Components of micro irrigation
In contrast to lawn irrigation, micro-irrigation refers to irrigation with small amounts of water and low water pressure. The water is also not distributed over large areas, but is released in the vicinity of [...]
Irrigation of a circular area
A particularly tricky special case is the watering of a circular area. For example, since a circle tapers inward, using the square pattern here would work poorly. The triangular pattern is the suitable alternative for [...]
Place the sprinkler correctly: Triangular pattern
The correct positioning of the sprinklers on the area to be irrigated is one of the most important points when implementing automatic irrigation. A distinction is made between two different principles, the square pattern and [...]
Place the sprinkler correctly: Square pattern
The correct placement of the sprinklers on the area to be irrigated is one of the most important points when planning an irrigation system. Firstly, this is crucial for watering the garden as evenly [...]
Determine the water flow rate at a specific water pressure
The water flow in a pipeline decreases in the opposite direction to the water pressure exerted on the pipeline. A water pressure and flow test gauge can be used to determine how large the [...]
Calculate the water pressure drop in the pipeline
Knowing the existing water pressure at the point where the irrigation system draws water (see Planning, Chapter 1) is a good start, but only half the battle. Because this pressure does not reach the [...]
Build your own test environment
You can put together a test environment for lawn irrigation or for drip irrigation yourself with reasonable costs and effort. Lawn irrigation For testing, you need a few feet of irrigation tubing (Amazon Link) [...]
Top purchase recommendation sprinkler: Hunter MP Rotator
The Hunter MP-Rotator sprinklers are my top recommendation for the realization of a garden irrigation. They contain a number of useful functions that will help beginners in particular to get everything right. And which [...]
Overview of the most important suppliers on the irrigation market (Hunter, Rain Bird, Toro, Gardena/Orbit)
As a consumer, you are spoiled for choice between a number of irrigation system suppliers. This blog post answers the most important players in the irrigation market, introduces the companies and gives an overview [...]
Bucket test to determine the amount of water available
The first step before realizing your own garden irrigation is to measure how much water is available. Together with the available water pressure, this then determines into how many sectors the connecting pipeline through which [...]