Can someone PLEASE help with watering setup?

[SaltyNuts]

I have lots of raised beds. I have to water them by sprinkler, doing it by hand would take FOREVER. I set up some PVP pipes with holes recently on top of some of them, so I could put the hose in the top pipe and it runs down and out the holes on the bottom, close to where the roots of the various plants are.

But I hate it. Looks ugly, does not work all the time.

I need a setup where I can water easily right above the dirt. The problem is if I water with sprinkler water gets on the leaves, and it KILLS so many of my veggies. Like cucumber in particular, water on the leaves gives it downy mildew which kills it.

So I need a setup where I can water multiple raised beds from the faucet at one time.

I was thinking soaker hoses, but somehow connected so the hose from the faucet goes into one joint connection and then it flows out to and through all the soaker hoses?

But I am all ears on that or any other strategy!!! Thanks!

 

[herm0016]

a piece of pvc pipe about 1 or 3/4 in with a small hole drilled every 8 inches or so, hooked to your hose. this worked well for our raised beds. i put each on its own sprinkler valve and used a wifi sprinkler controller. totally automatic watering for the entire garden.

 

[RPD]

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[Leymenaide]

Drip depot has lots of videos. I have been buying from them for years. Once set up there is very little maintenance.
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Thier small kits may be all you need. I have three of these timers in operation most of the time.

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[bbhaag]

Here's how I did it and it worked out pretty well. The only big change I'm going to do for this coming season is use soaker hoses for the rows of onions.
I purchased all my supplies through Drip Depot and Irrigation Mart. I like Irrigation Mart a little better though because they had more of what I needed.

 

[Greenman]

$50 worth of pipe and tools will get you a drip system.

 

[Sukhoi]

Drip Depot is the best. Get 1/4" drip line and 1/2" solid feeder line.

 

[SaltyNuts]

Damn, you guys are ON POINT. I've got some reading/watching to do, including on Drip Depot. Thanks so much!

 

[SaltyNuts]

a piece of pvc pipe about 1 or 3/4 in with a small hole drilled every 8 inches or so, hooked to your hose. this worked well for our raised beds. i put each on its own sprinkler valve and used a wifi sprinkler controller. totally automatic watering for the entire garden.

I did something like this herm0016, it just looks like crap. I'll try and get a pic to post it. Thanks!

 

[SaltyNuts]

Wow, so checking out Drip Depot first, looks legit!!!! So, take a look at this product:

https://www.dripdepot.com/item/quar...rate-half-gph-roll-length-50-feet-color-black


50" drip line with holes every 6". So let's say I have 4 raised beds that are in a perfect line. There is only like about a foot and a half between them lets say. How would you use that on those raised beds? Would you buy one for each raised bed and curl it around that raised bed, then try and get an attachment for each (4-way) that attaches to the hose?

Or put a few of them in a line just straight across all 4 raised beds a few inches away from one another? Then presumably, in the space where the line goes over the walk space between the raised beds, tape up the holes? And I assume I would again need some connector to connect all those lines to the hose?

Any ideas what connectors I could use, one end to fit those lines and the other end to fit the hose?

Thanks!!!

 

[SaltyNuts]

Here's how I did it and it worked out pretty well. The only big change I'm going to do for this coming season is use soaker hoses for the rows of onions.
I purchased all my supplies through Drip Depot and Irrigation Mart. I like Irrigation Mart a little better though because they had more of what I needed.

God DAMN that is badass bbhaag! Like a million times better than anything I even dreamed of LOL. You should do more videos like that, totally cool!!! Will check out Irrigation Mart as well.

 

[Sukhoi]

You can get the hole puncher thing and just punch holes in the 1/2" solid poly line to connect the 1/4". Use the normal 1/4" barbed couplings.

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[BoomerD]

For the past 15 or so years, I've used something similar to this to punch holes in the 1/2" tubing:

DIG 1/4 in. Hole Punch D44 - The Home Depot

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I cut it with one of these:

https://www.searshometownstores.com/product/Craftsman-37301-378-HandiCut

I have several sets of those...they truly are...handy.

 

[bbhaag]

God DAMN that is badass bbhaag! Like a million times better than anything I even dreamed of LOL. You should do more videos like that, totally cool!!! Will check out Irrigation Mart as well.

Thanks! It turned out even better than expected and is a blessing with a garden as large as ours. If you have any questions about parts or what to use just DM me and I'd be happy to try an answer your questions.

 

[SaltyNuts]

Thanks everyone. Here is a picture of one of my raised beds, I have 4 of these in-line. I actually have a lot more, but not worried about those this season, would love just to get the 4 hooked up to a drip hose. Need to go from faucet to drip hose to water those 4 beds. What is best way to go, and what parts would I need besides drip hose? I assume multiple connectors to go from my hose to the multiple drip lines, and the drip lines of course, what else?

Thanks!

P.S. sent you DM bbhaag!

P.P.S. that white monstrosity in the pic below is a drip thing I made, and it works, but as you can see way too bulky, and I really want something low profile and what not.

 

[SaltyNuts]

LOL no one?

 

[SaltyNuts]

Any reason not to get this all-in-one kit?


https://www.dripdepot.com/product/deluxe-drip-irrigation-kit-for-raised-bed-gardening


Its a little pricey at almost $200, but I think it will have everything I need.

Thanks for any more thoughts!!!