This package contains all the components that you will obstruct safe and definitely one makes no mistake with the purchase.
Planning
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We have to find where you want to build all the Microdripsystem. This requires information about the water needs to be supplied plants, shrubs or trees. This set comes with a ballast for 1000 / l per hour; alternatriv there is also one for 2000 / l. Both contain a filter and keep the system clean.
The best way to be an outline of the areas to be irrigated and lurches forward from there AUC.
Hoses
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Hoses transportieden the water, a seemingly banal statement. This is the laying-expanding site and on the other hand the Verteilerroht. The Verlegeroht har a diameter of 0.5 inches; the Verteilerroht of 3 / 16th inch. Both tubes carry different Wassermangen and therefore also allow different lengths of hose and discharge rates (drippers, sprinklers).
This is necessary to consider, because in case of doubt, the water does not arrive everywhere as it should.
Inline Drip / dropper
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These two versions are just some examples for different types of installation. An inline drip is inserted between two tube ends; A dropper is screwed into the Schlauf (this is only possible when laying tube). If the dropper Verteilerroht always sit at the end of the hose
Dropper
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These always sit near the roots and supply them directly and very economical. There are 2 l, 4 l, adjustable and self-cleaning dripper. Who wants to work only with drippers must be able to reach every plant and is building a very spasames system. It also accepts that the hose runs across the bed. It is good that the irrigation runs virtually invisible.
Jet
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This splashing water at different angles and distances. With nozzle can reach a lot of plants from Connecting Pipe. Nozzles are also suitable for installation above the plants in a greenhouse.
Strip nozzles nozzles have a narrow exit angle. These are used at the end of a pipe extension and install them on the side of einerm raised bed (example). This spray then in a narrow angle the bed without the neighborhood to soak. There are virtually small sprinkler with narrow spray angle.
Mist nozzles spray the water in mist form.
Fertilize
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If need be, you can also automatically fertilize with micro drip system. For this one splices a fertilizer mixer into the system. However, one is then bound to the universal fertilizer from Gardena.
Irrigation Control
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Now comes the election of the Micro Drip Systems. Here irrigation is carried out fully automatically without any action. Depending on what you want to achieve there are different levels of comfort and functionality.
Gardena offers computer from basic water at timed from using clock to computers with almost any setting.
You need to decide how your needs are and then make a selection.
We have chosen the Solar Plus and have also purchased the Rain Sensor and Soil Moisture Sensor. We plan to have the irrigation run mainly at night. The solar plus support this. In addition he takes the soil moisture and the rain into the equation.
What we water?
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We water the one hand,
- Lawn (over water pipeline and socket system)
- Chili, peppers and tomato plants (about Microdrip)
- Herb (about Microdrip)
- Palm (come out in May and are in pots, over Micro Drip)
- Two more beds than Regner
Since we are in the backyard a home with running water, we can all strands also manually disconnect (Hahn) and tap water only for the house.
In the garden we have a water pipeline are equipped with 4 sockets. From here we supply the different parts of the garden. The sprinkler for the lawn are not fixed installation but are set up and put away when needed.
Conclusion
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You can do a lot with the Microdrip system, but must plan at the beginning again. There are a variety of solutions.
10.05.2014 experiences from last year
The Micto Drip-System offers many opportunities and with a little planning you quickly to an optimum water supply to its plants.
Water Computer
We have installed our irrigation lines with computer sensors. In each case, a soil moisture and rain sensor are coupled. Why? We want that when it rains the irrigation stops immediately. Following discussions with the Gardena service the purpose of the sensors is the control the Geschwwindigkeit irrigation shutdown. The rain sensor is very fast; the humidity sensor slow because it measures in depth.
We turn in the rain from now because the rainwater takes time to seep into the ground. If it is not enough, then watered again next irrigation run.
The system has proven itself and is very reliable. As we are often away from home, we need a flexible irrigation.
We have both the Duo-Plus and the Solar Plus computer in use. The Solar recharges it myself on, the duo needs a 9V battery. We have stocked the duo with a Duracell battery, and now works as early as the 2nd year in the computer.
Rohrtechnik
When planning you have to consider the demand for water in the tubing string. Through the thin manifold fits naturally very little water, through the laying tube significantly more.
As a rule may take you, who can connect droppers embarrassed even longer distances with the thin tube; in sprinklers and spray nozzles is of the Connecting Pipe. From Veregerohr then you can connect a dropper or a spray nozzle at the end. Then nothing can go wrong really.
Droppers / sprayer
The system offers a number of spray nozzles and drip heads. We use the dropper in flower pots in the garden, otherwise sprayer. It helps a lot that you can use 90 degrees, 180 degrees, end nozzles with narrow spray angle and also flexible Sprüdüsen.
For better planning, we have recorded the appropriate bed and then determined by angle measure the necessary nozzles. To adjust the throw we have installed a faucet under the nozzle. This works in a vegetable patch and the raised bed in the front garden very well.
You already written, to get the use of drip heads with the thin diffusing pipe.
General procedure
We sat down in the winter and recorded our garden. Then to the individual plants and their water requirements. Then the pipes laid by the bed.
Winter
We have wintered systems. This is anticipated no big problem. You have to break down the distribution equipment, computers and sprinklers and the rest remains in the bed. The system runs empty latest when removing the base unit. In spring, the components are simply put back and there you go.
The frost-sensitive components we have stored in the house.
