Irrigation system

I am toying with the idea of having an irrigation system...

One of the things that really burst my bubble a couple of years back was keeping up with watering, particularly front of house, as I have to go through quite a rigmarole to get the hose over a gate and round to the front.... the truth of the situation there is that I struggle with that at the end of a day at work (physically as well as time), hence pondering on taking that problem away.

As a general rule, I have three to five baskets, one trough and one large pot at the front; any goodness amount of tomato plants in the greenhouse and of course all the large barrels down the side of the patio. Doing the front would be a good start, if I could do the rest, it would be a bonus. But, I haven't a clue what is possible or where to begin?

 

Perfect, thanks Kevin, much appreciated.

 

I've got a drip system for the front hanging baskets, on a timer. It's a pain to set up but works well for holiday watering.

For my greenhouses and runner beans I have leaky hoses again on a timer. As all my stuff is growing in the soil ot works well. Once set up it a real time saver. The timer needs adjusting during the season, longer ON times in the summer and less in the spring and autumn.

 

Yes, it does seem that there is a bit of planning and set up involved, but once done it will do what I am needing.

Can I ask what timer you have please @JWK, as they seem to vary wildly in price. I am thinking a dual outlet one would make more sense, not least as the more I am looking at this the more sense it makes to split things up...

 

Thank you @CarolineL - Claber was one of the ones I was looking at (purely on the basis that it is a 'known' brand name); their unit was around £100 versus £40 for something unbranded from Amazon etc...

The minimum I would like would be the front of house (baskets, troughs and one pot, so I reckon 6 to 8 drippers); anything more would be a bonus - but, if going to the expense of something like the Claber unit, I'd like it to do pretty much everything. Distance might be an issue for the stuff at the back of the garden mind you.

 

I've got a couple like this, not from that site I think from b&q years ago for £25 ish
Water Timer - Galconette 9001 irrigation controller | Access Garden Products

and another one low pressure, like this for a water butt

https://www.waterirrigation.co.uk/h...kaYjOq2gjcM5hnF-299dfhfEEPxgQhJoaAuurEALw_wcB

 

I see you can get bluetooth timers now which I would avoid. I prefer knobs and buttons.

 

I don't mind bluetooth, but I can't really see how it is needed for a water timer. Knobs and buttons sounds good to me. @CarolineL - good point about the Claber... buy cheap, buy twice.

 

That is the sort of feature I am looking for - rather than have to disconnect stuff, just switch it on if I want the hose/sprinkler...

 

I've swapped my outside taps to these double ones, so I have the timer on one outlet and a hose on the other. The lever is handy for the hose outlet