PVC grid and drip system ALL IN ONE?

twangster 1/2/2011, 8:38 pm

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and preparing my for my first Square Foot Garden.

Has anyone tried making a grid from PVC, drilling small holes in the bottom and hooking up to a water source?

Thanks!

**Furbalsmom** 1/2/2011, 9:25 pm

$glad you\'re here$ Twangster

So glad you joined our group. We have a lot of people with loads of experience in various areas, so maybe someone can respond to your question. I don't have any experience in using PVC as a grid and also as a drip water system, but it does sound interesting.

Please feel free to ask questions and chime in if you have information to share.

Again, $glad you\'re here$

acara 1/2/2011, 9:33 pm

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FWIW though ... there's better (IMHO) ways to accomplish the same thing.

The "spray/drip-bar" concept rarely works the way you plan it too ..... too much pressure near the inlet and too little pressure at the farthest point from the water source.

Usually I get better results from a 1/2" low-volume line (header) with 1/8" feeders, run to the center of the square.

You could probably accomplish the same thing by tapping the PVC for pressure regulating nozzles/drippers, but its labor intensive.

Here's some pics of the low-volume set-up ..

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Connection point w/ master on/off for box;

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You can also get creative (or obsessive Very Happy

) and actually have individual flow-control & on/off to the plants;

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BackyardBirdGardner 1/2/2011, 10:23 pm

Sounds like a great idea, to me. And, with some effort, I bet it can be perfected. I saw a vid on a hoop-house that had the center bar with a connector to a hose to allow water to squirt inside, from the top, while the hoops were closed.

Anything is possible.

middlemamma 1/2/2011, 10:57 pm

MY uneducated, non-engineer, inexperienced, village idiot opinion is.......

When I did my first season I used the slats just like mel says to in the book for my grid...and I was amazed at how much "room" in my box those took up, I switched to clothesline for this upcoming year....I would think, assume the PVC pipe would do the same thing and annoy the crappola outta me. Smile

just my .02 cents. Smile

miinva 1/2/2011, 11:59 pm

There are a lot of plants that don't like to get watered from the top, so I would caution you against top watering systems except in special cases where you're dealing with a plant that doesn't mind wet leaves.

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