The installation of a drip system in your garden is a great way to save precious water and water the plants when you are away. There are various brands, but all more or less the same job. I have one in my backyard because I have a lot of potted plants for water and saves me a lot of time. Most garden centers have all the necessary parts. In addition, they usually have an expert give you some advice, but if you follow the directions exactly, I'm sure you can doit. If I can do it, you can too. Just make a plan for the area of water, be it a patio, a flower or a vegetable garden.
Start with a timer that allows you to connect the hose bib. If you want to keep the tap water for other uses, put a dual hose bib at first. These are the individual shut-off, so you can use independently. I bought a drip-system kit that was almost everything except the timer and the filter. It 's like toys erector sets and experience. You only need tomust plan how to show all your plants without tubes, of course, want to reach. I ran all around the main line of my terrace (which you have to cut and add the corner pieces), then I ran the smaller pipes with drip feeds for the planters. I even went to a side wall and ran the cover line around the patio, so I could put dropper in my begonias hanging. Very cute! I also have a large bed of mixed flowers at the end of the terrace, and could not be used sprinklers on poles for this area. Theworks great.
If you put the drip system in your garden before you plant, you have the advantage of digging into the situation a little 'down and bury the main line (you only need to dig a few inches and leave the tube plenum, so you can use the hose 1 / 4 of an inch to run out of it). You can dig the end claw of a hammer to your trench. There are U-shaped pin can be used to attach the main line, so that does not occur, but wait until everything was in place before the fuseline.
I'll give you a hint, try this in a relatively warm day. Putting your hose pole under the sun, it is much easier to work with him. The hardest part is to drive the heater small tube. Usually there is a shot made available, but it helps if you wear gloves because my hands hurt after a while '. The best part is when you are done, and you turn it on and everything works great! Very satisfied!
If you have large areas must cover as a lawn, you mustput in an automatic irrigation system. Ideally, the turf is not yet and you can lay out your pipes in small ditches. You want to make sure you expand the reach of the sprinklers, the use to which you want to view, so you know how far into space the tubes. It 'simply a matter of cutting and connecting transitions with the glue that sell for this purpose. Again, you need to plan where you want the controller and the timer. This is a bit 'more complicated and requires a drip systemsome plumbing knowledge. I set up someone to install my irrigation system, because it is not a job that I wanted to do, but after I did, it's pretty easy, especially if your hose bib is in a comfortable position.
Sunset has a good soft-cover book that explains all these structures and helps to have the pictures to judge by. They are usually sold in a local hardware store.
