{"id":16099,"date":"2014-01-09T17:35:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T23:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16099"},"modified":"2014-01-09T17:35:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T23:35:33","slug":"diy-drip-irrigation-system-cheap-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/diy-drip-irrigation-system-cheap-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"The DIY Drip Irrigation System: Cheap &#038; Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of paying your neighbor&#8217;s lazy kid to <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2010\/03\/rain-barrel-diy\/\">water the plants or garden<\/a> when you&#8217;re out of town? Want something cheaper and more reliable? Heather Carr at sister site Blue Living Ideas came across this fantastic, cheap diy project that will ensure that the plants don&#8217;t get dry, and you don&#8217;t have to hand over $10 bucks when you know that kid never left his XBox.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drip Irrigation System for less than 10 bucks\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lmXTMki8SL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-81dd378b0a16958b7c4a2bfd310f5e16-top\" style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1Vth2\" class=\"rpuThumb\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/9658997\" style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1Vth2\" class=\"rpuTitle\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>DIY Drip Irrigation for Under Ten Dollars<\/strong><\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/1Vth2\" class=\"rpuHost\" rel=\"norewrite\">Blue Living Ideas<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">\nIf you\u2019ve ever come home from work in the summer and found your lovely garden wilted, this DIY drip irrigation system might be just the thing for you. 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