!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome!

[@ChaudharykGill]

Thank you so much for sharing very valuable information, after using / exparimanting drip the irrigation system and also other things! 🙂 Are you planing to make a video on how to setup and use "Dosatron" system for fertilizing?

[@ionechisholme7552]

Excellent video

[@sammartini3643]

I am having issues getting my drip irrigation to work when the source is only a water barrel. I used your tip to combine the house line and rainbarrel. There seems to be backflow into the barrel.

[@Em-vs5zj]

It’s not that I dont like watering, just sometimes I get so busy I either forget or I’m out of town. If there is no drip system all my work dries out in no time flat. And that is sad😊

[@SmithHiggins-ph2dn]

Hello ‘em

[@pandaxox5349]

Very informative tq

[@charlesthomas4501]

Can I bring my garden hose down to my garden? Grow bags and use drip system of the garden hose with timer.

[@andys5203]

Awesome advice. 👌

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@ourv9603]

IN FACT, once your IRRG system is up and running you need to keep a steady eye on it as at first you need to determine if you have the water amount set right. Not too much. Not too little. THEN, you need to keep an eye on it for a hose to pop off its feed connection or a dripper to clog or your controller to get unplugged, WHATEVER, dont wait until your plants wilt before taking action as they may NEVER recover. !

[@Azurta1221]

What about your water bill when compared before and after installation of the drip irrigation system ?