Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A self-sufficient apartment Micro Irrigation System - without hose hook-up

A self-sufficient apartment Micro Irrigation System - without hose hook-up This is a video of my garden apartment balcony. I do not have access to a Spicket water, I was like I was able to automate the watering of my garden was inventive. I have a container garden so frequent watering is a must, since the reservoir of heat during the day and dry faster than ground-based gardens. I also like using an automated system, so I could, out of town without anyone to pay or to have the garden to dry out. During my research for this project, I found little or nofirst hand experience with this type of irrigation, so I hope to be able, some of you out there who was in the same situation to help me. My mini drip irrigation system begins with a tank as my water tank. Inside the tank I have a direct drive 330 liters / hour pond pump for my system under pressure. I bought at Lowe's for about $ 50 or $ 60 from the pump I have a "1 / 2 main line throughout the garden along the railing of the balcony. Each system uses its own1 / 4 "pipe, branches off the main line. This reduces the pressure drop across the tube and provides the maximum pressure for each dripper. I use a digital timer (about $ 15 from Lowe's) to activate the pump 3 times / day increments of 1 minute (7 am, noon and 7:00). also an important factor is the drainage holes in all drilling vessels to increase air circulation and prevent water logging library and root rot. It 'important to keep the soil moist and fertile, but well ventilated. If you have any questions,...

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