Hey I noticed your video. You have probably upgraded to the self watering rain gutter garden system by now. I was where you are in this video, but have since gone to the self watering system. Way easier, plus it allows you to leave for a couple of weeks and not have to worry about watering tomatoes. Keep up the good work

Thank you for this lesson as well as for being transparent in showing the faults in the system.

Looks great! Thanks for sharing :)

I would love to know how this system is working for you 2 years later. Please post an update.

Good design, but a lot of water wasted. I live in an area where drought is frequent, so every drop of water counts. To limit the water loss, you can simply pipe the overflow to the next bucket, and to the next bucket, all the way to the end. Just make sure you have a container to catch the water of the last overflow. Plus, with my suggested setup, you only need one water input pipe going down into the soil. Also, there are designs out there where the water input is on the outside bottom of the bucket. Use 90º elbows.

Awesome👍 Good jobs. 💖

Nice design. Great informative video.

I have something similar except where you have drainage on each bucket pouring out I linked the buckets together so as one reach overflow the next fills etc no water wastage

Thanks for the information. Were are the updates I would like to see more if you can. Thanks and take care.

Have you considered an ( in-line float cut off ball ) use a ping pong type ball in each pipe going into the bucket. Use a coupler, hot glue, a solid ball( same size as the FCOB ) and a piece of card stock. Place round piece of card stock (O.D. Same as I.D. of coupler ) place inside coupler. Cover with hot glue about 3/16”. Let it soft set then press the solid ball onto the glue and hold it under Cold water for a fast set. Drill appropriate size hole through hardened glue & card stock. Place FCOB into pipe, install seat coupler you just made, attach feed line & add water .

Love this innovation on our self watering bucket planter design. This makes the filling so much faster! I will incorporate this on our buckets this growing season thanks for the helpful tip!! I liked the video, shared and subscribed. Keep up the good work!! THEGREENCABBY

push them against the fence and put a water tank up on fence to catch rain.. with a shut off valve...might help out..:)

Well that was an interesting way of watering plants! How did it work for you overall and in the end? Could you Possibly hook up a hose and just turn on the hose to water all of it? If so maybe a timer could be put on that

Have you though about running pea traps or another piece of pvc along the top with drainage holes for more pressure and more consistent waterings? I feel like if you had a way to level the water before it runs into the buckets it would work better

I never seen that setup I like that

Are your tomato plants indeterminate? What cages do you use for a plant like early girl?

If your soil had clay in it, you can dig a trench and puddle it (knead it with your feet while flooding it) then let it settle out and dry, to give you a trench that will hold water. Then you can set your buckets in the trench and flood irrigate them. Easier is to plant potatoes in the ground and hill them up

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I bet that No-Brainer Planter would work wonders for y’all

Got any updates?

Plus Leon has a wicker bucket for growing

Why not just lay a water hose over all the buckets. Cut holes in the hose.

Do these need the soil watered until the roots reach the reservoir or will the water leach upward from the reservoir or what?

Now if you could capture the spill over to recirculate the water. That way you don't use or lose that much water.

Make more videos of things growing

who sings that cover of boots of spanish leather?

lots of water is wasted.... we have to save water.....i prefer to water the plants with the use of cup.....

Did u have to glue them together?

Are these pail listed as food safe?

Problem I'm seeing is the water being channeled to the bottom of the buckets, and the roots way up at the top. They'd have to grow a bunch for the roots to find the moisture. I'd drill holes in the pipes to let the water seep out higher up. How MUCH did it cost for 100 pvc fittings????

What state you in.....

Hey check Arms family channel...he dose know the system you are using

lots of water waste. What is the point of using pipes instead of watering with hose?

You can also plant in the ground.

They look yellow to me

Smoke another one

the first bucket gets more water