“ HowToAutomateAndOptimizeYourIrrigation”

Justin Rohner

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“ HowToAutomateAndOptimizeYourIrrigation”

Justin Rohner

Marjory: HelloandwelcometotheHomeGrownFoodSummit.ThisisMarjoryWildcraft,yourhost.ThissummitisbroughttoyoubytheGrowNetwork,whichisthepremierecommunityofpeoplewhoaregrowingourownfoodandmakingourownmedicine.OverandoveragainIgetquestionsaboutirrigationsystems.Ournextpresenter,JustinRohner,isgivingusamoduleoutofhisfull-lengthtrainingcoursejustonthat,onirrigationsystems.

Justinhasbeenhelpingpeoplearoundtheworldgrowtheirownhealthyfreshfoodsathomeformorethan25years.HeisthefounderofAgriscapingTechnologies,whichbringstogetherthebestofornamentallandscapingandproductiveagriculture.So,hecanshowyouhowtoturnyouryardintosomethingthat'sabsolutelybeautifulanddelicious.

JustinwasnamedoneofArizona'sTop35Entrepreneursunder35byTheRepublicandAZCentral.comforhisworkinimprovinglocalhealthyfoodandaccessandsustainability.BackwhenJustinwasmuchyounger,inhislate20s,hehadamajorhealthcrisis,whichcausedhimtohaveamajorlifestyleshift,whichdirectlyledhimtogrowinghisownhealthfromthegroundup.So,heisabelieveringoodfoodequalsgoodhealth.It'svery,verysimple.Ifyou'vegotabackyard,youcandoit.

Justinisgoingtoshowussomedifferentirrigationsystems.HelivesinArizona.Believeme,inArizonayouknowaboutirrigation.WatchthispresentationbyJustin.

Justin: Hi.WelcometoAgriscaping402,HowtoAutomateandOptimizeYourIrrigationSystem.I'mJustinRohnerfromagriscaping.com,andlet'sdiveintothecoursework.There'sawholelotthatI'mgoingtotrytocoverforyoutodayandgetasmuchinaswecan.Here'sthemainpartsthatwe'regoingtobetalkingabout,howwegrowhereatAgriscapingsoyoucanseethedifferentaspectsanddifferentwaysin

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whichwegrow,soyoucanseethebreadthofunderstandingwehaveinthisindustryofgrowingfoodinlocalscenarios.

Producingmorewithless.We'dliketobeabletosharewithyouonhowtodothatandoptimizethatwateringsystem,becausehereinthePhoenixarea,wherewe'reat,everythingthatwegrowneedstohaveanautomatedirrigationsysteminordertobemosteffective.Nowdependingonwhereyou'reat,we'vegotcertifiedprosaroundthecountryandthatcontinuestogrow.Youhavedifferentwateringneedsanddifferentwateringrequirements.Thequestioncomesin,whatisthebestmethodfordoingyourirrigation?We'regoingtoassessthataswellasyourwateringneeds,teachyouafewdifferentstepsonhowtoidentifyexactlywhatyou'regoingtoneedforyourlocationinordertooptimizeyourwateringsystem.We'llshowyouthetopthreewateringsystemsforthebestresultsrelatedtowhatyoudoinyourassessment.

Irrigationdesign.We'regoingtogiveyouthefourkeystosuccess,becausetherearespecificstepsintheprocessthatyou'llwanttocovertoensurethatyou'retakingeverythingintoconsiderationforyoursite.Alsogiveyousomeinstallationtipsandtricks,showyouhowtogetmoreforlessaswellwithtopmaterialsatthebestprices.We'llshowyousomelittlethingsthatwe'vefoundonacommercialbasisthatyoumightbeabletofindbetteroptionsandotheroptionsandthatyou'renotgoingcommercialag.Nowyou'regoingkindofmoreprivatefarmformat.We'llshowyouacoupleofthingsthatwe'vefoundastricks.

HowlongshouldIwater?That'soneofthebiggestquestionsweget,andtoteachyoualittlebitaboutsystemschedulingandmaintenance,howtosetthatup.Thenwe'llshowyousomenextstepsaswellasmoreaccesstobothmorecontentfromAgriscapingaswellasmoretoolsandresourcestohelpyougrowamazinglywell.

Alittlebitofbackground.WeatAgriscapingbringtogetherthebestofornamentallandscapingwiththebestofproductiveagricultureinanylocation.Thesearethetypesofprojectsthatweworkedwithoverthemanyyearsthatwe'veworkedinthisindustry.We

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understandthefarmsetting,weunderstandthehyperornamental,andweunderstandthetrueagriscape,theintegrationofthetwo.

We'dliketohelpyouhaveyourbeautifulgardenandeatittoo,andtodothatwiththeleastamountofwork,andifyouhaveasmallspace,you'regoingtohavetooptimizeyourefficiencyofyourwateringsystemmorethanmost.Perhapsit'sjustaddingabeautifulbedwhereyoucangrowsomestuffin.Maybeit'sgrowinginpots.Maybeit'sgrowingvertical.Maybeit'sgrowingonlivingwalls,hydroponicsystems,aquaponicsystems,rainguttersystems.Alloftheseneedaspecifictypeofwateringsystem,especiallyifyou'redoingmoundinglikewe'reshowinghere.Gettingoptimalwateringforamoundcanbequitedifficult.

NowweproduceforthelocalcommunityherewithAgriscaping,andwecombinewithcompanieslikeUtopianHarvestthathelpusselltheproducetothelocalfoodeconomy.ThisisanexampleofactuallyoneofouragricsapeshereinScottsdale,Arizona,andsomeoftheproductionthatweweresellingactuallyjustlastweek.Youcanseethisisoneofthesites,averyurbanenvironment,butthewateringneedsareveryspecificandalsoverycontrolled.Lotofmunicipalwatersourcesiswhatwe'reusinginthisparticularsite.Youcanseehowhighdensitywecangetinourplantingmethodswhenawateringsystemisdialedincorrectly.Wegetalotmoreproductionpersquarefoot,andwecancycleallbyhandratherthanneedingmassivefarmequipment.Here'sanotherangle,justlookingatthesamebedsinthatareathere.Youseeabunchofsweetpotatoesandotherthingswehavethere.

Let'sdivealittledeeperintohowtoautomateandoptimizeyourirrigationsystem.It'sthesefourcomponentswe'regoingtomajorgetintoisassessing,designing,installing,andthenmaintainingyoursystem.

Numberone,waterassessment.Let'sdiveintothatone.Numberone,assessingyourneeds.There'sthreemajorwateringzonesthatyouwanttotakeintoconsideration.You'vegotyourgrowingbeds,whichareannualsthat'llhavethehighestrotationofplants.These

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arethethingsthataretrulyjustseasonal.Thisisyourseasonalstuff.It'llrotateregularly.YoumighthavemultipleseasonshereinthePhoenixarea.Wecangetuptofiveseasonspersquarefoot.Perennialsarethingsthataregoingtobeinthegroundyearround.Thesearealotofyourherbsandthingsthat'llregrow.Maybethey'reabiannualtypething,though.They'llgroworit'slikeasparagus.Asparagusisonethatwouldbeaperennial.It'sapermanentplantinthatspace.

Thenthethirdcategoryisyourtrees,yourfruit-bearingtrees,thingsofthatnature.Theexceptionstothesewouldbebananas.They'renotactuallytrees.Weconsiderthemjustlikewewouldasagrowingbed,butthey'reaperennialinasense,buttheirrotationortheirtimelineforhowoftentheyneedwateringismorelikeyourannuals.

Thensucculents,aloes,cactuses,andstufflikethat,they'reinacategoryallintheirown.Theyshouldn'tneedanyadditionalwatering.Insomecases,ifyouhavealotofwaterinyourarea,it'sgoingtoneedsuchgooddrainagethatnowaterwillbeleftstandingfortheseparticularplants.Yougottobecarefulwiththat.Theyhaveminimalwateringrequirements,andsotheymightnotneedanywaterexcepttopullthewateraway.

Assessingtheneeds.Thesethreemajorwateringzones,fourifyouincludegrass,alsoincludethethreeidealwateringsystems.Nowfromourexperience,inordertoproducethemostandwiththeleastamountofeffortlongterm,ourgrowingbedsaregoingtoactuallybesprayirrigatedsimilartohowgrasswouldbe,becauseweonlyneedthewaterdownbetweenfourand12inches.Weonlyneedtospray.Spraywateringisthebestbecauseitleavesallthesoilinsideofthatbed.

Let'sjusttake,forinstance,ifwegotanareathatwewanttowater,ifwehaveourpopupsprayersinthecorners,thenwecanspraywaterthatentirespaceandtheirrigationsystemissubterraneanandoutofanywayofanyshovelthatwemightbeusinginthatarea.We'renotgoingtoenduppunchingorpuncturinganyline.Whenwecomebackin,wecantillthatspaceandit'snotgoingtocauseany

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issues.There'snowaterlinesinbetweenthat,nodripirrigation,nospaghettilinesallovertheplace.Wedon'thavetoworryaboutalotofthatmesswhenwe'regrowinginagrowbed.

Nowwewilltalkaboutafewotherwaysofwateringinthosesametypesofbedsthatarealsoveryeffective,butfromourexperience,sprayirrigationisthebest,providedthatyoucanputatypeoffilteronthatcanfilteroutyourchlorine.Nowifyoucangetridofthatchlorineandsomeoftheotherchemicalsthatareinyourmunicipalsource,ifyouhavechlorineinyourwatersource,thenyouwanttomakesurethatyougetthatfilteredoutbeforeyouuseanyofthosespraymethods.

Nownumbertwoisperennials.Weliketousedripirrigation.It'sveryspecific.Wecanhaveourlittleplantgrowingthere,andthenthatplantwillthenhavethespecificdriplineattachedtoitorevenadriploopthatcanbearounditattachedtoourwaterline.Thenitcandripirrigateanddeepwaterveryevenlydowntotherootzoneforeachofthose.

Trees,ideallyweliketousefloodirrigation.Wewanttobeabletofloodthisentirerootzonesothatthewaterpercolateseverywhere,notjustonesinglepoint.Wewantiteverywheresothattherootshavemaximumeffectivegrowthrate.Wewantthemtogrowasdeepandasfaroutasitcan,andnothingdoesitbetterthanfloodirrigation.Nowiffloodirrigationisnotavailabletoyou,weunderstandthatwecandootherthings.Wecanactuallydodripirrigation,bringmultipleemittersaroundaperimeter,andwe'lltalkaboutthatinalittlebit,too.Exceptions,again,bananas.Theycanactuallybewateredinprettymucheveryoneoftheseconditions,andsucculentsonlydrip,ifnecessary,orjustuseyourambientwaterfromrain.

Numbertwo,identifyingavailablesources.There'sanumberofdifferentsources,obviouslyrainwater.YoumightliveinapartofthecountrythatI'veexperiencedaswe'vetraveledacrossthecountrymanytimes.Wefoundthatinsomepartsofthecountry,theydon'tevenhaveanyirrigationsystemsbecausetheyhaveplentyof

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availablerainfall.Theydon'thavetoworryaboutchannelingwaterexceptawayfromafield,ifneedbe.Rainwaterisasourceforyou.

Youcanalsocapturethatrainwater,asmanyofourfriendsandassociatesinTexasliketodo,capturethatrainwaterandthenuseitovertime.Wellwater,it'sanothergreatsource.Thebestfreesourcethatweseeouttherethatismostconsistent,providedthatyouliveonsite,isactuallygraywater,whichisthewaterthatisnotblackwater,thatyoucanreuseonsite.Buyitonce,useitathousandtimeskindofthing.

Irrigation,ifyougotanirrigationsystemthatmightalreadybeinplayatyourproperty,whetherit'swateringyourplantsoryourtreesoryourgrass,youcanthentapintothatirrigationoryourfloodirrigation,sothisisreallyconsidered...We'retalkingaboutflood,soifyouhavefloodirrigationavailabletoyou,obviously,likewenotedbefore,that'sbestforyourtrees.Andthendripirrigation,whichwouldbeyourtypicalautomatedsystemthat'soutthere,whereyou'vegotvalvesandyou'reusingamunicipalwatersource.Thenyou'realsothenwiththedripemitters,it'sjustdoingdripusuallyatacertaingallonperhourinonelocationthatthencanhelpdripandirrigateaspecificplantarea.Sprinklers,justlikeyouseeatgrass,itsprinklesallovereverything,soitemitsalargearray.There'salotmoreevaporationlikely,butifthat'savailabletoyou,thatisanoptiontobeabletogrowyourfoodwith.

Availablesources,whatisit?Isitamunicipalsource,whichistypicallyourdripandoursprinklersource?Isitafloodirrigationsource,morecounty-controlled?Isityourownsource?Youownit,youhaveyourownwellwater.Rainwater,isitthenvariableonyourbed?Thengraywater,it'sonesthatyou'vealreadyboughtonceandyoucanjustkeepreusing.

Coupleofquicktrickstotapintothatfreewatersource.Graywaterisanywastewatergeneratedinthehomeexceptforyourtoilets.Recommendedsources,I'mgoingtogivethemtoyouinorderofeasetore-plumb,isyourACcondenserline.Ifyouliveinahotareawhereyouactuallyhaveanairconditioner,thetimewhereyoulikely

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needthemostwaterisinthetimewhenyou'reusingtheairconditionermost.JustusingthatACcondensatelinethat'scontinuallyputtingoutdropletsofwater,youcanactuallyrerouteittocertainplantingbedsandgetafreesourceofwaterforthatseason.

Tento50gallonsperweekinthesummeriswhatwe'veexperiencedfortheweeksthattheairconditionerison.Ifyou'vegotahigherambienthumidity,it'sgoingtobeevenhigherthanthe50-gallonmark.Ifyou'vegotreallylowambienthumidity,likewedohereinthePhoenixarea,you'regoingtobeclosertothat10gallons.There'ssomevolumerespecttowhat'scomingoutofthatwashingmachine.Eighty-fiveto100gallonsperperson,perweek,istypicallyusedbyawashingmachineinordertodoyourloadsoflaundry.Weanticipatethat'satleasttwoloadsoflaundryperpersonifyou'redoingjustonefortheentireweek,yourdarksandyourlights.Nowyoumighthaveahigh-efficiencywashingmachine,whichwouldthendecreasethatpotentiallybyhalfintermsofyourgallonsperperson,butusuallynotmorethanthat.Washingmachine,goodsourceofwater,reallygoodespeciallyifyou'reonlywateringonceaweek.Reallygoodsourceforyourfruittrees.

Ifyoucan'tgetfloodirrigation,considertappingintoyourwashingmachineinyourlaundryroom,butstartusingnon-chlorinebleachesandthingslikethat.Beverycareful.Yourtypicalsurfactants,however,inyoursoapslikeaTidewithoutbleach,sotypicallaundrysoaps,areactuallygoodsurfactantsthathelpbreakupclaysoils.Ifyouhavenastyclaysoil,thatwashingmachinewatercanbeofbenefit,especiallyifyougetsoapsthathaveotherbasechemicalsandmicronutrientsthatactuallyarebeneficialtoyourstonefruits.Stonefruitsareoneofthebestonesthatgrowoffofwashingmachine-typewaterjustbecauseofthenatureofthesurfactantsinthesoapsthatpeopleusetowashtheirlaundry.LookoutforOasissoaps.That'ssomeofthebetterstuffifyou'reconcernedaboutthat.

Shower,70to100gallonsperperson,perweek,providedthatyou'reshoweringeveryday,evenifit'sjusta15-minuteshower.Thenyou'vegotahugevolumeofwaterthat'sthereavailableforyouona

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regularbasis.Tub,about25gallonsperkidbath,notfillingtheentirethingup,butabout25gallons.Foranadult,it'susuallyaveragingaround35to50gallons,justdependingonthesizeofyourtub.Thatisalsoagreatwatersource,especiallywhenyouthinkofthefrequency,andthat'sreallywhatyouwanttolookat.It'swhat'syourfrequencyofuse,andthathelpsyoudetermineifanyofthesesourcesareviableforthetypesofthingsyou'regrowing.

Myshower,becauseI'musingiteveryday,isaviablesourceforthethingsthatneedpotentiallywaterdaily,whichwouldbemytraditionalgrowbeds.Wedoliketostayawayfromrootvegetables.Wetypicallyliketousethingsthataregrowingoutofagraywatersystemthataregrowingastemandgrowingthefruitsbecausethere'sanaturalfiltrationprocessalreadyindicativetothat,asopposedtowhenyouhavearootvegetable.Thentheactualwateristouchingtheplantitselfandthepartthatweactuallyeat,soyouwanttobealittlemorecarefulwiththatandwhatyou'reputtingdownthedrain.That'sbasicallyonthat.Bathroomsink,that'sanotheroption.It'salreadygotalittlebitofgravityfeedifyouthinkaboutwhereyourbathroomsinkactuallyexistsinyourhouserelativetoanexteriorwall.Youcanactuallytapinandtapoutofthatsidewallandyouhavealittlebitofgravityfeedthere,whichmakesitalittlebiteasier.

Reverseosmosis.NowifyougotanROsystemunderyoursinkinyourkitchentogetyouthatwonderfulpurifiedwater,foreverygallonyoudrink,thereisaboutsixto10gallonsthatgodownthedrain.Whatweexperienceisabout13to21gallonsperpersoneveryweekofavailablewaterthroughthatlittleline.Whenyoustartthesesystems,theybasicallysetthelineupsothatitactuallygoesdownthedrain,soitgoestoyourunitunderneathyoursink.Yougotthelittlefilterthings,andithasalittlelinethattapsinrightontoyoursewerline.

Youcantapitintothatandtapintothatsink.Orwhatwecanrecommendisyoudoafive-eighth-inchholerightoutthesideandthenjustputthatquarter-inchlinebasicallyrightoutsideandyoucanputitonsomeotherdripemitterstosomespecificplants.Asyou

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drinkthewater,itwillautomaticallygothroughthoselines.Itispressurizedasitcomesoutofthatsystem.It'sjusthowthosesystemswork.Theyneedtobepressurizedinorderforthesystemtoworkcorrectly.

Let'sdivealittledeepernow.Welookedalittlebitatsourcesofwherethewaterisgoingtocomefrom.Now,let'slookatdesign.Fourkeystosuccessindesigningyourirrigationsystem.Numberone,knowwhatyourplantneeds.Numbertwo,setenoughvalvestobeabletoaccommodateitbasedontheamountofpressureyouhaveavailablefromyoursource.Plantoautomateandandthenalignwithweatherstations.

Numberone,plantingneeds.There'sthreemajorplantingzonesthatwetalkedabout,yourgrowbeds,yourperennials,andyourtrees.IfIwasgoingtotakeasidecutfromalandscape,Ijustlookatthis.Weliketodothingsinlayers.We'llhaveatreelayer,abushlayer,whichisourperennials,let'sjustsaythat.Thenwegotagrowbedlayer.Ineachoftheselayers,weneedaseparatelineforeachoftheselayers.Let'ssayhere'smypathwayjustsittinguponthesidebackthere.Wegotagrowbedlayer,wegotapathway.WhatI'mgoingtowanttohaveisIwantmygrowlinealignedbasedonmyplantneed,closesttotheinteriorofmypath,butnotunderneathmybed,andthiswillactuallyhelptakecareofmygrowbedspace.

ThenIwantanotherlineformyperennials.Well,there'sspaghettilinesthatgoupthere.Thequarter-inchlines,inordertosetmydriplinescangoacrossthat,soaseparatelineforthoseones.ThenaseparatelinealsoformytreessoIcansetthosedripemittersupifIneedtousethem.Floodirrigationnotnecessary.Floodirrigationtypicallywon'tallowyoutogetwateronadailybasis,andsoifyouhavethingsthatrequireadailybasis-typewatering,thenyou'regoingtoneedtofindadifferentsource.Usingairrigationsystemtiedtoyourhomewater,thatwouldbeprettymuchthemosteffectiveandmostpredictableformatthatyoucangetonthatone.

Movingagaintoplantneeds,weunderstandthatingrowbeds,theannualsaregoingtoneedbetweenfourand12inchesdailyofwater

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thatcanthenpercolatedown.Whenwegobyinches,we'retalkingmoreaboutdepth.Talkingaboutfourinches,thatthewatercanactuallygetaboutfourinchesto12inchesdeepalmosteveryday,andthat'sthemaxusage.We'realwaysplanningforourmaxneedtowater.Perennials,24inches-plusdown,sothat'sthedepththatthewater'sgoingtogo.

Thereasonwetalkaboutdepthisbecauseeachofyouhavedifferentsoilconditions,andwiththosesoilconditionsmeansthatratherthantrytoaccommodateeverybody'ssoilconditions,say,"Oh,itonlytakes12minutestowateryourplants,"itcouldtakefourhoursonalowdripjusttogetitdowntotherightperc,thedistancewhereallofourrootsaregrowing,becauseyoursoiliscrazyclaylikemineis.Oritcouldbesupersandy,itonlytakesfiveminutestogetdownthere,butweneedmoreemittersacrossalargerspace.

Thenfortrees,wewanttogetdownthreefeetplus,andinallreality,wewanttogetdownsixfeetinordertoaccommodateourfruittrees.Nowexceptions,again,willbebananas.Theyreallyonlyneedtobedown24inches,sotheyneedfrequencyofwateringlikeagrowbed,butdepthofwateringlikeaperennialbed.Succulents,theseonlyneedaboutfourinchesmax,andsoveryminimal,andtheydon'tneedabovemaybeonceamonth,andinsomecases,evenlessthanthat.

Allright.Valve-wise,aswearetalkingaboutit,wehaveafront-yardscenarioandaback-yardscenario.There'safixedwallhereandafixedwallhere.Thisisjustasamplegarden.Whatwewanttodoisactuallysetthisupsowehaveonevalvethattakesthegrowbeds,andyou'llsee...Mightbealittletoosmallforyoutosee,butallthisbrownarea,thisisadesignedgrowbedwithinadistancethatcanbeeasilymaintainedandharvested.Thisisaconversiontoafrontyard.Withallofthishere,we'vegotonevalvethatcantakeupabout10sprinklerheads,so10heads,andeachheadcanusuallytakeuptoa12-footradius.

Wewanttomapthisout.Wecandoupto10heads,andthisisaspecifictypeofheadwe'llgettolaterandexactlywhattypeofspray

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headwe'duseforthis.Youcangetuptoa12-footdiameterinaspaceupto10headsonthat12-footdiameter,butthat'samax.Youalwayswanttogoalittlelessthanthatintermsofthesquarefootagethatitcanbeaccommodatedto.You'llwanttomapitout.Getascaledrawingofyourpropertyandbeabletomapout,okay,ifI'mspraywateringthiswholeareaandthat'sa12-footradiusandIwanttheretobeoverlapbetweenmysprayheads.Iliterallywanttheedgestofullyoverlapwherevermysprayheadsare.IwantthemtofullyoverlapandensurethatI'vegotcoverageineverysquarefootthatI'vegotwiththat.

Again,12-feetradiuscircles.Basically,youcancutthemout,makeascaledrawingofit,printsomethingout,makeascalethingsoyoucanfigureouthowmanyheadstheycangetononevalve,andthatwouldbethemax.Again,it'swithaspecifictypeofsprayhead.Youmayonlybeabletogetfiveifyou'retryingtodoalargerradiusorwithatraditionalsprayhead.We'llgettothematerialsinalittlebit,butmax10,12-footradius.

Nowthesecondvalvegroupthatyouwant,that'sformygrowbeds,myonesetofvalvesIneedformygrowbeds.Imightneedmultiples.Forinstance,ifmyfrontyardIcangetallofthemhere,mybackyardwithmyraisedbeds,again,I'mlookingatthesamekindofsquarefootages.Whatendsupgettingisthatyoucanonlygoabout...Ifyouhave65psi,youcandoabout300linealfeetoftubing.Thatgoesforyourothervalvesaswell.Let'ssaythatinmybackyard...Myfrontformygrowbeds.I'mgoingtohavemyfrontgrowbedsand,let'ssee,itlookslikeIcanprobablygetawaywithjustonevalveinthefront.NowI'mgoingtoneed,lookslikeprobablytwovalvesintheback,andsoI'vegotatotalofthreevalvesdedicatedjusttogrowbeds.

Nownumbertwo,myperennials.IseeI'vegotalltheseperennialshereandwithmyperennials,Itypicallyonlywanttogoahundredlinealfeetofmyhalf-inchline.That'sthetypeoflineswetypicallyuseisahalf-inchlinewithemitterscomingoffofthat,smalleremittingtubing,butonlyuptoahundredfeetpervalve.Let'ssayI'vegotoneinthefrontyard[inaudible00:20:46]whicharereallymy

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bushesandstuff.I'vegotoneinthefrontandlookslikeIcouldprobablygetawaywithjustoneintheback,soI'vegottwovalvesthere.

Nowformytrees,Icangetupto300linealfeetformytrees.Ilookatwheremytreesareat,soIcandoonevalveanditthencircumnavigatestheentirespace.Minimum,I'mgoingtohaveone.ButwhatI'mlikelygoingtodo,sinceI'vegotsomanyperennialsinthebackyardandsomanygrowbeds,I'mgoingtoprobably,ifIwanttoincreasemyproduction...Let'ssaythesewereallbananatreesratherthancitrustrees,soifthey'reallbananatrees,thenI'mgoingtotreatthemlikegrowbeds,whichmeansIneedtoaddanothervalve.

Forthisparticularproperty,we'regoingtoneedatleastasix-valvesystemandasix-valvetimerbox.Uptosixvalves,atleastthat,butI'mgoingtoprobablybe...I'mgoingtowanttooversizebyatleasttwovalves,soI'mgoingtowanttogetaneight-valvesystemjusttomakesurethatI'moversizingbymycapacity,becauseyoumightcomebacklaterandthenconvertovertoadditionalgrowbedsandyou'lljustwanttomakesureyouhavethecapacityforitbecauseit'shardtogobackandthenretrofitthisstuff.It'skindofpainful,especiallywhenitcomestotheautomationofit.That'swhyI'mgivingyouthatrecommendationnow.

Allright.Toautomatethesystem,myfavoritearethesetwosystems.ThisisaHunterHydrawiseandthentheRachio,R-A-C-H-I-O.ThisRachiosystemscanactually...TheyneedaccesstotheInternet,andthenyoucanactuallylinkthemtoyourphoneandyoucanactuallyupdatethesystemfromyourphone.Youcanautomatethesystem,butit'llalsotrackwithweatherstations,makingitreallyeasytocontroleveryvalve.

NowtheHuntersystemItypicallyget,theyusuallyhaveaneight-valve.They'vegota24-valve.Ithinkit's12,24.Basically,theseonesareusuallyeightand16valves.Sorry,thisoneendsup12,24,andthenit'sallincrementsof12,basically12,24.That'sthevalveprocessthatyouhaveonthoseprofessionally.Thesearemyfavorite,

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again,becauseit'seasiertoautomateit,somethingIcanturnonandoffwhileI'minthefieldfrommyphone.IfI'mneedingtofixanirrigationthinghereandmyboxhappenstobeoverhere,Idon'thavetogoallthewaytothefrontyard,changesomething,hurryandrunbackinthebackyardandseeifitworkedandthenbackandforth.Youwanttoeliminateallthatbackandforth,soIcanuseanappthatthenallowsmetoaccessthatbox.Icanturnonmyvalvesix,perse.Icantestitout,turnitoff,andthenfixsomething.Turniton,turnitoff,allfromthatonelocation.

Theotheradvantageitgivesusaswellisthatifyouareusingcrewsandmaintenancepeople,youcanactuallygivethemaccessorgivethemanaccount,themaintenanceaccount,andtheycanthenturnitonandoffanditcantrackwhochangesthetimer.Whatalsohappensisthatitcanautomate.Ifitsensesrain,andthat'sreallywhatthisfourththingis.Aligningwithaweatherstationallowsyoutothengetupdatesonexactlyhowmuchrainandwateryou'vereceivedanditwillautomaticallyaugmentyourwateringtothenoffsetwhatrainyoumighthavealreadyreceived,therebyminimizingtheamountofwateryou'rehavingtothenpumpintothesysteminordertokeepyourplantshealthyandhappy.That'sthefourthoneforthat.

Nextstepisallaboutinstallation.Nowtheinstallationcomponentcanbecomplicated,buttosimplifyitforyou,thefirstmethodthatwetalkedaboutwasfloodirrigation.Nowoneoftheeasiestwaystofigureoutfloodirrigationisn'twithalaserlevel.Youcoulddothatanddoalaserlevel,butyoucandoitthewaytheIndiansdidit.Theywouldhavetheirsourcepoint,whetheritbeacovertthat'sgotyourscrewtypecovertandthewaterjustflowsoutofthat.Youcandoitthatroute.Thenyouliterallyjustuseahoe,andwhereverthewaterflows,thenyoucanstartusingahoetodigthelittletroughsandthengetthewatertomovedownthoserows,justlikewe'reshowinghere.Youcandothatroute.

Doesn'tneedalaserlevelforthat,butifyouliveinamoretopography,ifyougotalotofmovement,water'sgoingtomovefast,obviously,foryou,dependingonwhichdirectionit'sgoing.Youmay

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havetoactuallyusefloodirrigationandthenyoucreatebermsandyou'reactuallybuildingupsoilandthenplantingyourtreesandplantsonorveryclosetothosebermsinordertothenreceiveofthatwater.Alotofthepermaculturetechniques,permaculturedesigntalksaboutthat,creatingyourswaleswhereyoucandigdownoneside,bermupontheothersideinordertoslowthatwaterflowandtobeabletocapturemorefortheplantstogrow.There'sfloodirrigation.

Trees,berries,bushes,dowewanttodorows?Wetalkedalittlebitaboutthat.Withthetrees,obviouslythat'sthenumber-oneuseforfloodirrigation,but,again,itdoesnotcomeonaregularbasis.Youmayonlybeabletogetitonceaweekormaybeonceamonth,andinsomepartsofthecountry,youdon'tevengetitatall.Inthewintertime,IknowoutheretheyshutthewholesystemdownforacoupleofmonthsandforotherpartsI'msuretheydidthataswell,anditmightbetoolongforthehealthofyourtreesandplants.

Nowanotherformoffloodirrigationisactuallythebestoneyet.Ifyou'regoingtobedoingfarmrowsandyou'rewantingtodomoreannualplantings,wedon'ttypicallyusefloodirrigationforalotofourfarmproductsbecausewecangrowevenfasterinafloodirrigationmethodthat'smoreaquaponicorhydroponic.Here'sasample,anelegantediblelandscape.They'reactuallydonebynaturalpoolsbySupremePools.Thosearesomekeyfiguresonit.Youcanseethisparticularpooldesignthatusesthisraisedbed.Thisisthebedwe'relookingatontheleftthere.Thisisthatsamebedthatwe'reshowinghere.Thewateractuallypushesupunderneaththesubstrateandthenthat'swherewegrowtheplants,andthenitfiltersthewaterandthenpoursoutthroughthescuppers.Reallycoolsystem,reallycoolwaytodothings.

It'sanebb-and-flowsystemtowaterthoseplants.Ebbandflowsworkevenbetterbecauseinanebbandflow,basicallywhat'shappeningisthatwe'vegottopouritsothewaterfillsupandthenitdrainsbackout.It'sgoingtofillupandfloodthespace.Yougotalltheplantsinthere.Thereasontheseworkevenfasteristhatasthewaterdrainsout,itactuallysucksairintotheroots.Withmoreairin

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theroots,youactuallycanmetabolizealotmorenutrient,whichallowstheplantstothengrowevenfaster.Asthewaterrecedes,itliterallysuckstheairinandit'sareallycoolprocess.Itgivesthefullirrigation,swellstheroots,swellstheentireplant,andthenasitdrainsout,sucksinairandthenmetabolizesmorenutrient.

ThisisasampleofwhatI'vegot.Thisismylittlegreenhouseinmybackyard,andtheseareallebb-and-flowbeds,eachoftheseones,andthey'reconnectedtomyaquaponicstank,asyoucanseehere.I'vejustgota75-gallonaquaponicstankthatthenebbsandflowsonaspecifictimer.They'relittlesmarttimers,sotheycantrackwithmyphone,butit'llebbandflowinsideofthesebeds,allowingmetogrowalotofmystarts.Wegetthingstogrowalotfaster.It'sabout30%fasterinourebb-and-flowsystemthanjustinanin-groundscenario.Floodirrigationcanworkandcanbeoptimizedforevenhigherproduction,andthisisthewayweliketodoit.

Now,let'stalkaboutraised-bedscenarios.NowweatAgriscapingcallitawaterblanket.I'mgoingtoshowyouacoupleofpicturesofthewaterblanket.Thiswasaconversionthatweoriginallydidoffofgrass.Youcanseethegrasshereatthisproperty.Thiswasallgrass,allwhereyouseetherock.Thatgrasswascutout.Theoriginalwateringsystemwasthenaugmented.Theywerestubbedup,upinsideofthesebeds,andthenfromthestub-out,wedidthis.Thisisahalf-inchlineallaroundtheperimeter.Wecreateafulllooptoequalizethepressureacrosstheentirebed,andthenwehavequarter-inchemittertubingacrossthecenter.Thesehavelittledripemitters.Theseonesaresetatsixinchesoncenterandthey're12inchesapart.

IfIzoominalittlebitontheselittlecomponentshere,you'llseethedifferentpieces.Here'sthedriptubing,aboutonegallonperhour,perdripemitterthat'salongthosetubing,andwemakeitsoitliterallyislikeablanket.Doesn'tgettangledup,holdstothesurface.Wecanputmulchoverthetopofit.Here'sthecornercomponents,andhere'stheconnectionpointtotherisercomingupfromtheground.Thisallowsusalsotobeabletotakethisentirethingoffthebed,ifnecessary,toamendthesoilanddigdownandcleanitallup

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andthenputitbackbecauseitcanactuallyswivelacrossthisjoint.Anywayweturnit,itcanswiveloffthatjoint.Makesitrealeasytomanage.Ifweneedtopullitoff,wecanactuallyjustpullbacktheselittlecouplersandthenpullthetubingout.

Wallbedsusingthatsameemittertubing,yougotthisotherwayofincreasingtheproductivityinyoursquarefootageifyougotasmallspacelikethisparticularproperty.Thispicturewastakenduringthewintertime,andyoucanseealltheseraisedbedswehaveonthewallthatgainsomebenefitfromthesunatalowerangle.Wecanactuallystillgrowtheonionsandthebasilupintheseupperdecksbecausethesoiliswarmedbythesunatthatlowerangle.Theninthesummertime,thesunishigherstraightupandactuallyhelpsshielditfromthecrazyArizonasun,allowingustogrowevenmorestuffduringthesummertime.

Withthese,thesealsohaveawaterblanketeffectwherethere'sdripemittersgoingthrougheachofthesethingsthatcanthenbeturnedonandoffinconnectionwiththeothersystems.Ifyou'redoingwallbedslikethis,Iwouldrecommendthatthisbeaseparatevalve.It'saseparatewallvalvespecificjustfortheseonesbecausethetimingthattheyneedtostayoninordertofullyirrigatethosesystemsisless.Foreachareathatneedswateringandthefrequency,itneedstobeaccommodatedforyoursystem.Ifyou'redoingwallbeds,it'saseparatevalve,butyoucangetmultiplewallbedsonthosesystemsprettyeasy.Again,youthinkofthelinealfootageandyoucangetupto100linealfeetpervalveiswhatwerecommendtogettheentiresystemtoworkwell.

Allright,here'sanotherexample,somemorewallbedswhichyoucandoonasidewall.ThisisfromFlowerStreetUrbanGardens.Theseareguys,they'repartofourAgriscapingnetwork,ourcertifiedagriscapingeducatorsthatteachinadifferentpartofthevalleyhereinPhoenixarea,andthey'rethedesignersoftheseactualbeds.Ifyouwanttocheckthemoutthey'reprettycool.

Nowthere'sthebotanicalgardenway.Thisiswherethingsgetreallyquiteastonishingintheopportunitythatcanbecreatedinyourown

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landscapetobothbeautifyandproducewonderfulthings.It'sthemosaiccultureiswhatwe'reshowingyouhere.Obviouslyinathree-dimensionalform,wecandoalotofdifferentthings,butthewateringsystemisverysimilartowhatwewerejustshowingyou.Thewaterblanketconceptisthentakenintoathree-dimensionalformwiththesametypeofdripemittersbutinacageformat.They'reliterallyfillingthisentirecagewiththesoilmedium,butthenhavingtheirrigationlinesonregulardripemittersbasicallyevenlyacrossthatentirespaceinordertodocrazy,coolstufflikethis.

Also,in-groundinthebotanicalgarden,we'velearnedalotasweworkedwiththesedifferentlandscapesonhowtosetthesesystemsup.AsIshowedyouearlier,todoatreelinelikethiswithallthesemulberriesandsomeoftheseotherbasilsandthingsintegratedin,therearebasicallythreedifferentlinesgoingonthroughthissection.We'vegotalinewateringjustthetreesandthey'vegotthedeepdripemittersthataregoingdowndeepandensuringthatthey'regoingonaboutonceamonth,butgoingdowndeeply,slowanddeep.

Thenwehaveweeklysprayers,andyoucanseethelittlepopups.Thesearegoingonalmosteveryday,especiallyinthesummertime,tospraywaterthisentirearea,butit'sreallyjustfocusingonthetop12inchesofsoil.It'smorefrequentbutlessdeep.Thenthelinespecificforthetrees,lessfrequentandmuchdeeper.Whenyou'reusingthespray,whatwerecommendandwhatthenumberswerethatwegaveyouon10sprayheadsat12-feetradiusisactuallysetupfortheseMProtators,whichminimizestheamountofwaterandpressurethatyouneedinordertoaccommodatethatentirespace.Theydorequiretobeonalittlebitlonger,butit'sallrelativetothedepththatyou'regettingwitheachofthosethings.

Nowevenwiththedripemittersystem,ifyouonlyhaveadripemittersystem,you'vegotabunchofpolytubingoryouhaveswingpipe,andthat'swhatyou'vebeenusing,youcanalsotapin.ThisisaproductfromRainBirdthatactuallycanbeusedwithanMProtatoronthetoptogetapopupsprayerconversionfromapolylineratherthanhavingtoconvertalltoaPVC.Thetypeoftubingwedorecommendwhichhelpsminimizeyourcostisactuallyratherthan

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goingPVC,goswingpipeforalotofyourpipingandthengowiththistypeofemitterwhereyourpopupsaremucheasiertoaddin.Youdon'tneedabunchofglueandyoucansetthewholesystemupinminutesratherthanhours,andaveryeffectivesystem,veryuseful,andyoucanmovethemaroundasyouneedit.

Youcanresetthemwithouthavingtocutpipeandre-gluestuff.It'salittlemoreflexibleandeasiertothenreplace,ifneedbe.Itdoeslastalongtime,especiallyifyou'reusingswingpipe.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatswingpipeis,there'spolylinewhichis.71inchlinethatit'sblacktubingandit'susuallyprettythin.Nowthat'syourtypicalpolytubing.Polytubingwilllastabout10yearsandthenitgoestowaste.

Nowtheswingpipeisthesameexteriordiameter,butit'sshorter.It'sahalfinchontheinterior,muchthickerwall.SometimestheycallitflexiblePVC,andthenthatpipecanalsothenbeused.Youcanusethesamecouplersasyoudoforthepoly,butamuchmorerigidsurfaceandtheydon'tleakasmuch.They'lllastawholelotlonger.Yougetatleasttwiceasmuchlife,ifnotthreetimesasmuchlife,outofthese,andifyoudingitwithashovel,it'snotgoingtocausealeak.

Ifyoudingthepolywithashovel,it'sgoingtocausealeakandthensome,andatthe10-yearpoint,youprettymuchhavetoreplacetheentiresystem,whereaswiththeswingpipe,youdon'thavetoreplaceit.IthasasgoodalongevityasyourtypicalPVCandnotasbrittle.LikemanyofyouhaveprobablyexperiencedwithPVC,astheygetolder,ifyouhititjustalittlebit,itcanbursttheentirething.Theyjustshatter,andtheshardsthatenduphappeningisgoingtobeproblematic,whereasthisnewerswingpipedoesn'thavethatshardability,Iguessyoucouldsay.Itdoesn'tshatter.It'snotasbrittleastheotherstuffwas.Thatcanbeveryuseful.

Nowdeepintothewaterwisdom,let'sdivealittledeeper.Thenumber-onequestionwegetishowlongshouldIwater?Theansweris,it'snotabouttime.Again,it'saboutdepth.Youcanaudityourownwateringsystem.Youdon'tneedabunchofcansoutthere.Whatyou'relookingatisonceyougetyourwatersystemup,you're

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goingtowanttothenturniton.Let'ssayyouputitoninevenincrements.Let'ssayI'mtestingmywatervalveoutformygrowbeds.I'vegotmylittlesprayemittersandtheMProtators,andI'veturnediton.Let'ssayIjustputitonfor10minutes.Iturnitonfor10minutes,andthenI'mgoingtoletitsoakinforequalamountoftime,10minutes,andI'mgoingtowait.Wewaitthose10minutesandIgoout,I'mgoingtouseascrewdrivertoseehowdeepthatactuallywent,howdeepdidthatwatergowhenIputitonforthatamountoftime.

Nowlet'ssaythatI'mtryingtogetto12inchesorI'mtryingtoevenjustgettofourinches,anditonlygoesdowntwointhose10minutes.Itonlygoesdowntwoin10minutesandIwanttogettofour,thenI'mgoingtodoubletheamountoftimeonmycontrolbox.Youcanturnitonandthensetitupthatway.ThatshouldpredictablyallowmetogetdowntothedepththatIneededtogetto.

Nowthetwoplaceswecheckagain,raisedbeds,in-groundbeds,andthentreesandthenweliketocheckthebushes,too,againatthesameincrementsthatweweretalkingabout.Withourtrees,wewanttogetdownatleastthreefeet.In-groundbeds,we'relookingat12inches.Raisedbeds,betweenfourinchesand12inches,justdependingonwhatwe'vegotgrowingandhowmuchspacewehaveinthosethings.Thenforourbushes,it'stwofeet.Wewanttomakesurethatthebushesgodownatleasttwofeetintotheground,andyoucanuseafour-footpieceofrebar.

Usually,we'lltakethatpieceofrebar,bendthatpiece,justbendthetopsixinches.Thatallowsustopushitthrough,anditwillgothroughthesoilthatiswet.Onceithitsdrysoil,itstops.That'showthatworks,andsothat'showyoucangetyourmeasurementtofigureoutthedepthatwhichyourwaterwentinaccordwithwhatyouwatereditat,andwewanttogetthemdowntothesedepthshere.Whateverittakesforyoursystemtowatertothosedepths,addanincrement,thenthat'swhatyouwanttodoandthenusingthefrequenciesthatwetalkedaboutearlier.

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Wateringschedules,herewegoagain.Herbs,18inchesplus,deep,everythreetofivedays.Wewantourseedsoneortwotimesadayviaspray,anotherreasonwelikeusingspray,becausethenwecanactuallygetagreatseedgrowing,whereifwe'rejustusingdripsystemorfloodirrigation,wecouldhavesomechallengeswithourseedgrowthpotential.Itcertainlylimitshowoftenwecanplantifwe'redoingthat.

Vegetables,wecandothatdaily,12,18inches.Wejustneedtomakesurethatthewaterisstilldownthere.Oncethetoptwoinchesdryout,that'swhenyouneedtore-waterforeverythingotherthanseeds.Ifthetoptwoinchesisdry,now'sthetimetore-water.

Newtrees,weekly,downtothreefeetexceptforpalms.Theydon'tneedtogodownthreefeet.Theycanjustgodowntwofeetandthey'dbefine.Rosevinebushes,everythreetofivedays,down12inchesplus.Reallywhatwe'regoingforandagain,settingupoursystemtobeabletogo24inchesdown.Andwatchthewater.Over-wateringcancausesomechallenges,especiallyforyouryoungerplants.Thingsthatcan'taccommodatesuchfloodswilldie.Therootswillrot,andyou'llhavesomemajorchallenges.Beonthelookoutforthat.

Nowwhenwe'remounding,weliketotakethatsamedripirrigationsystemandwecanactuallydrapeitinsidethehill.Wecandothemoundsthatway,butoftenwhatwe'lluseishalf-inchlineovertheentirethingratherthandoingthelittledrip[inaudible00:39:26].We'llusehalf-inchthathaveinlinedripemittersthatare12inchesoncenterandthenweputtheminanoffset.Whenwedothat,wecanactuallyputitunderthesoillayerandallowittowaterthatentirehillonthatangleanditdoesitevenly.

Theotherthingweliketodoiswe'lldoasubterraneanwateringsystem,thislittlechimneykindofthingoverhere,whichyoucan'tsee,andthatpipethatgoesunderneathwithaperforatedpipe.It'sabout12inchesunderthesoil,andsowefillthatuponceaweekanditpercolatesthroughthatentirehill,andthat'sanotherwaytodoit.Yougetdeepwatering,especiallyonthosethingsontheupper

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part,thedeeperrootingstuff,andthenfortheshallowrootingstuff,it'sdownatthebottom.Thatactuallyworksprettywell.

Thisisanothercrazywaytodoit.Thisisanotherraisedbedformat,butthisisunderground.Thisisanin-groundraisedbed,ifyoucanimaginethat.Thisisunderneathourtrampoline,andwedoalotofthesetrampolinegardens,whichhelpswithanumberofthings.Itcanactuallyprotectagainstthecrazysun,thehotinthesummer,andthenactuallyitholdsthesoilheat,andsoit'sactuallywarmerinthewinterandit'scoolerinthesummer.

Thishasalsogotthedripemitterlinesgoingthroughthat.Webasicallytreatitjustlikewedoaraisedbed,andwedothatwaterblanketperspective,butit'sinanarcwithonepointeventuallycominginoneachsideandthenitgoesaroundandcreatesafullloopandallthewayback.Creatingaloop,equalizepressurefromtwosidesalsoimportantifyou'reusingtheemittertubingbecausehere'swhathappens.Ifyoudoanemittertubingthatjustgoesandthenithasanendstopandit'sgotthelittledripemittersinit,thewaterisalwaysflowinginjustonedirection.Ifonebecomesclogged,itwilljustcontinuetopassbythatone.

Ifyouhaveitinaloop,wateractuallyisabletocomefromtwodifferentdirections.Aclogdoesn'tlastlonginasystemlikethisbecauseitcreatesanoscillatoryeffectbetweenthepressurecomingfromonesideandtheotherside.Ifitgetscloggedonewayandalittlesandparticlegetsstuckinsideofthere,whatendsuphappeningisthatitpushesfromtheothersideandthenendsupdislodgingthatparticularpointoritneverallowsittogetlodgedinthefirstplace.Loopsarebetterthanstraightenddeadends.Aloopisbetterthanadeadend.Weallknowthatwhenwe'redriving.We'dmuchratherhavealooporacul-de-sactobeabletoturnaroundinthantohavesomethingofanend,inadeadend.

Withallthatsaid,we'vegonethroughalotofcontentinafairlyshortperiodoftime,andlovetobeabletoshowittoyoumoreandhelpyouguysgetyourlandscapesdialedin.Thisisagoodintroduction.There'salotofdepthinhere.Hopewecangobackandreviewalot

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ofwhatI'vealreadysharedwithyoutogetsomeofthedetails.Hopeyou'vetakensomegoodnotes,too,becausethereweresomespecificsaboutthesizes.

Well,we'vegotamasteryprogramwithAgriscapingthatcanhelpgiveyouaccesstovideoslikethisaswellasmoretomastertheartandscienceofagriscaping,producinglandscapesthatcantrulypayforthemselves,reduceyourutilitybills,increaseincome,moreaffordable,healthier,accessiblefoodoptionsforyourself.Andespeciallyifyou'reinamoremunicipalarea,we'dlovetoconnectwithyouandseehowwecanhelpimproveyourlocalfoodeconomy.

You'reontheoutskirts,growingitforyourself,alsoverykey,andifyoucanminimizetheamountofspaceyouneed,allthebetter.There'stwophasesoftheAgriscapingmasteryprogram.WecallittheAMP,twophases.There'saskillinstructionphaseandthenthere'stheapplicationphase.Skillinstruction'salldoneonline,36skillstomastertheart.Andthenweteachyouallaboutassessment,design,installationonvaryingaspects,buildingthoseraisedbeds,buildingeverythingthatIshowedyoutodowhatIshowedyouthere.ThisisthesamecoursethatisthefundamentalcourseforallofourAgriscapingcertifiedpros.Weteachyouthesamestuffbutteachitfromaperspectiveofdo-it-yourselfersandgiveyouaccesstoourprosonlinethatyoucanaskquestionsfrom.

Thenlivingit,aco-creativeproject.Whenyoucanputthatdreamonpaperandhavethatsupportsystemofourteamandtheprosthatcanhelpansweryourquestions,wecanshowyouhowtogetthat$40,000yardforlessthanfivegrandasyouenvisionit,designit,anddoitforyourself.Wecanalsoshowyouhowtoattracthelp,becauseit'sreallyinteresting.Whenyoustartgrowingfood,peoplewanttocomehelp,andwe'llshowyouhowtodothat.

Ifyouwanttoleaditandjoinusonthebiggersideofthings,thebiggerperspectiveonwhatwe'redoingwithagriscapingandgopro.Youcangetcertifiedinavarietyofdifferentcertificationsfromconsultingtoeducatingtodesign,installation,maintenance,andharvesting.Wehavedifferentprogramsthroughoutthecountrythat

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arecontinuingtogrowaroundhubs.Ifyou'reinterestedinthat,youcanapplyforfreerightonlineandwetakepeoplethroughthesameprocess,assess,design,install,support.There'sdifferentcertifiedprosthatcanhelpatanystepoftheprocesswhetheryouwanttodoitforyourselfandgetsomehelpfromacertifiededucatororifyouwanttobecomeacertifiedproyourself.

Here'saexampleoftheonlinesystemthatwehaveandthedifferentvideos.Webrokethemdownintoabout20-minuteorlessincrements,soitmakesiteasyandpalatablethatyoucangothroughallthecontent.Multipleweeks,youcanseewegotthesevenfullweeksofthemasteryprogramaswellastheonlineportalwithprofessionalsupport24/7whereyoucanaskyourquestions,getdirectanswers.Wegotpros.WegotKelly.She'sactuallyoneofourprosinOhioandcanhelpanswerquestionsaswellasotherslikeAdam[Marley00:44:38]inCaliforniaandothersinTexas.There'salotofdifferentlocationswherewehavepeoplestartingout.

Ifyoulikeit,joinus.Let'supgradethelandscapeofAmericatogether,getthingsirrigated,optimized,andhealthierforyouandallthosethatsurroundyou.Yougotthelinkshere.Hopefully,youenjoyedtheclassfortoday.Giveusalikewhentheycomearoundandaskforit,andletuskeepbringingsomeofthesecoolfreecoursestotheprogram.Welovetoseeyouasoftenaswecan.Findusonlineagainatagriscaping.com.

Marjory: Veryinteresting.I'mactuallyinasituationinColoradowhereIhaveanopportunitytodofloodirrigation,andI'mkindoffascinatedbythat.It'slikebackwhenIwasakid.Youcandigatrenchandthenmovethewaterthiswayandthatway.I'llletyouknowhowthatgoes.

ThatwasonemoduleofJustin'strainingforagriscapers.Again,that'slikehowtohaveabeautiful,ediblelawn.Hehasawholefullcertificationandtraining,ashe'spointedoutinthevideohere.Allyouneedtodoisclickonthatbuttontotheright,andyou'llgetaccesstoJustin'strainings.Healsohasalotofotherreallygreatfreeresourcesthatareavailable.

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Agriscaping.Ifyou'realandscaperoryouknowaprofessionallandscaper,Justinwastellingmehe'sbookedsolid,becausepeoplewantediblelawns.They'rerippingouttheoldlandscapingthatdidn'tproduceanything,andnowthey'regettinglawnsthatactuallyfeedthem.PartofJustin'sorganizationhasmuchmorelevelsoftrainingtotakepeopletotheprolevel.Anyway,areallyfabulousorganizationtoknowaboutandtogetinvolvedwith;so,clickonthatbuttontotheright,andthat'llgetyouovertotheiragriscaping.com.

Ofcourse,thebuttondownbelowthat,ifyoulikethispresentationandappreciatethework,whattheGrowNetworkisdoing.Ourmissionishomegrownfoodoneverytable,becausewerecognizethat'sthesolutiontomany,many,manyproblemsthatwefaceinthisdayandage.Clickonthatbutton,andthatwillletyoupurchaseawholecopyoftheSummitforyourself.We'llsendittoyouonaUSBtoyourmailbox.Again,purchasingtheSummitreallydoeshelpsupporttheworkoftheGrowNetwork.

ThisisMarjoryWildcraft,andyou'reparticipatingintheHomeGrownFoodSummit.