thank you -- looks like a good, simple setup.I have used soaker hoses like this...
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They "sweat" as opposed to spray so the water goes into the ground. A simple in-line timer such as this and it's set-it-and-forget-it...
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They make this style of timer with multiple outlets to water different zones or multiple beds. Worked well for me...
Wow that is impressive.I put in a system on corrugated drain hose with a filter sock on then under the dirt. Filled with a piece of pvc only had to fill a few times this summer.
Good point. They are various sizes, one is a big box maybe 8x10 w a walkway through it. They are a compost/soil blend w either coir or peat moss mixed in and vermiculite, with compost added on top the past few years. Growing the usual veg.Depends on the size of the beds and what kind of soil in the beds and what you plan on growing !
It would be via hose though I had not thought of the system lCouple of questions. Are you going to get the water to them via a hose? And does it freeze, will you need to pick it all up every season?
I get the water to the beds with underground pvc pipe and then run drip hose in the bed. If it freezes, it would have to be blown out every season. Better solution in that case is hose with drip jose. Just take it down every season. If it doesnt freeze, you have more options.
they would be by hose. I wish I had installed something under the patio when we put it in. I don’t want to rip it up to run pvc or something under it now., so my layout means k will have to run hose over the patio. And it does freeze here in Mass. So it’s another argument foe simpler soaker hoses.Couple of questions. Are you going to get the water to them via a hose? And does it freeze, will you need to pick it all up every season?
I get the water to the beds with underground pvc pipe and then run drip hose in the bed. If it freezes, it would have to be blown out every season. Better solution in that case is hose with drip jose. Just take it down every season. If it doesnt freeze, you have more options.
Soaker hose and simple elbows, tees and caps can make for a very custom setup. Finding some bulk hose instead of the hoses with fittings will be a good step since you'll want to cut it to custom lengths to fit your garden and branch out to drip near the plants. They also are easily removed seasonally to allow for mulching, tilling, planting, etc.I have used soaker hoses like this...
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They "sweat" as opposed to spray so the water goes into the ground. A simple in-line timer such as this and it's set-it-and-forget-it...
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They make this style of timer with multiple outlets to water different zones or multiple beds. Worked well for me...