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Old 20-04-2008, 09:37 AM posted to aus.gardens,rec.gardens
Terryc Terryc is offline
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Default Underground watering spikes?

Gas Bag wrote:

I am trying to find out if anyone has used this watering system, or
anything similar? Any comments? In principle, it looks fantastic.


They all look fantastic, but everything that I've tried wasn't that
great. Basically, unless thay are applying water 24x7, then only the
bits near the holes get moist and the rest of the garden is very dry.
So, you could probably get something to work for a flower garden bed
containing bushes, etc, but the best thing, IMO would be that brown tube
with 3mm holes spaced along it.

My approach now, for our vege garden, is to heavily mulch and then use a
spray strip or noddy (useless shite/low pressure head) over the top.
Water early morning or late afternoon(some crops apparently don't like
this.) and just let is soak in through the mulch.

What I especially like about it is the fact that you only need to fill one
tank of water,

That is just a matter of putting in a water distribution system.

rather than walking around your whole garden watering everything.

Currently a legal requirment atm here.