These pictures will show how easy it is to setup a self watering system for your containers, hanging baskets and ground plantings with drip irrigation. Drip watering eliminates the need for time consuming hand watering and provides deep watering to support your plants even in the most extreme summer heat.
First we wrap teflon tape around the house water spigot. Click on the pictures to enlarge.
Then we connect the timer to the spigot.
A special connector is then added that bridges the timer to the tubing.
We bury the tubing under mulch. Only a shallow trench is needed since this is a flower bed. Ground pins secure the tubing under the mulch.
A splitter is needed if you use the spigot for other uses. This splitter can be purchased at any hardware store. Be aware that if your spigot is low to the ground you may not have enough clearance and you may need to dig a deeper trench.
Our battery operated timer has knobs that are easily seen and simple to change/adjust during the season. Other timers available at hardware stores may have a digital display and those types may fade in the sunshine making it impossible to adjust if necessary.
The connector shown under the timer bridges the timer to the tubing.
Cutting the tubing for corners is easy and done with scissors. All fittings are pressed in postion easily by hand! Tubing is available in both black or white. In this picture the black is good for in the mulch and the white tubing hides well next to the support post.
We put tubing against the post and then overhead to water our Bouganvillea hanging basket. With careful planning the white tubing is nearly invisible.
Pins hold the tubing in place under the mulch.
At the bottom of this post is a "T" insert which allows you to drain the water for winter blowout and also an easy spot to continue adding more tubing for future needs.
A "figure-8" is how the ends are sealed.
The first emitter is shown here. A plastic puch tool (shown below) easily makes a hole to insert the emitter. Each leg of the emitter is 36 inches long and comes in white as shown. Each emitter dispenses 1 gallon of water per hour, most pots will be watered nicely if the timer is set for 20 minutes giving 40 ounces of water per planter.
In June once a day watering may be fine but July thru September may require 2 waterings per day which can be easily done by turning a knob on your timer.
Cut the tubing to adjust the length of each dripper.
Black or white tubing is available for the supply lines, white tubing is standard for the emitters going to the plant.
This is how the end is clamped.
There is no charge for the ground pins or punch tool. Teflon tape is available at your hardware store if necessary.
If a mistake is made or you need to change the position of an emitter we will supply plugs free of charge (we reserve the right to limit quantities). Price list sent upon request.
I'm sure you have questions, just call me at 330-899-9230. Konrad.
