HOZELOCK - Universal Irrigation Kit : Ideal for Watering Borders, Flowerbeds and Vegetable Gardens, Easydrip Universal Drippers/sprinklers, Supplied with 15m of Ø 13mm Hose [7023 0000]

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As well as saving water by scheduling the sessions, there’s also a rain delay feature of one to seven days. This halts watering your trees after heavy rain for the time period you select. If the weather turns unexpectedly hot, use the manual “water now” function rather than reprogramming the entire schedule. Doing this doesn’t change the programming you’ve already set. Some online users report that a downside of this timer is that it’s a bit noisy. Pros This is a watering system that provides drip irrigation to the tree’s roots through aptly named drippers. The kit comes with 10 universal drippers connected by a hose. Each dripper delivers water to up to 100cm diameter of soil (10m 2 total). Stake these in the soil around your tree, connect the hose to your garden hose and outside water tap and you’re ready to go.

The Orbit 96781 ‘Buddy HF’ Single-Port Digital Tap Timer has all the features to help you plan your watering schedule for any newly planted trees. It handles anything from a simple ‘one session a day’ schedule to a complicated timetable of several watering periods a day separated by an interval of time or a few days. The rain delay feature lets you temporarily and automatically cancel watering during a rainy period. Unfortunately, you can only connect one hose to this Orbit timer. If you have a complicated irrigation system, look at other Orbit timers (there’s quite a range) or figure out how to split the one hose into more within the system using multi-connectors. The Flexi Hose carries water from your tap to the Universal Drippers that can be positioned around your garden. The flexibility of the hose makes installation a breeze; plus the hose can be easily cut to create a layout tailored to your garden. Instead of writing a detailed Buyer’s Guide here for each of the product types in this review, here are links to similar products that we review. The drippers have been cleverly designed to connect to the flexi hose and can deliver water from 0 to 40 litres per hour. Each dripper is capable of watering up to 100cm in diameter providing extensive coverage.

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You will need to buy the timer separately to automate this watering system. This is not essential because you can just turn the tap on manually when needed.

The drippers have been cleverly designed to connect to the supply hose and can deliver water from 0 to 20 litres per hour. The kit comes with 10 drippers, each capable of watering up to 100cm in diameter therefore providing extensive coverage. The kits are modular in design, which means that if you have a larger space to water you can easily combine a number of Universal Kits to create a larger system. Easily and accurately regulate how much water each dripper delivers ensuring your plants get the water they need to thrive. Usable anywhere in the garden – flowerbeds, vegetable gardens and the greenhouse, just to name a few.Programming instructions on the dial are easy to follow for those not used to programming an automatic timer. We’ve made the Brentmoor Slow Release Tree Watering Bags the Runner-up in our review of Watering Kits and Systems for Newly Planted Trees. We like that it’s simple to use and inexpensive, and provides a low-tech solution for those who have just a couple of new trees in their garden. When your young trees are established and settled in, you may be interested in establishing some plants underneath them. Our article 10 of the best plants for underneath trees provides useful information on this.