Today there are various systems of watering the garden, from a simple watering can to automatic devices. When planning a summer cottage, it is better to immediately think about installing an irrigation system. The lack of watering will reduce all efforts to create a garden and flower beds to naught.
Of course, you can install several
sprinklers in various places in the garden and gardens, however, these installations are quite far from a full-fledged garden irrigation system. Designing any system requires a thoughtful approach.
To begin with, the land is divided into a certain number of sectors, then sprinklers are selected, which, when combined into a single whole, would completely cover the area intended for irrigation. Well-designed engineering communications and properly selected garden watering systems will not only help to avoid some problems, but also save money and effort.
Of course, you can go the simplest way, using ordinary watering cans (watering manually). This option is also quite effective. However, even simple garden watering systems require at least constant monitoring.
Automatic garden watering systems solve this problem, and not only this one. You will not need to carry heavy hoses, being careful not to hurt and damage planted shrubs or plants. You will forget about heavy watering cans. Not only that, you will reduce the cost of water and electricity, while improving the quality of irrigation, while your presence on the site is not necessary at all.
Automatic garden watering systems will independently determine the level of precipitation by disabling watering if necessary, because they work from sensors that record air humidity. As a simplified option, you can consider semi-automatic systems programmed for the clock mode. In this case, watering will be included at a certain (set) time.
What do automatic garden watering systems consist of?
These devices include the following components:
1. The control panel, which can be called the "brain" of the system. The function of the remote control is to comply with the set parameters (installed program). He, reading the weather station data, turns off the system if it starts to rain, and turns it on when the air humidity drops. A professional remote control can be programmed for all 365 days, which is especially important for those whose business is connected with greenhouses.
2. Solenoid valves. These are original cranes to which pipes are brought. They work in conjunction with a remote control that sends signals for opening and closing. Water is supplied through these valves.
3. Watering heads, also called sprinklers, watering. Mounted underground. The pressure supplied to the system extends the rods. Nozzles can rise up to 30 cm. The heads can be rotary (circular rotation) with an average irrigation radius of 11 m and fan (static, umbrella, spray), the average irrigation radius of which is 5 m. The jet length can be adjusted. Watering heads are equipped with nozzles (nozzles) that allow for long-distance irrigation, basal irrigation, gentle irrigation.
4. Pipes (usually polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene, of various diameters). Buried in the ground. For the winter, they are purged with a compressor.
5. Pumping station. Picks up water from a well. It is installed in the absence of a centralized water supply.
The drip irrigation system of the garden is considered the most perfect and effective. This method allows you to feed water directly to the roots of plants. In addition to saving water and reducing the cost of maintaining the land in a clean state (without weeds), it is possible to make soluble mineral fertilizers. With poorly soluble granules, dropper blocking is possible.
The components of such a system include: a water supply source, a pumping station, a filter, a controller, a regulator that fixes pressure; main pipeline with branch pipelines extending from it and tubes with emitters.
The presented systems can be used for decades for proper installation and operation.