[damnit]

Hey folks,

I'm planning a vertical garden for my new house and am looking into a drip watering system WITHOUT the automated timer. The idea is to set up the drip system with a pump in a water container. Water will be poured into the container and the pump will then deliver the water to the vertical garden. Not looking to buy those with a timer as I have no need for that as there is always someone at home.

Are there any places where I can go to get the accessories (pipes, drippers, pump)? I've seen those Gardena dripper systems mentioned but those are kinda too steep for me.

[Haime]

Hi,

Dont know any place who sells such a system, but will like to share a website on this drip water system. It's featured in Ted. http://www.ted.com/t..._apartment.html

Jere

[damnit]

Haime, on 19 March 2012 - 11:48 PM, said:

Hi,

Dont know any place who sells such a system, but will like to share a website on this drip water system. It's featured in Ted. http://www.ted.com/t..._apartment.html

Jere

Thanks Jere!!! I've also come across another website Drip Depot but not sure if they ship to Singapore, or if they ship at a reasonable rate :)/>

[Christopher Walken]

If you love gardening but are confined to a small apartment or condo, you may feel as if you don’t have the room to grow an adequate vegetable garden. You can use vertical spaces to produce a beautiful and plentiful garden.

I would like to share tips and ideas how to grow your vertical garden…

http://www.rosebudma...ardening-021511

[ervinelin]

Consider this for your vertical garden, http://www.windowfar...rg/buildyourown (basically the same as the video above)

It looks to me like an very low power alternative to water pumps. Might need some DIY-ing if you don't want to buy their system.

[shirleycox]

Drip watering is a great way to conserve water and it directs water to where it's used best, near the root zone. Instead of buying hydroponic systems, you can create your own drip watering system with plastic gallon milk bottles. Clean the plastic gallon containers with caps, and place a small hole in the bottom of each container.

Fill the containers with water. Use the cap to adjust the rate at which the water drips out of the base of the containers. Adjust for a slow drip.

Place one container about 4 to 6 inches away from the base of each plant. This works great for tomatoes. Check your irrigation system after a few days. When you fill a container the second time, move it to the other side of the plant, and a little farther from its base. The plant will build a healthy root system while, in a way, working for its water.

This system also works well for fertilizing your plants. Mix a water-soluble fertilizer per the instructions for a one-gallon container and repeat the same process.