Rick - Interesting ideas! Thanks for those links, too!
I would need drip emitters for each of the plant boxes in the vertical herb garden. There are two boxes per row per shelf per section, so each section has 4 plant boxes. There are 3 sections, though the east section actually has 3 shelves for a total of 6 boxes. So the total number of plant boxes is 14. I could run a 1/2" line from the main line over across the mulch path to the vertical garden and then run a 1/4" line from the back of the structure, up each 4 x 4 post, that split off into a " T " connector to each box and then the top box would just have a corner connector.
I also have 2 raised beds and a ground bed running pretty much in a straight line along the mulch path that leads to the vertical herb garden which is near the far end of the path. I already have 2 switches for the 1/2" line, one for each zone of the backyard. I could add a 3rd switch which would be for the middle of the backyard zone and just run another long 1/2" line following the length of the path with 1/4" lines running off of it into the raised garden beds, the ground bed, and the vertical garden. I need to count up all my drip emitters. I don't think I have enough on hand. I may have to buy a few more. I use the drip emitters for pots, so they would work perfect for the planter boxes. Just need to buy a few more bags of them. I could just use 360 sprayers for the raised beds. And that would solve that watering problem for all those areas which I am currently having to water by hand.
