Adding modules
Have more than one raised bed? Trying to irrigate a garden with more than three rows? No problem. Adding
on is simplicity itself. (Of course, you’ll need to pick up a few more
connectors.)
1. Find the the ½-inch, 90º,
street elbow connector at the bottom of the back assembly, the one to
which you’ll attach the garden hose. Substitute a tee connector for that
threaded elbow connector, gluing the tee connector at one of the
‘crossbars’ of the tee. Aim the tee’s ‘upright’ toward your garden hose.
2. Glue a a 2½-inch pipe to the
‘upright’ socket, then cement the pipe to the 90º street elbow. (I suggest
you point the threaded end toward the ground; attaching the hose from
below won’t put as much stress on the assembly than if you were to attach
it from above.)
3. To the socket on the other end
of the ‘crossbar’ of the tee, cement a length of pipe long enough to reach
about half an inch from the ground. Then cement an ordinary elbow
connector to the pipe, pointing to the next bed or garden row.
4. Attach a length of pipe long
enough to reach the middle of the end of the raised bed and attach another
assembly, using the same steps and parts described above. Keep adding
modules as you add raised beds – I’m up to three so far.
The same approach works for a
garden: Replace the bottom elbow with a tee, add pipe, attach an assembly,
and repeat until you run out of rows.
Water Wonderland
With the slightest twist of your
wrist you can now drench your garden with a gentle drip of moisture. Throw
grass clippings or mulch on top of the hose to ensure the water stays
where you put it.
Careful, though; don’t make it
invisible. You’ll still want to impress the daylights out of your
visitors.
