Drip Irrigation Resources

The battery timers and cycle frequencies we use for our irrigation systems vary by type and should be documented on the www.lifelabpartnerschools.org site

Most all of our gardens use drip irrigation materials from Dripworks.com

Learn all you need to know at https://www.dripworks.com/resources/

Become an expert in drip systems by reading the drip planning guide https://www.dripworks.com/resources/drip-planning-guide

Learn how to use the products we use via their videos https://www.dripworks.com/resources/videos

There are many videos, these are most relevant to our garden set ups:

https://youtu.be/mMWiSxF6YPg - Garden Beds Irrigation Kit

https://youtu.be/SjQ_Y1ZAHos - Individual plant irrigation, we use these for our perennial boarders

https://youtu.be/6DtKd8bbYmI - Using emmitter tubing, we use these for our perennial boarders and fruit trees

https://youtu.be/SWHZJrBNoWc - Using easy loc fittings

https://youtu.be/mwMA7nBjcY8 - Fixing a small hole in mainline

Using our fancy hole punches https://youtu.be/oypmMh3cYOE

Not all 1/2 inch tubing is the same. We use .700 OD or .710 OD - geek out on drip tubing and read this or just wait to learn the finger test to determine tube size https://www.digcorp.com/tubing-fittings-for-drip-irrigation

Here is a video that discusses basics of watering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeyuonHBNrY although we at Life Lab has modified some of the suggestions they make. For example when watering with yogurt containers we put the container with holes in it inside of a container without holes to walk to the bed. 

Drip Irrigation Repair - Each Garden Site Should Have These Supplies

Most of your gardens should have a drip irrigation repair kit. If they don't talk with Sasha

Here are good things to have in drip irrigation repair kit (see images below)

Irrigation Repair Kits and Supplies