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The best way to water a garden is drip irrigation. You do have to manually lay the tubing and then in the fall roll it up. But there are farmers doing it in l
by rmason 2y ago
The best way to water a garden is drip irrigation. You do have to manually lay the tubing and then in the fall roll it up. But there are farmers doing it in large fields so a small garden should be possible. Once everything is hooked up it can be pretty well automated. Home Depot now in some stores has drip irrigation supplies.
https://www.dripworks.com/drip-irrigation https://www.dripworks.com/drip-irrigation
- goeiedaggoeie 2y agoyou don't need anything fancy for drip, a small hole in the pipe and a timer on your pump is is generally enough. If you really want to go fancy you can isolate the system and use moisture sensors, which are cheap.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 2y agoAre moisture sensors any good? I always read about how useless they are, but maybe that’s just a certain type? What would you recommend?
- throwup238 2y agoMoisture sensors that measure conductivity are pretty useless unless frequently recalibrated but time domain reflectometry sensors are much better and more accurate. I use the VH400 from Vegetronix: https://www.vegetronix.com/Products/VH400/ https://www.vegetronix.com/Products/VH400/
- goeiedaggoeie 2y agoYes, conductivity is pretty useless over time.