Irrigation is a means of adequate water supply to plants, crops & trees. Professionally, it is done in different methods and landscapers install it. The system has different types based on technical usage.
In the current inflation days, people find it difficult to hire costly Irrigation services and wish to do it themselves. Unfortunately, little guidance is provided on how to install a perfect watering system in your garden or landscape. Today we shall guide you towards some DIY Irrigation Ideas that stood popular this year.
DIY Drip Irrigation System
As discussed in our earlier article, this is probably the most efficient watering system. Especially, when you don’t have the time to manage the over-watering and self-manage it. DIY Drip Irrigation systems can be made for a garden or backyard too. Here are the easy steps to do so:
– Dig the loops around trees and other areas you wish to irrigate.
– Use ½ inch tubing and install it evenly
– The tube must have equally spaced tiny cuts in it
– Connect it to the water tap
– Make sure that the end is well clamped.
Proportionately, it will irrigate the surface you desire and your landscape will remain lush green as you want.
DIY Buckets
Bucket is an evergreen watering mechanism. Use a plastic bucket and make a tiny hole underneath. Insert a rubber tube and fill the bucket with water. The tube can be used for both dripping and surface watering. Commonly, buckets are used in small garden spaces.
DIY PVC Pipes
PVC piper are your best friends in DIY Irrigation Ideas. Methodically, they are used in watering the sunny exposed gardens or fields. If you have grown a vegetable garden, then DIY PVC pipes for garden are the best way for showering water over it. Follow these steps to make the use of used or new PVC pipes to make it rain without the clouds.
– Insert 5 feet length of PVC pipes in the ground vertically.
– These pipes shall all be connected to a central water supply
– Every pipe shall have a shower with high pressure and directed towards the fields
So, this system will evenly irrigate your vegetable garden through surface Irrigation.
Collect Rain Water & Save Surface Water
When you have rain water reservoirs, the rain water can be the best nutritious source for plants too. You can simply use the rainwater collected in the dry season to water plants. Probably, this is the simplest watering system and best suited for small green belts.
Dual Can Be Good
Raised beds also need proper watering and care. Tactfully, this system has capability to absorb extra water & reuse it later through dripping. It is an efficient Irrigation system that can be easily made at home with daily life tools.
Automatic Water Spray
Out rightly, we cannot call this system the best and water saving. But, to create freshness and keep the ambiance moist for suitable plants. Conventionally, a water spray will spray the water all over the pots and raised beds. This system is suitable for a small nursery. One can enjoy the freshness in it too.
Flower Pot Dripper System
When you love flowers, you also bring in the pots in abundance. But watering them all by yourself is heck of a job. Therefore, design an automated dripper and install the tubes in each flower pot. Now, you are relieved from the
DIY Plastic Bottles
Used plastic bottles are the best way to irrigate a garden or small field. We have personally witnessed many farmers using this DIY Irrigation Ideas in acres of land. All you need is to have a large collection of plastic bottles without leaks. Dig holes in the ground at equal distance & insert the bottle vertically in it. The bottles must have tiny holes or holes directed to the roots. Ultimately, this will keep the water underground and protect from extra evaporation.
Also, these bottles can be filled with rain water by using funnels in the rainy season too. But make sure that the fields or garden is entirely covered on rainy days. Use this system to save cost and to reduce pollution too.
DIY Self Watering
If you love to play with water, then you should never miss these golden summer days with your kids. Bring in the garden pipe and play in water. You are not only watering the plants but also enjoying it. Eventually, we won’t call it Irrigation but it is a relaxing way to water your garden occasionally.
DIY Water Canons
Yes! You can make the water cannons all by yourself. But you will require knowledge and professional tools to do so. You can use PVC equipment and pressure tubes to make water cannons which will irrigate your corn fields best.
Consider Placement
If your flower pots are placed unevenly, then try placing them in an orderly manner and then design the system. Similarly, landscape your garden or fields efficiently by planning the irrigation system before time. This will not only reduce the cost but also save time for your Irrigation needs.
Lastly, it is always good to take some professional advice before any DIY project. You can watch YouTube videos, Google or simply call a landscaper too. Therefore, you will not only learn a new skill but also have the satisfaction of your very own system.
Mahnoor Murtaza is the Content Writer, who has beed writing content for the HALSCO website since 2022. She’s been involved in content writing since 2022 and specializes in English Literature & linguistics. She has worked with us on several projects to create web content and blogs/articles.
