$100 drip irrigation system for your backyard

Constantly forgetting to water your tomato plants?  You’re not alone.  Matt Haughey (of Metafilter fame) spent $100 and a Saturday afternoon (albeit a few years back…) installing a drip irrigation system to keep his plants alive while on vacation.

It’s amazingly easy, like putting legos together. Cost about $100 and took about an hour to set up the first section.

Follow along step-by-step in his short Flickr tutorial to make your own.