Drip Irrigation for patio roof container gardening GardenFork.TV

http://GardenFork.TV DIY Drip Irrigation, easy to do using soaker hose and some garden hose. This drip irrigation automatic watering system is great for a green roof, deck, balcony container gardens. Container gardens dry out quickly, especially up on a roof, so you will need to use an automatic watering timer with this soaker hose drip irrigation system. More great videos and info on our site, www.GardenFork.TV

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• patio gardening
• balcony garden
• homesteading
• urban homesteading
• soaker hose
• watering system
• garden
• gardening
• rooftop garden

[bmeyer44]

You don't look right on a roof in New York....please go back to the country, you're making me nervous on that roof top!! LOL

[erochow]

@bmeyer44 rooftops in NYC are great. we have a view of a lot of BKLN and the bay.

[loislaney23]

I hate when I forget the clamp, it just doesn't seem to go back together that easy. LOL Good info!

[erochow]

@loislaney23 editing is everything...

[MegaShaytardfan]

Great idea, I thought about doing the little sprayers but the soaker hose sounds better. I got a bad back so what I want to do a hanging buckets to have tomateos peppers on the bottom and lettuce on top. Thanks again for the tip.

[erochow]

@MegaShaytardfan the sprayers ( emitters ) are good, but you have to bring them in before the frost date, soaker hoses leak out water, so they don't freeze and crack. they do wear out after a few years though.

[MzzTam]

i think it's eerie how your videos correspond w/ the thoughts in my head. I was just thinking about drip irrigation. #spooky

[kokohawk]

I've been wondering on an easier way to water all of my pots. I have probably about 40 and it takes forever. I might have to tweek this idea a little but this would definitely work.

[ndktube]

@1betrman I had the same issue with rain barrel water--not enough pressure to drive water thru a soaker hose.

Eric cool idea. Plants in pots dry out almost instantly. That'll work as long as you never want to move the pots around!

Did you really lose that country property? That's too bad.

[1betrman]

@erochow

ditto: have replaced the whole shooting match over the past 20 years and have still never been satisfied with my water pressure vs my city water pressure.But the trade off is that I have the best tasting water in the world drawn from my well.I certaintly appreciate your reply!

Mant thanks from the Magnolia State!

[erochow]

@TheVbird420 yeah, i had originally just looped the soaker hose over the lip of each container, then i had this " aha " moment. and i had some old garden hose laying around. eric.

[erochow]

@pavelow235 no, we bought the apartment really cheap ( it needed a lot of work ), and our house upstate was going to be burned down by the local fire department for firefighting practice ( it needed a lot of work too ) eric

[erochow]

@1betrman you might want to consider changing out the pressure switch on your well. at my house in the country i have a spring that feeds the water system, and i have a 20/40 psi pressure switch and the soaker hoses work well with it. thx, eric.