With the arrival of spring, we strive to ensure that our garden and vegetable garden have enough water. Let’s see how to make a DIY drip sprinkler.
You can’t have thriving plants without the right irrigation, which can be made possible by a drip sprinkler.
Drip sprinkler: what is it for?
With the arrival of spring, those who have a green thumb, but also those who don’t, are driven by the desire to take care of their plants and prepare them for the arrival of warm, sunny days. One of the primary needs of the plants that make up the garden is definitely water.
It is often not possible to water plants every day, so alternative and automated methods are used, such as dripping. The latter is an irrigation system that distributes water directly to the roots of plants through a system of pipes and drippers.
The operation of the drip sprinkler is simple and uses a system of flexible tubes placed close to the roots of the plants, which release water gradually and constantly. The water flow can be adjusted according to the plants’ needs and weather conditions.
The drip sprinkler consumes little water more efficiently for each plant. In fact, the resource is supplied directly to the roots, reducing waste caused by evaporation and surface water runoff. Additionally, dripping can reduce the risk of plant diseases as water is delivered directly to the roots, avoiding wetting the leaves and flowers. Furthermore, excessive use of water can cause stagnation that favors plant pathologies.
How to do it yourself
What we will need are two plastic bottles of 500ml each . If you have a larger plant, you can also use one-liter bottles, two-liter bottles, and so on. With scissors, make an incision about 4 fingers below the neck of the bottle and cut just one of the bottles.
You will place the other upside down in the previously cut bottle. This bottle, filled with water, will serve as a reservoir. At the base of the cut bottle, make a mark with a marker. At this point, you will make a hole with the tip of the scissors. At this point, insert a flexible tube into the hole.
Insert a bit of galvanized wire into the tube, onto the end of which you will place a screw. This will allow the tube to be a little stiffer.
Pour the water into the uncut bottle, place it upside down in the cut bottle where you inserted the tube and wait a few seconds: it will start to drip. This drip sprinkler will allow you to water for around 120 hours non-stop and will have cost you just over a tenner to make.