Stay home and start a garden! We doubled our planting beds when the first US cases were announced knowing this might get bad. Watering became a chore and our water bill whet way up… so this drip system if far more efficient delivering water directly to the base of our plants. So easy, an art teacher can do it. 😉
I used the following products on Amazon, plus buckets I had around the house. The only real tool you need is a drill with a 1 inch cutting bit, and though I used hot glue, you can use caulk too.
Drip Hose Connectors: https://amzn.to/34zbDFa
Drip Hose 1/4 inch, 1/2 gallon per hour: https://amzn.to/34sru8g
Bucket Fittings https://amzn.to/2VlI6dI
If you have 4ft x 8 ft planting beds like I do, you’ll need about 40 – 50 ft of hose per bed.
After some frustration with the hoses, I realized you have to push AND twist hoses to get them on the nubs and connectors. Mush easier that way.
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thank you for the detailed video and the links to buy the fittings.
Thanks! I'm gonna try rig this up to my rainbarrel.
how did you get the holes in the buckets? did you get buckets with the hole in it, or did you put it in? If so, how?
Thank you, could you link/describe the nozzle you got so I can find it in Amazon? Thanks.
Thank you for sharing
You just saved me a ton of time. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing the good idea. It is really helpful indeed.
How did your plant do with this watering method?
how long does full 5 gallon last?
What was the material you used to create a filter? I've seen some people modify a buckets cap to use a filter so it can capture rain. Have you tried that at all?
Very helpful!! Thank you so much!!!
Wow, very cool. How many 1/2 gph emitters are in each bed? I am surprised 5 gallon bucket would have enough water pressure to Send water to an through all of those emitters. Given the capacity the bucket, it would seem that each plant won't get a whole lot of water at each watering, so do you water every day or every other day?
I used a 30 gallon Rubbermaid trash can.
Drilled a small hole in the side near the bottom just big enough to get aquarium black tubing in it.
I used a hot glue gun to seal the inside and outside where the tubing went in.
I then used an aquarium air manifold and ran 3 lines off of it to 3 areas on the garden.
Can easily adjust the drip rate with the manifold.
That can will hold enough water for 5-7 days during dry weather.
I do cover it with the lid to keep debris out and sunlight out.
Can does need to be elevated at least 1 foot or so above the soil level (higher the better).
So I set it on some large logs about the diameter of the bottom of the can.
Another method of watering is to use garden Ollas (you can make your own too).
Those can supply water up to about 3 days.
Very helpful! Thank you! You say links in the description – where do I find the description? 😁
Thank you for educating me.
Thanks for shareing
Nice
Very interesting idea but I try to avoid plastic with BPA in it which is not so easy. Thanks for sharing, I also have been thinking about how to water plants with little water and have some videos on that subject.
Thanks for sharing. Amazed with the sufficient pressure with a 5 gallon bucket.
Thank you for sharing this! I actually gardening in 5 gal buckets and I have them set up in a stand. Last growing season I had to carry water from my house out to the garden to water because I didn't set up a irrigation system but Im going to definitely make this for my garden this year.
This will help me with my lazy gardening. Thank you.
Just bought all 3 things from ur links . I already have old bucks i got for free . With do this Saturday. !!!
AWESOME, this is exactly what I have been looking for? Do you have any videos of you making the bucket. I am sure it's simple as you described it, but I think it would be cool to watch you make the bucket.
i had plans for IBC totes and automatic timers, this is so much cheaper and simple. I will use 2 buckets per raised bed.