Automatic drip irrigation system greatly facilitated the work of people who spend a lot of time on their sites. Modern gardeners are happy to be able to water their beds with this installation. Any farmer knows that the watering procedure is very important in the process of growing any vegetable or fruit. Frequent regularity is required, and water must flow directly to the root system. It's hard enough to do, and this is exactly what the automatic drip irrigation system helps us.
What is ASKP?
Let's look at the system more closely. Before describing the system in detail, and also talk about the principle of its operation, we must understand what is the system of automatic drip irrigation. Reviews about it clearly make us pay close attention to the installation and tell you about all its capabilities. The system is aimed at ensuring the watering of a certain territory on which the product grows. This can be both an open area and a greenhouse. The configuration and features of the control depend on the type of system, but all of them have the necessary details for the irrigation procedure. You do not need to invent anything, everything is done before you. Just carefully study the drawings, sketch out your version, depending on the specifics of the place, and proceed to mount.
Pros of using systems
We all understand that due to different circumstances a person engaged in growing plants can skip one, and sometimes more, irrigation procedures. As a result, not only the appearance of culture will suffer, but yields will also decline. Automatic drip irrigation system will not allow this to happen. Instead of you, she will see to it that the plants are watered in a timely manner. There are different types of systems. By the principle of control, they are divided into automatic, semi-automatic and mechanical. In size, they are classified into those that are designed to water a small area, and those that can water the whole field. And of course, do not forget that like every product of the system there are different qualities, which directly affects the cost.
In addition to watering, you have the opportunity to use the system to make up any vegetable or fruit. Make it simple. It is necessary to add the product to the container, where the water comes from in order to water it.
System in the greenhouse
The way an automatic drip irrigation system is used in a greenhouse does not differ from how it is installed under the open sky. The principle of installation is the same. Greenhouses are very often used by gardeners for the early cultivation of certain plants, so it is important to install a watering system that will provide maximum comfort and convenience. The farmer will not need to worry about whether he will have time to water the plants, whether he has used a lot of water or, on the contrary, insufficient quantity. All this will be followed by ASKP. Convenient, is not it? If we put together all the advantages that we see when using the installation, then we get about such a list:
- Increasing the amount of harvest;
- Uniform distribution of the liquid;
- Automatic watering control;
- Sparing way of watering without harming plants;
- Coverage of a large area at the same time;
- Convenient installation and maintenance.
Homemade systems
Automatic system of drip irrigation can be made from improvised funds with your own hands. In order to do this, you need to read all the possible information about the systems, then carefully analyze all the components, then find or buy all the details, put them all together and run. But there is one nuance. All this will take a lot of effort and time and will not give a guarantee that at one crucial moment the system will not let you down. Experts recommend the use of ASKP, which are made by reliable manufacturers and checked by years of work. Let's consider some of them.
«Water meter»
The system of automatic drip irrigation "Water meter" has won a place in the list of the most popular installations. Its equipment has everything you need to organize proper irrigation of the site. Hoses, fittings, tees, plugs and much more are designed so that you can easily and quickly install and start the whole installation. This system makes it possible to control the irrigation automatically thanks to the pump and the sensor. It is because of this feature that it has a cost of about 3500 rubles.
Signor tomato
The system of automatic drip irrigation "Signor tomato" is another popular type of installation. The basic equipment is designed for watering sixty plants, but if you purchase additional parts, you can increase the service area and the number of participants in the process. It can be used both in a greenhouse and on an open stretch of land. The presence of the controller makes it possible to set up automatic control, and the LCD display makes the process of tincture and use even more pleasant. The average cost of this system fluctuates around 5500 rubles.
"Aquadouse"
There are two types of this installation. The first option is the system of automatic drip irrigation "Akvadusya". In occasion of it it is possible to tell one thing - reliability first of all. The manufacturer from Belarus did everything to win the sympathy of gardeners. Systems of this series rarely break down and serve the owner for a long time. Usually there are two versions of such a product on sale:
- System for watering fifty plants.
- System for serving sixty plants.
A convenient feature of the system is that it does not require uninterrupted power supply. Batteries that can be installed will help to install correctly and in a timely manner all the functions assigned to it. It only remains to supply water to the tank so that it is always full. This option is not considered fully automated.
But the second option is the system of automatic drip irrigation "Akvadusya Start". This type of installation is supplemented with functions that allow you to fully customize the entire process: watering time, duration, frequency and much more. Your task is just tinctures. The rest will do "Aquadouse". Moreover, you can change the decision at any time and start or finish watering by simply pressing the button. The average cost of a system with non-automatic control fluctuates around 3,500 rubles, while an automated version costs about 6,000 rubles.
User Reviews
Having looked through a lot of reviews of people who bought and installed one of the mentioned systems in their garden, I would like to note that we did not meet a single bad review. Most people admire the work of the installation. They can not be proud of the fact that they now do not have a headache about watering plants. Do not wait for rain or track the condition of the soil. It's enough just to set up the system once. The main thing that excites people who bought a watering kit is how to assemble and install all the components. The main thing here is to correctly analyze the area and types of plants served.