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Irrigation system

Posted by Benedict Simmons on June 26, 2014 at 4:24pm

Hi all. Looking for some advice.

A client of mine has asked me to look into an irrigation system for a collection of hanging baskets, small pots and planters. I planned to put dribble spikes in the baskets and mini sprinklers in the planters and to cover the small pots(they are all bunched together) Can I get one system to do all of this or will I require different working pressures? Can anyone recommend a brand/supplier? I wont be a large system, it's approx 20 outlets.

Many thanks

Benedict

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  • Bigyin June 28, 2014 at 10:50am

    Hi Benedict,
    I would recommend Claber. Much better quality than Hozelock etc.
    As for a supplier I would highly recommend Amazon Irrigation.
    http://www.amazon-irrigation.com/
    Very professional and helpful. If you can get hold of the boss, Gill Abrahams then all the better if you need further help or advice.
    Assuming the system will be fed from a domestic supply then pressures will not be a problem and the flow rate can be adjusted at each dripper. If the overall pressure is a bit high then put a pressure reducer in the line.
    If your client wants to have the system run without maintenance then the only thing I would recommend is checking each dripper occasionally for blockage due to calcium build up if the water is hard. If that occurs just remove the dripper head and soak in vinigar for about an hour.

  • Benedict Simmons June 28, 2014 at 1:30pm

    Thanks Bigyin,

    I have use Claber on a big run of hanging baskets and the quality seems good. It's in a hard water area, lots of lime scale. Would you recommend an filter? It's a standard domestic supply.

    Benedict

  • Bigyin June 28, 2014 at 1:49pm

    A filter wouldn't do any harm but it won't prevent the build up of calcium.

  • Trish Reynolds June 29, 2014 at 12:18am

    Hi I used Royce Turf and Irrigation near Cobham for great advice and also used Claber. I have also used the water distributor so that I could programme different watering times for different runs - beds vs small pots vs hanging baskets vs pop-up lawn - so no flooding on the small stuff when larger pots and areas needed longer.

  • David June 29, 2014 at 8:06am
    Hi
    I've just done a similar setup at a care home. I used a 16 mm pipe as the main supply with 5 mm pipe to the baskets. I got all my supplies from www.lbshorticulture.co.uk they have a trade section and think they are well priced.
    I too have used a standard caber timer.
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