Do you dream of an intensely green lawn and lushly blooming plants? Make sure your garden is properly watered. Optimum substrate humidity is one of the most important elements influencing the appearance and condition of plants. To water your plants effectively, it is worth using professional devices and creating your own irrigation system in the garden. We show you how to easily make it yourself.
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Garden irrigation system
To enjoy a beautiful garden, it is necessary to regularly provide garden plants with the appropriate amount of water. Garden irrigation can be done in various ways: manually, using garden hoses or completely automatically - using an automatic irrigation system. The choice of the appropriate solution depends, among others, on: on: the size and arrangement of the garden, the plants' water demand, financial resources and time possibilities.
In larger gardens, watering plants manually is usually ineffective and very time-consuming. For this reason, automatic garden irrigation systems are becoming more and more popular. Even a simple irrigation installation makes it much easier to provide plants with adequate humidity. Thanks to it, plants can be watered at precisely designated times, completely unattended. Garden irrigation so it does not pose a problem even in the event of a longer absence from home, e.g. during a holiday trip.
Automatic irrigation systems also help reduce water loss in the garden. They deliver water to deeper layers of the earth and directly to the root zone, so that plants can use it effectively. Additionally, more advanced systems are equipped with rain sensors that turn off watering when the ground is wet. Garden irrigation systems can also be connected to rainwater tanks, which allows you to irrigate your garden in an ecological way.
How to make a garden irrigation system yourself?
Contrary to appearances, building an irrigation system in the garden is not difficult and does not require hiring specialists or using professional equipment. Most of the work can be done yourself, using simple tools. But where to start?
The key to implementing an effective irrigation system is to create an installation design. It should take into account the location of the water connection and sprinklers, the route and length of the supply lines and the irrigated area. The installation must be planned in such a way that the sprinklers cover as much of the flower beds and lawn as possible, and the individual elements of the system do not interfere with other garden installations.
Once you have all the necessary items for garden irrigation, you can start installing them. Work should begin by digging grooves for the pipes. You should dig the trench at a depth of approx. 20-30 cm. After laying out the cables, attach them to the ground, connect them using connectors, and then install the garden sprinklers. If you want the installation to operate automatically, you must also connect the irrigation system to the controller, solenoid valves and humidity sensors and program their operation appropriately. Finally, fill in the grooves, fill in any gaps in the soil, and that's it - you can enjoy your own garden irrigation system.
Products necessary for garden irrigation
To plan effectively garden irrigation , you need to buy the right products. To build an irrigation system, the following will be useful:
- irrigation controller with accessories – allows you to program optimal times and watering times. It can be conveniently mounted on the wall, inside the building. It is compatible with Wi-Fi. It can work in manual or fully automatic mode.
- rotary sprinkler – recommended for lawn irrigation. Thanks to the water curtain technology, it ensures even irrigation of the entire turf surface.
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irrigation hose – intended for installation underground or on the surface. It enables effective watering of the garden with low water consumption, even at low pressure. It is perfect for irrigating plants growing in clusters - in flower beds, in the form of hedges or in a vegetable garden. - hydrophore pump – provides power to the irrigation system. Thanks to speed regulation, it maintains the appropriate water pressure in the water intake system. The self-priming pump also allows you to pump water from a well or rainwater tank
- drip line – for use as part of an underground micro-sprinkler system. It allows you to deliver water directly to the roots of grass, shrubs and cover plants.
In addition, it is worth purchasing other elements for garden irrigation, including: nozzles, sprinkler heads, valves, sprinkler guns, quick connectors, connectors, tees, solenoid valves, and rainfall sensors.
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