"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've decided to grasp the nettle this year and put in an automatic
watering system, mainly to keep things ticking over when I'm away
without having to bother anyone else.

It's a small urban garden: small lawn (about 5m x 3m) surrounded by
beds with some pots and planters on the patio (and possibly some
window boxes to be included). Anyway, I've just had a look online at
the Gardena "Micro Drip" irrigation system (which seems quite
expensive). Any comments - does its quality justify the expense, or
can I do it better cheaper?

Cheers!

Martin

Keep an eye open for the ads at Aldi and Lidl they sell the kit and timers
usually just at the start of the growing season.Suitable for greenhouse and
small beds use we have tried allsorts it all does work.Just takes a little
time to set up so the drips run evenly or you tend to get an odd one that
floods and another with no feed. see
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/ca...valves-filters
for comparison last time the aldi timer was 1/2 that price but the Micro kit
was about the same.

Derek