Hello World! Welcome Friends! One of the best things about living in a house that has a garden is the option to use it when the indoors get boring or you need some fresh air and sunlight. For those who haven’t yet gotten theirs and are planning on setting one up, this guide will provide you with the best ways on how to do this and especially while using a garden irrigation system.
Many homeowners and businesses can benefit from the right garden irrigation system, and some of the automated ones can save you time and money. In Australia especially, garden systems are becoming highly popular as times have changed and people have become busier and busier with their lifestyles and work routines. No one has the time to water their back yards every week.
Plants and Gardening
Most plants do not easily get enough water that is necessary for them to grow properly. In Australia, summers can get very hot and humid, which requires the need for frequent watering of plants. One way of making sure this happens, when you do not have the time, is by using an irrigation system, because it has several benefits, which can be read up here and simplified for you in the below list:
- Some of these are mentioned below:
- Provide frequent and regular watering to the plants
- Maintain a healthy landscape and garden space
- Add value to the home when it’s time to sell
- Use your spare time for relaxation and leisure activities instead
- No need to worry about your plants not getting water when you’re on holiday
- You can save up to 80% of water with these systems, compared to using a garden hose
Types of Automatic Irrigation Systems
Automatic systems not only reduce the amount of water you use, making them cost-effective towards water bills, they are also eco-friendly and can use recycled rainwater, thereby further costing you less use of water. While using this option you will need to invest in the right irrigation pump which needs to be installed.
There are more than one automatic systems, to help you consider, which we will look at below.
Pop-up Sprinklers
These are the most common and earliest inventions of any watering system in a garden. The entire setup is built underground and the pop-up sprinkle, when turned on, lifts its head off the ground and does its watering, until the cycles if completed and then it goes back underneath. These are ideal for many types of gardens both big and small, and the supplies needed to install one can be bought at any supplier store, from the pipework to the sprinkle itself.
These are good to water large areas of grass mainly, as they are pressurized so not entirely fit for soft soil around plants which need a less harsh watering system.
Spray Systems and Micro Jets
Large gardens can benefit from these as they provide a high above ground watering system that can soak a large area of plants and grass within a very short time. They stand on pipes a few meters above the beds and soil so they can get properly watered.
If you had to choose between the drip and this, and you have a large garden, then this would be the better option for you, which will also save you costs on water bills.
It is a system that imitates rainfall and can be dispersed just as wide. These come usually pre-assembled, and have a pole or steak with a tube attached to it, also called a microtube, and installing these is a quick process. All the components are available in stores separately in case anything breaks or stops working and can be immediately replaced. The other advantage is that it can be customized as well.
Drip Irrigation Systems
These are ideal for flower beds and vegetable gardens, here’s why:https://www.dummies.com/home-garden/gardening/vegetable-gardening/watering-systems-for-your-vegetable-garden/ and also because the design enables them to water plants directly and deep within the root system, thereby being a lot more efficient than the pop-up ones. Also installed underground but the pipes are also left above ground in some cases.
It uses a network of pipes, that are dug into a few different locations but all are connected to one main system. Because the water is released slowly, one can control these better, which means they can be placed in precise locations to avoid wasting water. They can be used along the borders of water beds, in vegetable patches, inside greenhouses, and even in hanging baskets.
Sometimes, some items may in time need replacement, including Irrigation Pump, sprinkler head, leakage prevention devices, anchorage pegs, or the drip emitters can get blocked from soil and grit and need to be cleaned out, in which case irrigation suppliers such as Waterpro in AU have ways of preventing this and can also recommend a few tips and tricks to avoid this from happening too often.
Hose System or Soaker
This is also often referred to as a leaky pipe, and as the name suggests, it is just that. Water is released steadily and slowly across the entirety of the pipe. So, wherever it is placed, on the ground, it will water only that specific spot because it is not pressurized.
If you have flower borders, for instance, this is a great option to utilize. Also, vegetable gardens can benefit from these and so can hedges and border fences because the pipe length can get up to 50 meters in length.
Also, a very easy one to install, all that’s required is to roll out the hose pipe like one would a garden hose, wherever they want to water, and stake it in place so it doesn’t move. Once that’s done, you connect it to the main waterline, and voila!
All of the above also may come in mini-versions to put along many spots in your garden. There are tons of benefits of getting one of the above options and especially if you run a busy lifestyle, it would be perfect. Before you know it, you will have a lush green or colorful garden that you can spend your Sunday afternoons relaxing in. If this is not convenient we don’t know what is.
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