{"id":896,"date":"2023-12-20T16:47:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:47:25","slug":"how-to-make-a-homemade-sprinkler-10-cents-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=896","title":{"rendered":"How to make a homemade sprinkler: 10 cents is enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With the arrival of spring, we strive to ensure that our garden and vegetable garden have enough water.&nbsp;Let&#8217;s see how to make a DIY drip sprinkler.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&#8217;t have thriving plants without the right irrigation, which can be made possible by a drip sprinkler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drip sprinkler: what is it for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the arrival of spring, those who have a green thumb, but also those who don&#8217;t, are driven by the desire to take care of their plants and prepare them for the arrival of warm, sunny days.&nbsp;One of the primary needs of the plants that make up the garden is definitely water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is often not possible to water plants every day, so alternative and automated methods are used, such as dripping.&nbsp;The latter is an irrigation system that distributes water directly to the roots of plants through a system of pipes and drippers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation of the drip sprinkler is simple and uses a system of flexible tubes placed close to the roots of the plants, which&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>release water gradually<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and constantly.&nbsp;The water flow can be adjusted according to the plants&#8217; needs and weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The drip sprinkler consumes little water<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;more efficiently for each plant.&nbsp;In fact, the resource is supplied directly to the roots, reducing waste caused by evaporation and surface water runoff.&nbsp;Additionally, dripping can reduce the risk of plant diseases as water is delivered directly to the roots, avoiding wetting the leaves and flowers.&nbsp;Furthermore, excessive use of water can cause stagnation that favors plant pathologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to do it yourself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What we will need are&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>two plastic bottles of 500ml each<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;.&nbsp;If you have a larger plant, you can also use one-liter bottles, two-liter bottles, and so on.&nbsp;With scissors, make an incision about 4 fingers below the neck of the bottle and cut just one of the bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will place the other upside down in the previously cut bottle.&nbsp;This bottle, filled with water, will serve as a reservoir.&nbsp;At the base of the cut bottle, make a mark with a marker.&nbsp;At this point, you will&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>make a hole<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;with the tip of the scissors.&nbsp;At this point, insert a&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>flexible tube<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;into the hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insert a bit&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>of galvanized wire<\/strong>&nbsp;into the tube, &nbsp;onto the end of which you will place a screw.&nbsp;This will allow the tube to be a little stiffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp;This drip sprinkler will allow you to water for around&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>120 hours non-stop<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;and will have cost you just over a tenner to make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the arrival of spring, we strive to ensure that our garden and vegetable garden have enough water.&nbsp;Let&#8217;s see how to make a DIY drip sprinkler. You can&#8217;t have thriving plants without the right irrigation, which can be made possible by a drip sprinkler. Drip sprinkler: what is it for? 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