Hydroponic Garden Homemade PVC. Part 6 of 7 How to Build a Raised Bed Garden: Drip Irrigation Install 1/2" PVC to Drip Tube. Time to Get the Bends, and I Don't Mean Diving Sickness. You're never going to see a project from me that involves straight pipe. You would have when I was a kid, but after too many years in the construction industry, I need to see a good finish. If the project doesn't look slick, I don't want to say I did it. I have to say right off hand that there's not any REAL how-to information in this post. I just want to show what happens if you allow a little free-form creativity to happen when you're working with PVC pipe.
Nothing truly useful was made in this process, but the concepts for some really cool things all came out of this little adventure. It really is worth it to creatively wander when you know you have a larger project vision. PVC was designed by committee to be heated, reshaped and cooled back down to its original strength and rigidity. What follows here is a demonstration of what just one curve can do. I wanted to see if the equator curve on a sphere was the same as any longitudinal curve. This is the "Hmmmmmmmm," phase. How to Make a Self-Watering Greenhouse - In-Depth Tutorial.
How to Make a Self-Watering Greenhouse (In-Depth Tutorial) I know it seems a little redundant to post this when I've already posted a video, but it is kind of hard to get more than a vague idea from the video alone. I hope this sheds a little more light on the subject. I'm sure it also seems like I'm beating this idea to death, but this one concept opens doors to further innovation. After I finish this article, I'm going to put another one up that shows a hinged, raised bed house and talk about some amazing things you can do from there. Once the foundation of principles is laid, and with input from the community, I'll shed more light on the whole concept that I'm trying to push here.
I want to see an open source, self-contained plant habitat that can be entirely controlled from an iPhone. Yes, that is done in the shop, and yes, that's a weird environment to build a greenhouse. Tools You Will Need (optional) Mallet PVC Pipe is cheap no matter what gauge you use. Materials You Will Need Tips. Stain PVC Any Color You Like.