A hedge several meters long, possibly encircling the entire garden, is armed only with a watering can and is difficult to provide with sufficient water on hot and dry days. An easy-to-lay watering hose can help here and ensures that moisture is released evenly.

Automatic watering saves a lot of time

Is there a difference between drip and pearl hose?

Even if some manufacturers claim it: The differences between drip hose and bead hose are marginal and practically non-existent. Both variants are perforated garden hoses of any length, which allow water to escape at certain intervals and thus water the hedge. The moisture only escapes in droplets or pearls, so to speak, you “sweat out”. This is also the reason why these irrigation hoses are called "sweating hoses".

Irrigation hoses have many advantages

Irrigation hoses such as the drip and bead hoses release very little water at a time. This is beneficial for the hedge plants for several reasons:

  • Watering is gentle and very even
  • this is especially beneficial for young plants that would suffer from a hard water jet
  • Water can be absorbed by the soil without losses (e.g. through evaporation).
  • slow watering prevents the soil from drying out
  • this in turn saves water as dry soil soaks up water like a sponge
  • In general, irrigation hoses are very economical to use
  • can be laid above and below ground (e.g. under a mulch layer)
  • also cope excellently with low water pressure

Lay the bead and drip hose correctly

Pearl hoses and drip hoses can be laid very flexibly and can be adapted to any route. Although these irrigation hoses can also be laid underground, they tend to clog up in this case - and thus no longer fulfill their task. An above-ground route is therefore preferable, where you simply route the hoses where they are specifically needed. Also make sure not to exceed the maximum length specified in the product description, otherwise the plants will die of thirst at the end of this very long line because nothing will reach you. Although most models require a water pressure of between 0.1 and 0.5 bar for the system to work, these values can be easily achieved with most garden water taps.

tips

Water early in the morning if possible to keep evaporation rates low and conserve water.

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Garden design