Build a PVC Drip Irrigation System for your Garden

Just a little bit about me and the drip system I currently use in my garden!

There are 3 types of drip systems that you can choose to water your garden. Let's talk about each of them and why I think a PVC system is the best!!

Let's take a look at how a PVC system works and learn how flexible a PVC drip irrigation system can be!

Time to start learning about how to build your PVC drip system.

Which size of PVC should you use for your garden? 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch? Well that all depends on how big your garden is!!

There are two ways to cut PVC. With a saw or a PVC pipe cutting tool. Let's look at both.

There are lots of little parts in a PVC system. I call these the hardware. So lets learn about elbows, tees, couplers and end caps!

You will be doing a lot of drilling your first year. So how about a quick demo on drilling holes in your pipe!

The number and size of holes you put in your pipe will depend on the type of crops you are watering. In this lecture we will talk about how to water row crops, like corn, potatoes, peas and more.

The number and size of holes you put in your pipe will depend on the type of crops you are watering. In this lecture we will talk about how to water individual crops like tomatoes, melons and squash.

Sooner or later you are bound to have a hole or two get plugged. Cleaning out those holes is really pretty simple!

Well there you have it. You have now learned all the little details of how to build your PVC Drip irrigation system.

Now we need to learn how to get water to your pipes.

The first method for getting water to your garden beds is using a simple connector and a hose.

If you have a big garden you will want to add a main line to the top of your garden with valves that allow you to shut off each individual pipe or bed.

If you really want to get fancy, then you might want to attach your drip system to your sprinklers!

Although I don't do this myself, one of my blog readers was generous enough to send me some pictures of her PVC drip system that is attached to a rain water collection system!!

Now it's time to learn how to use your system in your veggie garden.

One of the best parts of a PVC drip irrigation system is how flexible it is. In this lecture we will talk about just a few of the many ways you can adjust your system to meet the needs of your garden.

Because you are not using a sprinkler any more to water your garden you have the option of watering each bed or row when it needs it.

I've had some questions about weather the holes on your PVC pipe should point up or down when watering.  The answer is it depends . . . but I usually have them pointing up.

Let's go out and take a look at my PVC system as I have it set up for my 2015 garden.

Well that's it! We are done! I sure hope you all enjoyed this video and learned a ton about PVC drip systems and how to use them. Please be sure to leave any comments or questions in the discussion section of the course! Thanks for buying and watching my course!

I've had some questions about using a drip system in a raised bed environment.  In fact some folks even thought you couldn't use the system in raised beds.  That's not true!  So I've added this new section to the course to show you how to set a PVC drip system up for raised beds.

Up to this point we really haven't talked much about gluing.  But the main line for my raised bed system, needs glue.  So here's how you do it.

You need to get water to your raised beds.  Either through and underground system or a main line.  One important thing to remember is have a separate riser for each bed that has it's own ball valve to control the water pressure.

Here's a quick look at how the drip system works in my raised beds!!