I Ditched Drip Irrigation And Replaced It With This AMAZING Watering Solution!

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Say goodbye to drip irrigation and revolutionize your watering system with an overhead sprinkler setup! In this video, Curtis Stone shows you how to install an efficient and effective sprinkler system that will transform your gardening experience!

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About Curtis Stone:

Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.

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[armeijamies]

Just a gardener here but I agree. Changed from drip to overhead and just way more productive on our homestead. No clogs or lost plants etc due to maintenance.

[b.e.adventures]

I live in the high desert. I find above ground watering useless. I have buried soaker hoses and have had great results. I do not have a farm like you, but it works very well for the home gardener. Love the channel. Great information in this and your other videos.

[ryanwebb]

Thanks man! Setting up my irrigation here in Missoula Montana, you just answered a lot of the obstacles I was working through plus some.

[jeffmitts]

Thanks Curtis, you're bang on. I'm overhead watering for the first time this year (it's a band aid set up right now, proper install is I/P) and the difference with direct seed crops is amazing. If your doing direct seed anything it's the only way to go.

[edbenedicto]

Hi Mr. Stone, thanks so much for your videos. I enjoy the homesteading and also permaculture. I've also dabbled in aquaponics and decorative fountains. I appreciate all the plumbing you have done.
Sometime I had difficulty with equalizing the water pressure throughout. How ever, if you you make a complete circle with your tubing and plug your sprinkler heads into the circle then all the water sprayers will have equal pressure. Thanks again. I look forward to learning more from your channel. Cheers.

[mattpowers]

This is AWESOME! Curtis - I used sprinklers in Central Valley Cali - 2000 ft in arid mediterranean with decomposed granite (though some folks here have the heavy clay and more). It works SO well! Awesome!! Everyone thought I was crazy haha ;)

[lisabetholson]

I've tried drip so I'm really glad to see you go to overhead. I really enjoy your videos.

[jend]

This is a great idea! We only get 9 inches of rain per year (if we are lucky), and I didn't want to go through setting up a drip system everywhere. I think this would work great! Thanks!

[JasonMichaelKotarski]

Thanks Curtis, I've been thinking about a dual/ hybrid system here. We have the same Cascadian soil and I completely understand your soil crust/ germination problem. On our permaculture side we do a bunch of tricks, well water, rainwater, mulch, cover crop, etc... but on our garden side it definitely needs overhead watering.

[smallfootprinturbanfarming]

I have installed enough underground and drip systems to 100% agree! In my opinion impact heads are by far the most cost effective way to go. I absolutely love your content!

[kirstenwhitworth]

THANK you! This was very enlightening.
I, too, have heavy soil - silt, not clay - in an arid climate. I'm smack dab in the Blue Hole on the northern Olympic Peninsula in WA.

[TrinaNache]

I'm in Central Utah. We have the problem of desert temperatures during the day and cool sometimes cold temps at night. In the Spring (last week) and the Fall temperatures can drop 40 degrees. We also have the Rocky Mountains to the East (granite mines) and West (copper mines) of us, with those mountains narrowing to form a canyon mouth 20 miles to the North so we can get wind gusts that blow (us) over with the lovely extreme of flat prairie to the South. This makes gardening here a climate contest. Oh, and the altitude is 4774'. Having said all that; the majority of people here grow some type of garden and we're crazy about it. Many of us also take pride in preserving, canning and bottling what we grow ourselves. It's very common to see apartment balconies with tomato plants or herbs growing in containers. So thanks for sharing your knowledge, research and learning about growing and gardening. New ideas and thoughts are always appreciated, especially when accompanied by clear information and step by step instructions.

[sequoiawarner]

I wish I had seen this years ago; clay soil and a valley that created a wind tunnel every evening - seeds just had such a poor germination rate! Got to the point only planted from starts, which got expensive until the greenhouse finally got built. Just bought your book and digital education; can't wait to get started with more information!

[zeronegative]

Hey Curtis. I'm in the Sierras mountains near Tahoe in cali. And I'm new to this area. I was in east Oakland before hand, homesteading there. Content like this is more valuable to me than my physics degree. I've got high iron clay soil. I've got 1.5 acres I'm farming. Cyber high five on this video! You're a bada$$! Thank you so so much

[paulmaxwell]

We live in central British Columbia, where gardening is a bit of a challenge. We use drip tape throughout the vegetable garden with great success. setting up overhead sprinklers for use in a serious heat wave only. And overhead might be better when trying to germinate direct-sown seeds.

[marthaanderson]

Looks so simple when you explain it. That takes the mystery out of it. How will those posts impact planting with the paper boxes? Many thanks.

[Kilroytheknifesnob]

Love the videos Curtis. You can make a big improvement to this system by using Rainbird LF series sprinkler heads. These are specifically designed for agricultural applications, unlike the residential lawn sprinklers other people are recommending... The things you'll like are very even coverage, almost impossible to clog, very durable, and longer throw on less pressure and flow compared to normal impacts. The last bit is the most important thing for your application. It looks like you're relying on residential water, which can be sketchy sometimes. The LF sprinklers will work fine over a wide variety of GPM and PSI ranges, giving you more flexibility in how you lay out these systems. The even water distribution saves water $$$ because you don't need to overwater some sections to ensure less covered areas get enough. Also, they are probably cheaper than the impacts you're buying now.

[DJDOUBLE]

When at scale...the details matter. Great video...overhead is my go to for larger, more uniform watering.

[myrudram]

Very nice video. You explain a rather detailed system in clear and simple language. Great job on the field >and< producing this video. Thanks.

[thensbroek]

Really enjoyed your video! Thanks for sharing. Will help me when setting up the watering in my garden. Nice!