Watering system

[chris]

Sorry for the deluge of posts ;-)

I've been thinking about once I've constructed my beds - I'd like to look into the possibility of making a water feeding system - just some simple piping with holes drilled into it - I guess what, 10mm in diameter? If I can get a converter from the garden hose, I can connect it up to that, or even a waterbutt to do a gravity style feed system - anyone ever done this? Not sure if this is the correct terminology, but thought it'd be useful to do this to aid with the watering?

Any thoughts/suggestions?

Thanks

[Bigmallly]

H Chris,
Use the search facility as there is loads of info on "Soaker Hoses".....Hope it helps.

[Capsid]

I'd invest in some proper drippers as these will control the flow rate much better than just piercing holes in a tube.

[Two_Sheds]

Plants don't need as much watering as most people think they do.
This might spark a few ideas: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ing_15498.html

[Seamus]

hi chris, dunno much bout making a water feeding system, but id say ten mm holes would be way to big, u would have a huge amount of water goin thru it in a very short space of time, gud luck wit it .

[chriscross1966]

I've used gravity fed drippers in a GH and there are issues.... mostly to do with the need to check for blockages every day even if you have a filter on the input.... next year I'm trying soaker hose as it has the advantage of being able to vary the amount as a proportion of the whole watering given to each plant.... peppers need about a quarter the water of tomatos whereas a big melon or cucumber will need as much if not more... therefore put a piece osf saoaker on a spur from the main feed and let it run.....If I get the extra space to put up a decently sized polytunnel then I also plan a ten-day solar powered watering system for it to cope with my festival schedule.....

chrisc