What is the best way to set up an efficient, cheap, & homemade drip irrigation system for container gardening?
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I have used a 2 or 3 liter soda bottle, filled with water and turned upside down in the soil of the container. Had very good results.
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What is the best way to set up an efficient, cheap, & homemade drip irrigation system for container gardening?
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The bottle sounds like it would work! Not to long ago I saw an episode of “Gardening by the Yard” where they were talking about this very thing…for less than 5 bucks although not as easy as filling a bottle…lol. Over time, however, it would be easier I suppose than filling the bottle over and over again. Anyway, I found the episode on HGTV.com and here’s what “Farmer Fred” Hoffman had to say to James on the episode.
“Hoffman recommends saving old PVC pipes to create an inexpensive drip irrigation system. You need an on/off valve, a couple of pieces of garden hose with the female ends attached, a joiner, a male PVC adapter with a female 1/2-inch slip thread, a length of 1/2-inch PVC pipe, and a screw-on end cap to make the system. Drill holes halfway through the PVC pipe about 12 to 18 inches apart for clay soil, and 9 to 12 inches apart for sandy soil. Connect the hose parts to the source of water. Next, join the PVC male adapter to the slip thread end of the 1/2 inch pipe, and screw on the end cap. Hoffman says there’s no need to glue anything because this is a low-pressure system. Turn on the water just a little bit, and adjust the stream of the pipe as desired. The total cost of this project is around $5.”
It seems to me that one could also just use an old water hose with tiny holes in it as long as there was (can’t think of what they are called…lol) something on the end of it stopping the water from coming out the end…(lol, sorry that didn’t sound very smart…lol)
Anyway, please overlook my ignorance today and I hope this helped some.