How to Install Soaker Hoses on Drip Irrigation in Vegetable Garden

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Installing soaker hoses as part of your vegetable garden drip irrigation system can be very beneficial. However, there is a proper way to include them.
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In this video I discuss how to install soaker hoses on your drip irrigation, what plants soaker hoses work well with, and which to avoid using soaker hoses with. I also mention some things to be careful of when installing soaker line hoses as part of your drip irrigation system, including adding soaker hoses to an existing drip system.
By properly setting up your soaker hose lines as part of your drip irrigation system in your vegetable garden and flower beds you can have much more success.
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In This Video:
0:00 Soaker Hoses on Drip Irrigation
0:27 Welcome to In The Garden
1:10 What is Soaker Hose?
1:50 How to Install Soaker Hose on Drip Irrigation
4:02 When to use Soaker Line
6:47 Things to be careful of when installing Soaker Line Hoses
8:55 Properly Installed Soaker Hose is beneficial
9:10 Thanks for Watching
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@PrisonerInGlass Жыл бұрын

An easier and more effective way of using soaker hose is to create soaker hose rings around plants and use existing distribution line and a tee to add soaker hose to your drip lines. The distribution and main lines will direct water to your plant but only release it from the ring around the plant. This way you're not wasting water where it is not needed and it's direct exposure to the plant's roots only.

@littlemisswannabehomesteader 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! We’re adding soaker hoses to our drip system this year. Thanks to you I’ll be using them properly 👍

@ruthmccauley8546 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video - I have watched a few on this topic but this is the best!

@castleofcostamesa8291 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This is all new to me. You are clear and helpful.

@graemeroberts2935 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! In The Garden is such an honest and reliable source of advice. Thank you, sir.

@InTheGarden 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching 😊🌱

@IMpressScreenPrinting Жыл бұрын

Super duper helpful. This is another great educational video... concise, thorough, smart. Thank you

@sistersilver 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a couple videos and am liking your information best, so far. I hope to set up my system in at least the large garden area this year so I will be checking out more of your information. Thanks for being so precise and easy to understand!

@InTheGarden 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching! 😊🌱

@DadGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Great info sir. I just bought some soaker hose on a whim, but was looking at using them for peppers. I think I'll stick with the drip emitters on those, and use the soaker hose on some lettuce. Thanks a bunch!

@tayyabmalik1213 3 жыл бұрын

Gentleman, impressive & very clear to understand

@InTheGarden 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching 😊🌱

@rianajansevanrensburg2444 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video. I am wanting to install soaker houses and your video gave me lots of information. Just found you today. New subscriber here. Going to watch your other videos now.

@sabirakarim2971 Жыл бұрын

Hi Thank u for sharing your ideas for using irrigation system I am very new to this I really appreciate your video God bless you

@Junebugreen 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I like your format and learned a lot.

@InTheGarden 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊🌱

@michaelburgess7242 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific presentation again.

@InTheGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Michael 🙂

@patriciakennedylasvegasrealtor 3 жыл бұрын

Great info. Thank you.

@InTheGarden 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching 😊🌱

@tarapath5099 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@regatta2k 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@InTheGarden 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching 😊🌱

@barbaraperry2796 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@shauvinricky5770 Жыл бұрын

It worked 👌thanks so mush

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching 😊🌱

@creamsodayoda Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊🌱

@simonelojeck 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! This was really informative. I'm thinking of replacing my the bubblers on my container fruit trees with soaker hoses (to provide a better, more directed application of the water uniformly around the container). Watching your video, now I know how to do it. But the Amazon link doesn't provide an estimate on GPH...I guess it would be GPH/inch of hose. Do you have an approximation? I live in 9b (currently above 110deg) and need to provide a good amount of water. ;-) Thanks!!!

@traciwalker348 Жыл бұрын

Cool beard, dude!

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@ethanr3832 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Have you tried drip tape? it's essentially drip tubing with a small hole every 6" (or other spacing) for water to come out. I've heard for rows of plants it is more reliable than soaker hoses and easier/faster to setup that the same amount of emitters in a typical drip system.

@InTheGarden 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried drip tape yet, but it would be a great alternative to soaker hose. I plan to give it a try in my garden soon.

@harrrrrrrrrryful 2 жыл бұрын

@@InTheGarden is there an advantage to drip tape over emitters? Would you have to snake the drip tape through the bed and obviously you can’t ‘target’ each plant?

@InTheGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Drip tape is good for long rows of plants, places you would normally use soaker hose. Like rows of corn, or lettuce, etc. It's not really a good replacement for emitters on plants like squash and tomatoes.

@py9473 2 жыл бұрын

What size (diameter) soaker hose did you use to connect to your existing irrigation system? The soaker hoses I've found so far are the large ones (size of a normal garden hose). Thanks for the content, your clarity, and tips to avoid problems.

@InTheGarden 2 жыл бұрын

I use the 1/4in soaker hose. It's much smaller than the garden hose size. You can find it at your local home improvement store with the other drip irrigation parts, or online. Here is a link to some on Amazon amzn.to/3d8CHzK

@py9473 2 жыл бұрын

@@InTheGarden Thanks for the quick response.

@mkkaneta Жыл бұрын

Do I need a flow restricter before the soaker hose?

@jenniferwalters579 11 ай бұрын

I have a small perennial and veggie bed part way up a hill and then a garden all the way uphill. I was thinking I’d incorporate this 50’ flat soaker hose and then attach this to the drip hoses. There is some distance a distance from the house to the first bed and more separating to the garden, which is full of containers. It’s the only way I can get full sun. The halfway bed was an experiment to see what I could get away with growing with a shorter sun window (darn trees). My question is two part. Can I use the flat hose and, also where do I attach the timer to? I have a few regular garden hoses but one source so where do I attach the timer? Obviously I’d use the garden hose to get to the first bed, right? I can weave the soaker around that bed but then what? And where does the pressure regulator attach and where does the timer attach. Sorry for being overly complicated ahead of time. Yes I do have a splitter as well as two timers but both have only one hose attachment

@user-jo3bd8vj8f 7 ай бұрын

Glad you mentioned it but to highlight it - You should never, never mix soaker hose with drip hose or emitters as there is no practical way to balance them. Best to use a 2-channel auto-watering control to segregate them.

@kaypea4874 Жыл бұрын

will you talk a little about volume , for instance on tomato plants , size of emitter, and length of time, and frequency???? THZ!

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

I don't have any videos on this since there is a lot to consider when determining how much/often to water. Soil type, temperature, humidity, wind... so there isn't a set amount to recommend. But for my specific needs, with my soil (sandy loam), daily temps in the summer around 100° F, low humidity and afternoon wind, I water daily for 20-30 minutes using 1/2gph emitters. The best way to know how much to water is to just watch your plants. If the are turning brown or getting droopy, increase watering, if they are yellowing or the soil is staying very damp, decrease watering. Hope this helps, Thanks for watching 😊🌱

@jaymonroe8050 Ай бұрын

What size soaker hose are installing with the drip connections?

@InTheGarden Ай бұрын

The soaker hose in this video is 1/4in. Thanks for watching 😊 🌱

@larrymcgill5508 Жыл бұрын

I’ve watched several of these videos and NON of them explain which pressure reducer is best to use or why (25 or 50 psi).

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

Most consumer drip irrigation system parts that are intended for home use need 15-30psi to function correctly and to not become damaged (pop apart). You don't want your pressure higher than 30psi as the high pressure can cause the parts to come apart. Most of my drip system parts are Rain Drip brand, but any 25-30psi pressure regulator should work fine. Hope this helps, thanks for watching 😊🌱

@ryanm540 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome video. One question though…how many linear feet of the 1/2” feeder line can you run to where it’ll still be effective? Like let’s say you have a 3 acre blueberry patch, the drip line would be well over 1,000 feet. Is that doable??

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

With very long runs, you would need to consider loss of pressure and flow rate over the long distance. And also the volume of water you would need to convey. 1/2in line might not be large enough. Ultimately, with an area that large you would probably want to look into commercial irrigation systems as a home system probably won't be the best solution. Unfortunately my knowledge is just of home type drip irrigation so I can't provide more information to help you out.

@hdwoodshop 2 жыл бұрын

I have extremely hard water, and my soaker hose gets clogged with calcium. What do you recommend?

@InTheGarden 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Hugo, once the soaker hose has that build up and isn't working properly, you can try bending it to break it up and then flush it out, but it would most likely have to be replaced at that point. You can also try adding a high quality irrigation filter to your system, but with hard water it may not help much. I use drip emitters on my garden. My water isn't really hard, but over time they get clogged as well. I've found it's easiest to just replace them every few years. Sorry I don't have a better answer for you. Hope this helps.

@sangitpathik6920 3 жыл бұрын

How wide apart do soaker hose lines need to be placed in a raised bed, in average soil?

@InTheGarden 3 жыл бұрын

A good guideline is to place lines between 12 and 24 inches apart, depending on the soil. Sandy soil = closer together and Clay or Loamy soil = farther apart. If you're not sure, try 18inches and then adjust if needed. Hope this helps, thanks for watching 😊🌱

@dreamingcode Жыл бұрын

Starts @2:25 SMH

@shenvivivek Жыл бұрын

Half of. What you are trying to do cannot be seen

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

Sorry the video didn't show what you needed. I hope you still got something from it. Thanks for watching, have a great day 😊🌱

@greenvillebeth Жыл бұрын

need CC but is korean by default and nonsense otherwise

@InTheGarden Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. Not sure what happened with the CC on this video. KZfaq usually creates an English caption automatically, not sure why it tried to create Korean captions on this one.