The water supply of the balcony and houseplants during the vacation is sometimes problematic. If you don't have any acquaintances who could look after you, you have to set up an irrigation system so that the plants don't dry out.

Good watering for the flower pot does not have to be expensive

Irrigation options in self-construction

With a little manual skill and a few household appliances, you can make makeshift irrigation systems yourself.
For example:

  • watering with a PET bottle
  • water with a bucket system
  • Put water-giving wicks into the ground
  • the bathtub as a water reservoir

All of these options serve their purpose for a while. However, if you go on vacation more often or travel a lot on business, you should fall back on the ingenious professional irrigation systems. Various manufacturers offer electronically controlled systems that, once set, take over the watering work fully automatically.

Automatic irrigation systems

A distinction is made here between above-ground and underground drip irrigation. The above-ground irrigation system can be connected directly to the tap. The evaporation losses are low.
Underground drip irrigation also works via the tap, but here the supply pipes are laid in the ground. There are no evaporation losses.
Automatic irrigation systems are beneficial for

  • the large-area lawn irrigation with one sprinkling
  • Perennial and vegetable beds also with irrigation
  • Greenhouses with drip irrigation
  • as holiday watering for plant pots and
  • Balcony boxes (€109.00) and
  • indoor plants

How an automatic irrigation system works

First, a pressure reducer including a filter is connected to the water tap. A hose now leads into the bed, onto the patio, into the greenhouse, etc., and small branching hoses lead to the individual plants. The water sprays, drips, flows as soon as the tap is opened. Technical help is also available here. An irrigation computer can control the water flow if desired. If the moisture in the soil is also measured using a sensor, the water supply only opens when it is too dry. The plant only gets water when it actually needs it. The sophisticated technology even makes it possible to add liquid fertilizer via an additional device.

Such highly technical equipment is best installed by a specialist so that all processes can be precisely coordinated. As a user, you can easily control your irrigation system (€32.95) with a mobile app.
Just awesome!

Automatic irrigation in the balcony box

A modern irrigation system can also be used for the balcony box. A perforated hose with a filter is connected to an external water tank (water butt) or (without a filter) directly to the water pipe. By connecting a moisture sensor in the system, the water drips out of the hose when the soil is dry.

Automatic watering of indoor plants

Here, too, there are drip irrigation sets that provide the indoor plants with water during the holiday season. The drip system can be set to dispense limited amounts. The inflow control can also be taken over by an irrigation computer that is interposed in the system.
Longer vacation absences can be bridged without any problems.

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Garden design