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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Cool. You could just do a small one for the family, if a greenhouse is too much work. I am thinking of doing that...but I have a black thumb.

I also forgot I have something growing and forge to water my Earth Boxes.

I need an alarm system to remind me. Any suggestions for how to install a small watering system where I just push a button from inside my home?

Guess I should ask in the gardening thread.

You should be able to get the toys to do it at your local home improvement/garden center.

Here are examples of both single and dual valve options:

http://www.amazon.com/Orbit-62061N-9...Z1YQCDSF9BPMN9

http://www.amazon.com/Orbit-Valve-Di...N%3DB00KIXY6NG

Originally Posted by lewdog

I rigged mine up to my drip emitter system and installed a shutoff valve before my garden that is directly into the poly pipe. That way it can be on a timer like the rest of the shrubs/yard, or I can continue watering the rest of the yard and shut the valve off since the garden requires less water. The emitters are super easy to install and I can even regulate them to have some of them turned off and some kept on if something is harvested and no longer needs to be watered in a certain area.

This also allows use to leave for a week at a time and not need someone to come water out plants.

I too am a black thumb and not a handyman, so if I can do it, so can you.

This year's plan is to rig up a timed drip system (probably a basic timed faucet + leaky hose setup) so that I don't have to work the garden every day. I'm going to be putting a second garden together in my brother's yard, so I won't have the same amount of recreational time for the one at my own house.