Content
- Building irrigation for the garden itself - That's how it works
- Drip irrigation for the garden - without a pump
- Irrigation system with electricity and water connection
- Tips
Automatic irrigation saves a lot of work and time
Building irrigation for the garden itself - That's how it works
An automatic irrigation system saves you a lot of work and time, and on hot days you no longer have to worry about whether your vegetables may be thirsty. Instead, they are continuously supplied with the precious wet and you can calm down your work.
Drip irrigation for the garden - without a pump
Without electricity and external water supply, this simple form of drip irrigation works well for vegetable beds and perennial borders. All you need is a rain barrel with a capacity of at least 1500 liters as well as various garden hoses that can be coupled together. And this is how you install the system:
Then you just have to make sure that the rain barrel (s) is refilled regularly.
Irrigation system with electricity and water connection
If you have an external power and / or water connection in the garden, you can perfect the irrigation system described above with a submersible pump or install the water supply directly to the house connection. In this way, you can also install a sprinkler system for the lawn by connecting various irrigation elements (such as square, recessed or surface sprinkler) with hoses and connect them to a tap. However, it should have a pressure of at least 0.5 bar for automatic irrigation to work. Incidentally, irrigation systems can be installed both above and below ground, but they are not suitable for vegetable or perennial beds: Irrigation should be done directly at the roots and not over the leaves, otherwise fungal diseases may occur.
Tips
For a cost-effective irrigation, a garden fountain may be useful. This, however, can not drill itself, as usually have professionals to work.