We built irrigation for 10,000 PLANTS!!
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2023
- Irrigation is a problem that must be solved for any successful nursery of any size. From the smallest of backyard nurseries to those spanning hundreds of acres or more, irrigation is the life-blood of any plant growing operation. In this video, we took a stab at expanding our irrigation by a large margin - and, it worked!!
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When you were younger did you ever think to yourself "The highlight of my week is going to be a nursery irrigation system."
Not even once. When I was 40? I was dreaming about it!
Haha good stuff, same here
The elation of not having to water by hand...lol. I just set mine up as well. What a time saver! Looks great as usual. Must be a relief.
YEEES!!! It's real. And, to get the whole things put together, and it WORKS!!
Great job to you and the family! I know that must be such a relief to not have to use the hose going forward!
Yes!! Thanks
Hey Craig, if you didn’t want to use t-posts, you could cut in a PVC cross-tee to a flat section of your sprinkler line, glue it, then cut two pieces pipe for “outriggers”, cap them, and glue it all up. It should have your sprinkler line coming in to opposite ends of the fitting, and your outriggers in the other two, perpendicular to your sprinkler line.
I built a “mobile irrigation system” (a couple sprinklers on 20’ pvc) using this method, and it works well. T posts are definitely stronger and take less floor space, however. Also less prone to breaking, I’m sure lol
Best wishes to you and your family!
Man !!! I know you’re glad to get that water out there.
ABSOLUTELY!
Wow, another milestone. Watering is a challenge but you have this set up to make it so easy. Exciting and now you can grow even more plants.
You guys really are inspiring! Well done on the irrigation. I can only imagine what you will do with all that spare time!
Grow more plants!
Wow!! Love your videos, glad all worked out for the irrigation system.
Great video!!
Saved to rewatch thanks!
SO EXCITING!! I love watching the progress!
YAY! good for y'all. Now, if I could talk my hubby into doing a smaller version of that for me. ha!
Congratulations! It works.
It does!!
Great job! ❤
Awesome! Great work! 👍
Good job!👍
That looks super!!
That was awesome! Great vid!!!
Haha! Success! Gives me hope for mine lol thanks for sharing guys 👍👍
Yayyy! Congrats 😊
How awesome!! I am so excited for you! That was really fast!!
Well done!!
Very professional!
👏👏👏
You are a great teacher and very talented ❤😂😅
Don’t know if that’s a compliment or a joke… but, thanks!!
Late to the parade here but you should be able to run hundreds of those sprinkler heads on a 1.5” line with municipal water line pressure.
I just built my own irrigation a similar way to yours but I used 1” line straight to the sprinkler head reducer. I can easily run 7 sprinkler heads on a gravity fed line thats around 15psi. I might try doubling the number to 14 sprinklers since it looked like it easily handled it.
Yes, it's been a pleasant surprise and a great learning experience for me figuring all this out.
I love your videos, so glad I found your channel. All the detail you put into them is very much appreciated, makes me want to start my own nursery!
It looks like it turned out great.
So far, so good.
Nice video and an amazing progress of the nursery. Good job.
Awesome! Saving time is valuable! How much more will it cost to run sprinklers vs handwatering? Just curious.
You can read your water meter before and after to see water consumed for each method and multiply by cost/gal.
It would be interesting for others considering doing this!
Good idea!
Great job and you had a fantastic helper. I may not always do things right by others but I really don't care as long as it works gets the job done It's right. I just love seeing the plants and the progress.
fantastic
You have your own splash park this summer!! 😂😂😂😂🤗🤗
Great idea!
Great job. One thing to change is the way you cut your zip ties. Use flsh cutting cutters or twist them till they break off. The are sharp and will cut you the way they are now. Nice job thank you
Good tip... I actually thought about doing something different, but thought, "I'll rarely walk right by these anyway."
Love a good irrigation system. 🚿 😅
YESS!!
💚💚
Singin' in the rain!
I'll do it!
Awesome! Can you come over next week to do mine? lol
I'm on my way!
@@savvydirtfarmerit could be an awesome side hustle. How much do you think someone would charge for this kind of project? How many hours did you put in?
@@jules1896 hours? I have no idea. I'm not a plumber or an irrigation pro so it takes me longer than someone who knows what they're doing. By far, the time was spent digging. Piecing all the PVC together probably took 3-4 hours total. BUT... I had to go to Lowes like 5 times because I NEVER have what I need in one trip. That's an hour each trip.
@@savvydirtfarmer 😂 ain't that the truth... great job anyway! We're super inspired to give this a try
Good job! What's your pressure at the main? I like that you use primer before gluing the fittings and pipe. I fix some irrigation pipes occasionally and the folks who install irrigation around here never use primer. Just remember, the weakness of PVC systems is the fittings. They can't take much stress and threaded fittings are the weakest connections.
My pressure is ridiculous.. about 100-105psi. I have reducers in 3 different places on branches, but I like the high pressure on the main line. The water in this video is running off that.
Its a geyser. Lol great infrastructure. 👍
What kind of sprinkler heads did you use in this video and where can you buy them ar
Awesome work! I'm certain I'd be looking at having to increase pressure tank size, as I use well water supply. Thanks for the great video! Did you build the smaller hoop frame we see here? - Kurt
Yes... the hoop is home made from 3/4 emt (electrical) conduit... I'll do a video on that in the next few days.
My hubs and I spent the weekend setting up a sprinkler system. A LOT harder than we thought, but we are almost done. How tall are your risers without the sprinkler heads on? Thank you for this great, informative video.
I cut a 10’ stick of pvc in thirds, so about 3.3 feet, or 40 inches.
Thank you!!
Quick question. What timer were you using on your original propagation mister set up? Having trouble finding a programmable one to do seconds rather than minutes for just a few times a day. Thanks for any info.
It looks like there's enough pressure to add quite a few more sprinler heads.
Have you figured out how many you can realistically run off of the water volume and pressure you have?
I've got 20 on it now, and that looks like the upper limit, as it is getting a little less volume at that number. But it does great with 20.
Great video. What brand and model of sprinkler head do you recommend?
Thank you.
These are 1973 Signature wiz head. DO NOT get knock -offs. They are trash.
Great work, team! How will you irrigate those hostas once the shade cloth goes over them?
Water passes through the shade cloth quite easily
@@savvydirtfarmer well, I continue to learn something new every day! Thanks!!
I think I saw you put valves at the start of each run. Maybe throttle them back so you are not using as much water?
I did not put valves at the start of each run, but I could go back and easily put them in. One thing about setting up irrigation like this is you can find wiggle room pretty easily to make changes as needed. thanks!
How much water pressure and how far apart did you space the heads?
My water pressure is ridiculously high... probably 110+ psi... 10-15' apart.... rows are 16' apart.
What sprinklers did you use?
Those are 1973 Wiz heads.
Huh, I always thought the purple I saw on PVC was the glue.
What are the sprinkler heads you are using there?
Wiz head. They're in our amazon store in the description below the video..
A man from Tennessee shouldnt be out there looking like Nick Saban lol
Just kidding. Awesome job crew. 👏
P.s love the straw hat. Got to get one.
PS. I’m from Alabama. 😉
@@savvydirtfarmer roll tide lol
Straw hats get moldy from sweat/water. I used to wear a sombrero! Now cloth hat soaked in water keeps me cooler.
@@savvydirtfarmerroll tide
What kind of sprinkler is that
This is a 1973 wiz head
Good job! Have you checked on the life time expectancy of PVC while exposed to UV?
Not officially, but I’ve gotten 10 years and counting on it before… if I get half that from this build I’m happy
Spray paint it and it will last much longer and always get the ball valves that can be rebuilt. I’m a pool guy by trade lol. Savy did really high quality work for a guy who doesn’t work with pvc for a living
@@rynophiliac rebuild valves? Where?! What do they cost?
@@TheRainHarvester If you're working with 1 1/2" like savvy was in the video then Jandy 2 way valve would be my choice. Not a true "ball" valve but completely serviceable and rebuildable, also much high uv resistant. If you need something smaller than 1 1/2" then your options are much more limited. lots of companies make a dual union ball valve that will allow you to replace a seize ball valve but they cannot be serviced or rebuilt.
Will you please share the name of your sprinkler?
These are 1973 Wiz.
Any concerns with PVC degrading in the sun?
No. It will eventually, but if I get several years out of it, I’m happy. I have had pvc in the sun for 10+ years with no issues.
@@savvydirtfarmer I actually looked this up a few minutes ago as well, and it says 50+ years for white pvc in the sun. So you’re probably fine!
@@BrennanHitchcock I would think 50 years is stretching it quite a bit, but even 10 would be great with me.
Brass ball valves are generally pretty solid, especially compared to the older style turn knob style ones. Are the PVC ones also pretty good? I assume so, but I've never used them or had them installed.
I have used them for at least 10 years with no issues.