Ultimate raised bed system.

Is this the ultimate raised bed system? Organoponico Boliva, where city folk are encouraged to become self sufficient by farming organically in their city of Caracas, Venezuela, South America. An article an photographs were posted on the BBC news site.

Connecting the irrigation tube.

Here Carol is demonstrating the connection of a tee shaped piece to a perforated tube. The small blue ring is an olive which seals the joint, it is important to push the tube all the way up to the bottom of the tee piece seen here under Carol's middle finger.

Tubes for automatic watering system.

This is the pipe used for the automatic watering system, you can buy the pipe by the meter.

The brown coloured tube on the left is pre- perforated and is useful for bedding schemes and densely planted borders.

Black coloured tube comes in both perforated and un-perforated forms. Here I intend to use an un-perforated tube, which allows me to bury it between the planting schemes.

The un-perforated tube is also useful in irregularly planted areas where you simply cut a small hole using a designated tool; and then affix a smaller distribution tube to your plants.

Components automatic watering system.

The components shown above are used to link the water pipes together and are designed to 'push- fit'.

They comprise a straight connector, a right angle and an equal tee. 

Using those pieces it is fairly easy to make a series of grids to distribute the water.

Automatic watering system.

Before next summer we will install an automatic watering system throughout the garden. 

This years heat took a toll not only on the plants but also on ourselves through the fetching and carrying of watering cans and the hauling of the host pipe from pillar to post.

The continuous drip system is more efficient than the manual system we currently employ and with water prices rising fast that should also mean there are savings to be made.