How To Build A FREE DIY Garden DIP IRRIGATION System With Milk Jugs!

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In today's 2 Minute Garden Tip, I show you how to build a FREE DIY garden irrigation system using milk jugs as drip irrigation emitters! It couldn't be any easier to build a drip irrigation system for garden plants than this!
Traditional drip irrigation systems are awesome and so convenient, but building a garden irrigation drip system can be complicated, expensive and intimidating. By using old milk or water jugs as drip emitters, you can eliminate the complicated hoses and expensive parts. Even better, you can use the jugs to mix soluble fertilizer, making it easy to fertilize your garden through this free drip irrigation setup!
If you have questions about this garden drip system DIY, irrigating raised garden beds, are looking for other garden irrigation ideas, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and "garden hacks" like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!
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@joanies6778 3 года назад

You can also control the amount of flow by how tight you place the cap.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Yep. As the water level drops when the cap is on, the atmospheric pressure inside the jug becomes less than the atmospheric pressure outside. The jug will start to collapse internally, and the flow will restrict. I leave the cap on when I go away and need a slower drip, and I leave the cap off for a steadier stream.

@clynthia0510 Год назад

Wow. Excellent advice 👌. Thanks.

@MissBetsyLu Год назад

That's what I was thinking. And/or make hole smaller. Many blessings everyone, everywhere.

@Ezio-33-e4d 5 месяцев назад

I can't man I slightly tighten the bottle cap but after half an hour the whole bottle becomes empty I don't know how the water is going fast

@dcwatashi 4 месяца назад

@@Ezio-33-e4d what are you using to poke the hole? He was using a seam ripper which makes a very very very tiny hole.

@annellacannella5674 Год назад

I have used the 2 gallon water jugs with the spout. Just pop out the spout to fill it up. Then you can adjust the flow with the spout or even turn it off completely to move it somewhere else. Great way to deliver fertilizer.

@sylviagarcia6880 2 года назад

Good idea for watering the roses if I'm away for a couple of days. Give them a good soaking the use the jugs

@dheerajchidambaranathan 4 месяца назад

Use terracotta pots sealed at the bottom with a caulking sealant (works similar to ollas) ; dig holes big enough to accommodate them. The plant's roots naturally surround the water source and only sucks as much water as it needs. I use this trick in summer and fill them up with auto drip irrigation once a few days and they make the plants grow very healthy and easy. Bigger holes and bigger pots would allow more days before needing to be refilled.

@tanyatanya4704 4 месяца назад

I appreciate this advice, because I definitely need some help with watering in the high desert AZ sun, and was pleasantly surprised to see Millennial Gardener when I clicked on this one! I was 50/50 about clicking this actually without seeing your face. Sometimes you can’t always trust all the gardening “fast tips and tricks” on RU-vid. 😅

@davidkoba 6 месяцев назад

You might be able to attach a tube to the jug and elevate it to drip multiple locations. This is a great idea.

@jerrycallender9927 Год назад

When setting out large plants, such as roses, an 8"-10" piece of PVC pipe, planted alongside the root ball, also sends water directly to the roots.

@gopro3493 7 месяцев назад

How do you solve building of algea inside the Bottle?

@sandyjohns6142 6 месяцев назад

This tip encouraged me to subscribe to your page. Thank you. Other videos only spoke about irrigation systems

@nick-hdh 5 месяцев назад

Should make the hole bigger and stick a qtip in rhere and make it a true drip. Probably get an entire weekend out that bottle

@vp4981 3 года назад

You have great ideas!

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Thank you! I appreciate you watching.

@conniedavidson1807 3 года назад

Love this idea!

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Thank you! Glad it was inspiring!

@UKallotments1 6 месяцев назад

It's a very affective way 😊

@cbai2238 Год назад

Thanks!!! Everything else I've tried has not been too effective.

@bekky2ks 4 месяца назад

thanks for this great idea

@cindyhappel7376 4 месяца назад

Great idea = thank you!

@jamiwilliams5885 6 месяцев назад

May work for a small garden, but I would be filling jugs for a hour or more for my garden. 🤷‍♀️

@Jan-R- Год назад

How long does a gallon of milk jug water lasts? A day or two? Care to share?

@RokkuAni 6 месяцев назад

The micro plastic of fast breakdown due to heat... And whatever made the bottles

@FractalNinja 4 месяца назад

If you go to some bakeries they often get 3-5 gallon food grade safe buckets they order stuff in, if you ask around they might have a few to give away instead of having to toss them out. Drill a hole and it's ready to go! Should hold up better than jugs because the UV rays eventually causes those thin plastics to get brittle and break down after like a year👍

@giovanniablett1628 Год назад

Very good idea .I will give it a try...thanks for Sharing

@Thi-Nguyen 4 месяца назад

And where would I find milk jugs if I don’t buy anything that comes in those kinds of jugs?

@laughinggiraffe9176 Год назад

A jug for each plant or gallon of water still seems a bit time consuming. Is there any recommended way to link up several jugs with some DIY, mostly leak/free piping?

@JDeWittDIY Год назад

If you're going that far, why not just install real drip irrigation? It's not very expensive.

@dac7046 4 месяца назад

The premise is completely wrong- drip setup is intimidating for some but not that expensive and I’d rather run drip than have a bunch of unsightly plastic jugs blowing around. We live where it rarely rains during summer and I use the jug method temporarily to help get native plant transplants established.

@PixelatedGypsy 4 месяца назад

Same - we live in CO & while it’s *PaRaDiSe* for me, my plants would likely appreciate a bit more ‘moist’ being thrown around. 😆 the wind here is I N S A N E though, so you MighT not know how *right* you are about plastic jugs blowing all over the yard. 👀😵‍💫 lol…

@kathrynbarker7967 Год назад

The only down side I see is the fact that the sun is heating up the plastic, which makes the water toxic

@louiseeckert1574 Год назад

Don’t forget the roots will only grow directly under the pierced hole, unless u move the jugs around, or handwater. LouiseAustralia 🦘

@jrainesphotography751 Год назад

For anyone interested, here are my findings water jug with a hole- 3-4 hrs water jug with twine- 6 hours water jug with shoelace plugged into the hole (with the skinny end still attached)- 3 days. the skinny end of the shoelace slows down the water

@lindmarcella Год назад

Interesting, but does that provide enough water to the plant?

@jrainesphotography751 Год назад

@lindmarcella yes, I use 2 liter water bottles and gallon water bottles. They get more water through my drip then if I hand water them and for a longer period of time.

@sbxdoctom Год назад

@@jrainesphotography751I live in TX. The sun has been getting so bad that it dries the water quick. This would work great.

@rockiewilmot9041 Год назад

put a cotton rope or the hole in the top and the other end three inches in the dirt by the plant, the rope will act like a wick when the plant needs water, works great l used five gallon pales watered 8 plants each

@rockiewilmot9041 Год назад

the plants take all the water they need through the wick, bought the cotton rope at dollar store 1/2 and 3/4 in, used 3 to 6 ft depended how far plants were from pale, in total used more then 177 ft in the greenhouse

@Heisenberg55 Год назад

It may already be in the comments, a piece of cotton twine in the hole can be used as a wick to slow the flow down to extend the time that it takes to empty the jug.

@bruce-le-smith Год назад

Great idea, thanks!

@jerrycallender9927 Год назад

...and a small hole in the cap will also slow the seep.

@Georgia-Vic Год назад

Yes great and cheap advice when in a pinch and a good garden hack but remember to put as small a hole is possible in order for it to work properly and not drain too soon because it is a "timed thing!"

@gr8dvd Год назад

Cotton twine & old shoelaces will be OK for 1 season but I’m going on 3y with 1/4" cotton rope (3/plant) and no discernible degradation.

@Georgia-Vic Год назад

@@gr8dvd cool, that's better than my twisted toilet paper lol but you make do with what you have at hand I guess!

@1incutheta Год назад

Do not lend your seam ripper to your husband for this project. Mine got returned broken. Ha ha

@GrowingGoodHair 4 месяца назад

😂

@Brockthedog315 Год назад

That’s a lot of jugs but a great tip! My grandpa taught me to bury the large coffe cans, put holes in them and then fill with water. Less unsightly and works great. Allows you to place in between a few plants requiring less cans / jugs. Thanks for this succinct video! ❤

@TheCeruleanSea Год назад

My late mother-in-law had a trick where she would also fill that can with manure and then water through it when she wanted to water the vegetable plants. Always grew the greatest tomatoes etc

@sharazar Год назад

@@TheCeruleanSea manure tea is great for the plant. and if you get bee sting just reach in an grab some to help pull hte venom you after removing the stinger of course. That was my dads trick

@lindmarcella Год назад

⁠@@TheCeruleanSeaWhat a smart mom! That might be why they say that necessity is the Mother of Invention!

@brendajohnson6883 Год назад

@@sharazar8

@florinadrian5174 Год назад

Ancient technique, done first with clay amphorae.

@Soulbloom1 Год назад

Thank you for the brief and informative videos. So many gardeners on RU-vid can't stop talking even when they only have 2 tips to offer. I'll be watching all your videos.

@2MinuteGardenTips Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bruce-le-smith Год назад

yeah the 2 min bite size is greatly appreciated

@johnmichalek9802 Год назад

You hit the nail on the head! Talk, talk, talk!

@gulliblestravels71 4 месяца назад

Yep. Straight to the point-no endless skipping back and forward, like it👍

@logoseven3365 Год назад

Put a handful of clean gravel in each one. When they’re empty they won’t blow away. Put the hole in the bottom. It will totally empty. Move them around the plant to encourage root growth all around. Used on my orchard it’s first year.

@lapchurng Год назад

@neville3059 Год назад

Cut the top to open a bit to make it easier to pour the mixture into the gallon jug.

@aprildegele1510 6 месяцев назад

That last one was the biggest question I have. This type of drip irrigation only hits one specific spot unless you move it. Wouldn't a better option be to spend a bit more money, get a drip irritation plug to put in the jug and then surround the entire base of the plant with short bits of drip tubing?

@logoseven3365 6 месяцев назад

@@aprildegele1510 It disperses as it soaks. I moved it side to side. I only used it for the first year.

@logoseven3365 6 месяцев назад

@@neville3059 If you do that there is no vacuum to slow the water. I put the cap back on the jugs.

@AnyKeyLady 3 года назад

Great idea! You could probably tie a stone to the handle or to a stake so it doesn't immediately blow away when its empty.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Sure, you could definitely do that! Or you could fill the bottom inch up with marbles or something as a paperweight. You could even use something larger, like a 5 gallon bucket, if you're going to drip irrigate a large tree, and just drill a pinhole in it.

@DeadeyeJoe37 Год назад

@@2MinuteGardenTips The bucket idea is great! I can get free 2-4 gallon buckets from the bakery (grocery store & Costco). I could then place the bucket between my tomato plants and let it drip irrigate on both sides.

@bodaiyede547 Год назад

@michaeltester5187 Год назад

If the pin hole is a little up from the bottom there will always be some water left which should be heavy enough to stop it blowing away.

@jillsmith1838 4 месяца назад

You folks are brilliant!!

@tmontero8492 Год назад

I have been using Terra cotta spikes and wine bottles for irrigation for the past few years. It is embarrassing how many wine bottles protrude from my garden beds. 😮 milk jugs sound like a more socially acceptable method. Cheers! 🎉

@Nonunusmultorum Год назад

Just started using them this year and I love the visual cue of when the plants are getting dry because the bottles drain faster

@bethrivera867 Год назад

How do you use the wine bottles for irrigation?

@Nonunusmultorum Год назад

@@bethrivera867 they sell Terra Cotta spikes, holds any normal sized bottle, wine bottles works great

@kasession Год назад

I've been using the same thing. I discovered them about 4 years ago. They work very well.

@tompatchak8706 Год назад

Does it look cool?

@rai55 3 года назад

AHHHHH!!!! 👀🤯 You have NO IDEA how excited I am about utilizing this amazing irrigation method!!! Its so simple, so obvious and so practical thats its GENIUS! An easy functional solution to my many irrigation dilemmas!!! 🤩😍🥳 Also - the comments section of this video is a gold mine. Full of great questions with even greater answers/feedback/solutions. I’m cognitively screaming YES 🌱 YES 🌱 YES 🌱 as I read through the comments section. You’ve revolutionized my garden methodology - THANK YOU!!!! 🙏🏾💫

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

This really is a bit of a game changer for smaller gardens and container gardens. If you don't want to or cannot set up a full drip irrigation system, this is really functional, simple, and best of all - FREE! You could even buy some drippers and punch them through your milk jugs if you really wanted to 😄

@rai55 3 года назад

@@2MinuteGardenTips YES 🌱 YES 🌱🌱 and YES 🌱🌱🌱 Thank you for your reply and transformative video 🙏🏾💫

@jackielambert7980 Год назад

Comment section is always a bonus!!

@surgeinc1 Год назад

Glad I saw this and thank you! I’ve been stressing over leaving my plants for a few days.

@tvdinner325 Год назад

When we plant, we use a 6" piece, of 1/2" pvc pipe. Simply push it into the dirt next to the seeding and water down the tube with jugs or the drip irrigation. It prevents most weeds, by keeping the surface soil, dry.

@amytarvin2776 Год назад

Wow! Cool! Can it be done in containers too?

@tvdinner325 Год назад

@@amytarvin2776 Absolutely. I use shorter pipe for smaller plants, veggies and flowers.

@ArtistCreek 6 месяцев назад

Pvc isnt food safe

@tvdinner325 6 месяцев назад

@@ArtistCreek How do you think irrigation water is transported? Glass pipes?

@ThirtyYearstoolate 6 месяцев назад

@@ArtistCreek Do you have a non-stick pan, did you ever drink from a plastic container, eat a prepared frozen meal, fast food, smelled gas while filling your car, have any plastic in the interior of your car, etc.?

@janetbransdon3742 Год назад

Just a thought... a large container of water in the centre with pots all around being watered by individual wicks going from the container of water to each pot plant.

@kathyengland3534 Год назад

This is terrific idea! Now if only I can keep my dog from stealing the jugs ...

@cynthiaraper868 6 месяцев назад

😂😂😂lol

@Katgirl2024 Год назад

Thank you! Simple and brilliant. I was going to buy some clay pots to make some ollas….this is cheaper and easier. I love it. I don’t buy milk, but I will be buying a few filtered water jugs to get some. Cheap enough!! And my first gallon of water is already in there.

@spritals Год назад

Love this! Me too, now. Thanks

@kodidane5824 Год назад

My mom did something similar to this, but she used one of those great big tin cans that you get when you buy in bulk. She used that kitchen tool that cuts a triangle shape into cans to puncture the bottom sides, then she burried it next to the plant. Then she would use the hose to fill it up and it would slowly disperse the water.

@mollypitcher9380 Год назад

A can opener

@ConnerKirk433 Год назад

@@mollypitcher9380Church Key

@coolerpetoix Год назад

omg... i AM old... remember when you couldn't drink a can of soda without "that kitchen tool"... makes me want to give kodidane5824 a hug... bc i'm "that grandma". lol

@lizlanman47 6 месяцев назад

You are a spring chicken! "kitchen tool that cuts a triangle shape into cans," indeed. Thank you for a good laugh, my young friend!

@catherineg8668 5 месяцев назад

@@ConnerKirk433 A church key opens bottle tops & looks like a skeleton key. The "triangle" thing OP mentioned is a can-opener (though you can also use it to pop bottle tops).

@msj7872 Год назад

Brilliant idea. Not only a very clever way to have an inexpensive drip irrigation system, but also is a great way to recycle plastic.

@2MinuteGardenTips Год назад

Yes. Eventually, the sun will break down the milk/water jugs, but this is actually a good thing, because when you eventually have to throw them away, they'll be mostly decomposed.

@shaynaformity1384 Год назад

@@2MinuteGardenTips When exposed to sunlight, polyethylene decomposes into over 5,000 water-soluble compounds. I wouldn't want those compounds going into my soil/vegetables! You should properly dispose of the jugs in a recycling program before they start to decompose.

@saspen3 Год назад

@@shaynaformity1384great to know! Thank you

@airlar4857 3 года назад

Great tip! Good idea punching the hole 1/2" up from the bottom too.. leaves enough water in the jug so it won't blow all over the place...

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Yes, this is a good point. You want to leave a little water in the container or they'll blow away.

@cynthiacarr2093 Год назад

Tyfs💯👏🏾👏🏾😁❤

@mohammedkarim8819 Год назад

You can also place some of the bottle below the soil with the holes facing the plants and the lid screwed tight. That way the soil will only take the water as it dries. The water lasts many days

@KittyMama61 Год назад

Good idea. If using square-foot gardens, and utilizing slimmer jugs, two things may be accomplished: Less soil used if burying jugs during the initial set-up, and of course a continuous source of nutrients and water.

@ryanflory7549 6 месяцев назад

"Whats growin on" really made me chuckle in the beginning. Well done.

@Hakuonu Год назад

every year i grow a tomato plant near my air conditioners water drip. shit grows great. constant slow water from it hitting the ground all summer on slow drip. funny how i figured this out unintentionally being lazy

@anbb5114 Год назад

We have a young weeping willow tree and its a dry summer. We use a 5 gallong bucket that has two small holes in the bottom. Works great for the tree.

@mkogrady6078 Год назад

Use a 5 gallon bucket found at a bakery. Wash thorough, drill a 1/16th hole in the bottom near the edge, Place brick or rock in bottom, place the empty bucket near your plant with the hole close as possible and then fill with water. 5 gallons of water will seep over a 2 or 3 day period onto the ground.

@Abena5012 3 месяца назад

If you plug shoe laces into the holes that will act as wicks, and cover the galoon of water half way to control the drip, a 5 galoon bucket should last you 1-2 weeks onstead of 3 days. And it will prevent over watering

@praful6890 Год назад

Instead of making a hole at the bottom, fill the can with water, make a couple of small holes in the lid and close it tight. Bury a quarter of the can with the lid in the soil next to the plant. Gravity will do the rest. Water will drip to the roots slowly over a few days and even longer, depending on the size of the can.

@BeADad2447 5 месяцев назад

Might slow the drip with a pin needle hole in the bottom? This is a great idea! Thank you! Biden inspired me to grow my own food! I just harvested my first crop of potatoes! They were small but very good!

@evoermine Год назад

Better to turn them upside down, support them, then puncture them near the lid. That way you can reuse the containers without them leaking constantly.

@lindawhite5006 6 месяцев назад

When we planted a long row of bushes in front of our home, we dug holes in the ground beside each plant, buried a large clean plastic soda pop bottle leaving only the top exposed. We also put small holes in the bottom of the bottles. We would fill up the bottle with water by inserting the water hose in the top opening. Those shrubs grew large very fast! This was in rocky clay soil.

@trishbishop3923 Год назад

So timely! I appreciate you showing how and what you used to make the hole ( lol … a seam ripper!). I tried this earlier thinking I was making a small hole and water POURED out of the hole. Sigh. Luckily I have a few empty bottles to use. Project for today! Thank you.

@louiseeckert1574 Год назад

He used a sewing tool, a “stitch ripper”, also called a “quick-unpick”. You might also try an unfolded paper clip, heated over the gas stove, to melt a small hole. Work in a well-ventilated area for that one. LouiseAustralia 🦘

@sncddb Год назад

Poke a hole on opposite sides of jug = 2 holes. Then place between two plants, watering both with one jug.

@veganconservative1109 Год назад

Plastic jugs may be cheaper than clay pots, but I'd be concerned about the polymers that will be leaching into the water/soil and thus into your food.

@juanleahy2202 6 месяцев назад

Yes & agree. The warm, very warm water with have plastic chemical’s that have migrated into it, even if of so called food quality plastics (from the plastic milk bottles) have been used. The same can also be said for garden water hoses that have water inside & are left in the sun, even if they have been made from rubber / plastics suitable for holding water. One positive note is that the root hairs are extremely unlikely to be able to adsorb the large plastic molecules through their roots cells, as the molecules will be too big to pass through the semi permeable cell walls into the plane tissue. However, I would still want to wash all fruit & veg plant produce to remove dust & any other foreign matter.

@scottrupp9321 4 месяца назад

LOL, give it up.

@paulineferrill4348 4 месяца назад

We already have microplastics in our soil, our water, our blood. I'm not sure this would make a measurable difference in our exposure. You can always cycle out old jugs regularly to reduce the amount of deteriorating plastic.

@thegoodvibesgemini 2 года назад

Straight forward and to the point! Thanks a lot for sharing this info Bro.😎🤓

@Globally1201 Год назад

THANK YOU!!! I ENJOY LEARNING THINGS ABOUT GARDENING, AND YOUR 2-MINUTE TUTORIALS ARE RIGHT DOWN MY ALLEY!!!😂 SIMPLE, SHORT AND HELPFUL!!! YOUR CELERY PLANTS LOOK STRONG AND HEALTHY!!!🌱🌳😎👍🏽🔥🙏🏽👑➕📖🔥

@LadyGoza 3 года назад

Brilliant! I knew there would be a reason to save all those jugs!! Glad I did!! 😃

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

That's good to hear you have a stash! They really come in handy!

@championhomestead6273 3 года назад

Brother you just changed my summer week days in 9B Phoenix! TY!

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Excellent! Keep in mind you can go even better. If you can get some of those 5 gallon water jugs commonly found in water coolers at offices, or even 5 gallon Lowe's buckets that you can drill into with a tiny drill bit, you can use them for irrigation for large trees, too!

@sandyjohns6142 6 месяцев назад

In Phoenix too. Starting my garden and don't want an irrigation system. How did this work for you? I noticed this post is from 2 years ago

@anjanetteboyd1509 Год назад

I am very, very disappointed that the caption was NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR A DEAF PERSON LIKE ME to understand what was being mentioned here. Could you kindly make that accessible please?

@carleneedmonds3746 Год назад

I have been doing this for a few years with large pop or soft drink bottles (as I don't get the milk ones) or sandwich bags with the 'press together' seals. I use a sewing needle, just the very tip to make one hole near each corner of the bags (through just one layer of plastic) half fill with water, expel the air as best as you can before pressing the closures together. Hold the bag up and you are looking for a slow drip coming from each corner. Do this some days before you go away to give yourself an idea of performance. You can use different size bags in pots and use sticks to prevent them rolling out of the pot if necessary. You can reuse the bags next year to save time and waste. The pop bottles I found difficult to regulate the flow from with some emptying very quickly as it is difficult to control how far in the pin goes, thus varying the hole size, however, I had some success with using the cap on top to vary the available air flow through the bottle, adjusting the cap to slow the flow, but sometimes it seemed to work well only come come to a standstill a few hours later. I'm still working on this, but had some success, saving my plants when I went away in some vert hot weather.

@synergy2222 Год назад

Or you can use a clothespin to hold it up on the side of the container!

@overallprelude Год назад

This is brilliant! Using sandwich bags would work super well for me. I'm going to try this.

@rljustus7 5 месяцев назад

I saw where you can take plastic qtips, cut one end off and insert the cut off ends into the holes in your jug and the cotten slows the dripping. You can water multiple plants by poking more than one hole in the jugs and extending the qtip toward plants you want watered.

@karlbe8414 Год назад

Can't be any simpler! I immediately set up 2 jugs that were already in the garden, along with a sharp object to make punctures. Done!

@JA_martinavila Год назад

Microplastics??

@robertsnearly3823 Год назад

Just learned this year from another video about this technique. I like things to be simple and it don't get much simpler than this! It's a game changer for my garden this year. It's not really any more labor intensive than dragging out the hose, dragging it around the yard. Both front and back. Spraying down everything that's green and growing and hoping for the best that it reaches the roots before the 100 degree and more sucks it off the top. I'm a believer and already shared the word along with empty bottles to folks I know. After last year's garden disaster, I'm fighting for a better year. And, boy! This has been a banner year!!😊

@invaderzim1265 Год назад

Do you have a link? I want to see how this works.

@robertsnearly3823 Год назад

@invaderzim1265 Just grab some empty jugs or 2 liter bottles. Poke one hole near the bottom of each, fill with water, set them close to the plant, and watch it work.

@jennifergray5499 Год назад

Theres my sign....... i have that exact red seam ripper and box of fertilizer right now... me thinks i need a gallon of ...chocolate milk....😅😅😅 thanks for the great video!!!

@InventorKnight 6 месяцев назад

Doesn’t the plastic break down and get into the soil? Especially in the hot sun? You would not drink from a water bottle left in the sun. What makes you think this is a healthy solution?

@godisnotmocked1345 3 года назад

Excellent. So instead of watering the plant you're filling the jugs. If that's right then you can use smaller jugs too for smaller containers where a gallon jug wouldn't fit. (I have a lot of dwarf plants in 2.5 gallon buckets or else in gallon pots when they're not yet in their final home.) Also, do you just put the one hole? Please definitely do a more detailed video as you noted on one of the comments.

@BlackJesus8463 3 года назад

You could probably do one of those barbed drippers they use on irrigation lines.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Precisely. You'll just fill the jugs up as required. You can use smaller or larger containers as you see fit. You can use a little 16.9 ounce water bottle for smaller potted plants, or you could go get yourself a 5 gallon paint bucket from Home Depot and drill a pinhole in the bottom and use one or two of those to water a large fruit tree. The sky's the limit! How many holes you put will depend on how long you want the dripping to last. I use one hole, because I want the water to drip for long periods of time and have the flexibility to use them if I go away for the weekend. If you drill more holes, they won't hold water long.

@godisnotmocked1345 3 года назад

@@2MinuteGardenTips Great! Thanks! I think my family is getting tired of me saving (and reusing trash) but this is perfect! I have about 200 container plants (or more) out back on 3 tier stands growing vertically all with 90 percent trash (free buckets from the bakery section, and 'curb side pick up' on trash day for free wood and trellises, and whatever else is useful). Too bad they don't trash cattle panel fences, my big expense. Oh well. But I love the look of an arched trellis. I don't see trash but flowers and beans and peppers and melons and adorable little hummies... These bottles and jugs will blend in perfectly. I doubt I'll see them.

@contestwill1556 2 года назад

@@godisnotmocked1345 I too am a notorious trash saver, I end up just recycling/throwing away probably 70% of it but I still feel good about the 30% yknow?

@andyrussell5177 Год назад

This will work for me. I save uuurthing

@compticny3138 Год назад

Growing up dad would save the milk containers with screw tops, fill them with water, poke a couple of small holes in the bottom, and screw the caps on. During the heat of the day, the water would be forced out of the container.

@rangerreno1249 Год назад

Thanks for keeping it short and sweet. Good tip!

@legacysolutioncoach Год назад

I am honestly going to hunt for some milk/water jugs right now to get into my raised beds! I've been trying to figure out how to get the plants watered consistently and this is genius!

@markb8954 Год назад

Five gallon buckets work even better, last longer.

@gailwilliams5278 Год назад

Try going to your recycling center. They would much rather have the milk jugs reused, than sorted, shipped, and processed (or possibly landfilled if the market is saturated). A fellow claims discarded newspaper from our center and uses it for piñatas (paper mache’). A real win/ win!

@Sypherz Год назад

I get mine from work. They buy water in gallon jugs and I take the empties home. You could check around to see if any businesses are doing the same for water. It would save them the bother of recycling the empties.

@Jimbeans-e4e Год назад

It's an awesome idea, but I'd need at least 150 jugs lol :)

@scenicroutetravelers3655 Год назад

Damn it Man! I had cut all the bottoms off of my jugs to make little frost protectors like your other video! 😂 Now to save the whole jugs... Thanks for sharing

@TuxedoTalk Год назад

Put some sand or gravel in the bottom so the wind doesn't blow them around when they empty out. You can also do the same thing with a five gallon bucket and a very small drill bit.

@2MinuteGardenTips Год назад

If you do that, it'll clog the drip holes. If you place the drip holes 1 inch above the bottom, the jugs won't drain the last inch and that will be enough weight to keep the jugs from blowing away.

@TuxedoTalk Год назад

@@2MinuteGardenTips I've done it both ways. A large gravel won't clog the hold and with sand it's just a slower drain. The water will get out as long as you have a large enough vent hole at the top.

@NCRoots2011 2 года назад

Wow! Thank you so much for this tip. My garden is a long way from a water supply so I am constantly dragging hoses. This would be great while I get my rain barrels assembled.

@2MinuteGardenTips 2 года назад

You're welcome! This method definitely works, especially for smaller gardens where you don't have to manage a ton of containers. If you had to set up 50 of these, it could be taxing 😂

@TheYankmchain Год назад

Use ICE CUBES!!!!! Poke a hole, no need for twine or anything else. Will last twice as long or longer

@invaderzim1265 Год назад

Huh?? Ice cubes?? Please elaborate? I still dont get it.🙏

@cs7717 Год назад

LOL Does your wifey know you use her seam ripper to make the holes? 😉 😉

@workphone4210 Год назад

IVE BEEN USING THIS SYSTEM FOR 4 YRS NOW. ON'T USE MILK JUGS, THEY DETIERIATE WITHIN 2 YEARS. USED SODA OR JUICE JUGS THEY LAST ALOT LONGER & ONLY POKE 1 OR 2 SMALL HOLES N EACH JUG & PUT CAP BACK ON FOR SLOWER DRIP.

@paulgroth3345 3 года назад

Do you leave the lids on? I was thinking if the lids were kept on they would be less likely to let the water out in the night when they cool and then would water in the morning when the sun came up and the water begin to expand. What do you think of this idea. Thanks for all your good videos. I watch everyone I find I'm in Washington State

@katiem9644 3 года назад

It looks like he left the lid off. I would think if the lid is on, that the water wont flow out. Will be interesting to hear what he says.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

If you leave the lids on, the water will drip out very slowly once the pressure inside the container drops. If you leave the lids off, the containers will drip at full pressure, since the atmospheric pressure inside the container will be equal to outside. I recommend leaving the lids off in normal conditions, and leaving them on if you're going to leave for a couple days and you want to water a potted plant. Considering the feedback so far, I may have to expand on this some on my larger channel in a more detailed video.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

The water will flow out, but it slows with the lid on as the pressure drops inside. When you leave the lid on, the pressure inside the jug reduces, so the jug starts to "suck in". The drip slows progressively, so it's good for "vacation watering" like that. With the lid off, it's better for all-purpose daily watering.

@muziklvr1729 3 года назад

@@2MinuteGardenTips My dogs love the smell of some liquid fertilizers, so I’ll have to keep the lids on. If another hole was poked near the top that might equalize the pressure. Love this idea, and what a great way to get more use out of plastic bottles and jugs.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

@@muziklvr1729 keep in mind if you leave the cap on, the atmospheric pressure inside the container will drop, and the water jugs will begin to collapse inside. The flow will decrease from a stream to a very light drip. This is a good method when you want to leave for a long weekend, but it may be too slow of a drip for regular watering. You may want to leave the cap cracked, or even drill some air holes in the caps so your dogs can't get to it, but the atmospheric pressure inside doesn't decrease too far below the ambient outdoor pressure.

@drnocka-rocksteady 6 месяцев назад

Im getting into the .ind state that most gardening should be for free.

@lg3053 4 месяца назад

I can't believe how simple this is and that I didn't already figure this out. Thanks for the idea.

@jennifery5353 Год назад

I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to do the irrigation system for my nonprofit. Funds are limited because we’re just starting out. I thought that the terracotta pot method would be my saving grace until I realized how much that would cost… So my next question is, how many holes should be poked? One or several? How do you prevent algae from growing? Do you paint them? Or does the constant water flow prevent that from being a problem?

@melodyclark4347 Год назад

Experiment with the number if holes depending how fast you want the water to flow 1-2 is usually enougg. The moving water will prevent most algae. A good rinse out with a few drops of bleach will clear it, just be sure to rinse well.

@melodyclark4347 Год назад

No need for paint. Your group should be able to gather the jugs 😊. God bless you all.

@retireorbust Год назад

I really like the fact that you can use them to fertilize.

@2MinuteGardenTips Год назад

It makes things very convenient.

@enzodriver Год назад

what about the plastic leeching off the container when it gets hot?

@kellyb8237 Год назад

Plastic melting slowly in water in hot sun. Even if food grade plastic 🤮

@2MinuteGardenTips Год назад

How is it any different than growing something in containers, watering with a hose, using drip irrigation, drinking water out of the pipes in your house, drinking anything that was ever stored in a bottle, etc.? Much of the non-perishable food you purchase has been shipped in 140 degree tractor trailers. This certainly isn't harming anything.

@katiem9644 3 года назад

This is a brilliant idea! Im going outside to do this right now.

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Outstanding! I'm glad it was inspiring! Thanks for watching!

@cynthiacarr2093 Год назад

Me too!

@cynthiacarr2093 Год назад

Thank you!

@tamela.lyanka Год назад

This is very helpful. I was worried because I have to go on a trip for a day and a half and I have some plants that don't have drip irrigation right now that are in the flowering and fruiting stage. Now I know how to take care of those. Thank you!

@claudiamiller7730 Год назад

Hmmm…I could probably use my many many empty litter containers for this system, too….yes?💕

@joeb4142 Год назад

Yes!

@Lalrinmawii7 Год назад

Aww!!Thank you so much for this video. I am so excited to try it. I spent so much money to buy the dripping sets from Lowe's and Home Depot, but it didn't work very good, maybe I didn't install them properly. 😮

@bowjean3544 Год назад

What you can also do is put the jug upside down and bury the lid part. It will naturally make the roots grow stronger. To seek the water source that's right next. Creating a more sturdy plant and it'll get exactly what it needs versus being flooded

@3coins. Год назад

Considering the cost of my water bill, this is a good idea 👍 Thanks

@driverguy7 Год назад

Question: If you took a 5 gallon jug, put about 6 long strings hanging out of the top, covered the top, adding a rubber band, would this slowly water your garden as the water flows down the strings?

@melodyclark4347 Год назад

Yes. It will act as a wick absorbing the water and running it down to the soil.

@sweepyourspeech8350 Год назад

And pee in the jugs of water

@biondatiziana 2 года назад

Great idea! I'll try this in my community garden plot. It gets better sun than I would get at home, but I can't get there every day (or even every other day) to water.

@MearnieToon Год назад

All the “ bury the jug “ people are missing a big point he was making. This is to help water container plants. There is usually no room in containers to be burying a gallon jug !

@tmontero8492 5 месяцев назад

I use 2-liter soda bottles for containers -- they take up less room🎉

@scottrockone1054 3 года назад

That’s actually a really good idea 🌱for a slow release water! I’m going to try that in the spring and throughout the Summer growing season!

@2MinuteGardenTips 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! It's a really great trick, especially for smaller gardens.

@trashcatlinol Год назад

My mom used to bury milk jugs in her garden, but they always seemed to empty super quickly. Seeing how many hole you poked, i wonder if there weren't too many... I can't garden outside, but regularly forget to water my plants... especially when i get sick. This might be a solid idea. I was going to try peas over the winter here.

@nst0017 Месяц назад

heh, it's nice to see someone else tackling this challenge. I’m currently working on a similar system focused on controlled release, but I’ve found that as the release rate decreases, the complexity of managing the variables increases significantly. My main issue is optimizing the flow rate to be proportional to the pressure differential, which is governed by: flow rate = ΔP ressure differential / R esistance I initially considered implementing a small float valve for regulation, but I also have to account for the material properties within the container (springs, or anything that might rust). For example, I’ve been using 20-pound Tidy Cats containers, which can provide a few days of controlled flow using a makeshift pressure adjustment setup with a shoelace and a nylon screw. However, to extend the duration to 1-2 weeks, I found that standard water filters with a 5-20 micron pore size achieve the necessary porosity. The principle behind this setup is that as the water level drops, the system self-compensates by decreasing internal pressure, which helps maintain a relatively consistent flow rate.

@rootelation486 Месяц назад

Drip irrigation is not complicated to setup....and you put a timer on the system to remove daily watering from your schedule. You will still have to fill jugs every day with this method 🤷🏾‍♀️

@DJ-uk5mm Год назад

There’s another idea. Bury the jugs up to the neck in the ground and place several pin holes about two inches down from the top of the jug Fill the jug and replace the lid …..The Water will leak out of the holes, and then once the water level gets below the holes, it will evaporate out when the soil dries up to re-moisten the soil Also, the plant will eventually send roots into the jug .. This way the water lasts significantly longer. Sometimes weeks it’s a good method for using for newly planted tree saplings.😊

@timyoung4039 2 месяца назад

I have a few tomato plants at work and forgot to water them this past Friday. Last time I watered was Thursday evening. It’s been 94° the past few days and I’m afraid they’re dried out. I’ll be doing this every Friday just before leaving. Has anyone ever used a 2 liter bottle with a hole drilled in the lid and flipped it upside down into the dirt? Does it work like one of those watering globes?

@MomIrregardless 6 месяцев назад

this didnt age well. plastic milk/water jugs are NOT recommended for re-use. they break down in sunlight and heat, and you will be contaminating your food garden with micro and nanoplastics for you to consume. not good. you might be able to diamond drill glass jugs for this purpose. avoid plastic of any kind in your garden.