Drip Irrigation System for less than 10 bucks

Six Dollars and Seventy One Cents to be precise. Interested? then I suggest you watch this.
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I deeply appreciate your comments. My motivation was not really about the money itself but to test out the idea I had in my mind. I was just pleasantly surprised that I was able to do it with such small investment. I have had many ideas since then to improve on my design. However we have given up on gardening this year to save the plants from my two year old. I am very grateful and pleased that some of you have been able to carry the idea forward ..

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Howto & Style

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• Patio
• Drip
• Irrigation
• System
• Cheap
• Effective
• Improvised
• Versatile
• Small

[jc8ward]

So this cost less than $10 because you already own most of the materials and all of the tools used. Actual cost would be close to $50. Why not go the extra mile and add a float valve and connect it to a garden hose? Or be green and and connect it to your roof gutters.

[venkatkakula]

@jc8ward Well, the cost of the working materials is accurate which includes the tote and the pvc pipe. I welcome you to try out the float valve and roof gutter ideas ...

[bigbeninjax]

Nice idea and you don't even have to drill a hole in the bottom of your tote.

[yung2b]

loved it!!  thanks

[drummer6781]

@najZSwe calm down.

[waveoflight]

um

[najZSwe]

you are the worst video maker ever.

[zwterrible]

Oh yeah, I read the other comment below. I just clamped the ends of the tube instead of melting them, so I can open them and suck the system out if bubbles get in line. This clamp also adds a weight to the end of the tube which is nice (I used nut bolt and 2 washers).

[zwterrible]

Tried your system, it rocks. Ended up using a thumbtack because a smaller hole from needle or safety pin would just stop working. Then I tourniquet the flow with the rubber band like you talked about, works well, and with a thick rubber band you can stop the flow entirely if you want. Now all the kinks are worked out, I will probably just use a clamp like they use for IV lines in the hospital to turn the system on and off easily at the source. How is your system doing a year later?

[sleazybtd]

I created a similar system to slow-water some trees, but one problem which kept happening was that bubbles would form in the tube. Eventually those bubbles would join up and break the siphon.

Later, I went with a system which was even more simple. I drilled a pinhole in the bucket, placed the bucket next to the tree, and just filled up the bucket with water. Twenty gallons of water took 5 hours to drain directly to the base of the tree.