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Has anyone used this system ?  It is the one with a 2 gallon bag and 6 nozzles.  I want to use it on tomatoes in pots outdoors.  Its £10 for a kit, so 2 or 3 would be adequate.  I wondered how well they work and if yields are any better.

I thought of using growpots, but they are expensive and i dont like growbags.

I also want to cut water loss from the top of the pots-  any ideas ?  I thought of using a layer of moss.

I got a set for Christmas so is my first year with them too, they seem quite good to me! For your pot, have you cosidered putting a thick layer of vermiculite over the top as it holds water well? Im sure it will improve yields because tomatoes like a good steady supply of water, erratic watering is not good for them so it must be a good thing! Im using it for my toms this yera too!  Just a thought! Dan :-)

Nice to see feedback. After reading Ricardo's post last night I googled it. Thought it had potential to solve my probs when/if I'm away late summer.

does it say how long the tank will drip for at full rate i.e high summer ?

I think it says about 4 weeks, but, I would give it 3 weeks!  ;D

2 gallon bag, 6 drippers lasting 4 weeks in summer?????????

::) ::)

I think that may be a bit optimistic.

This summer I am going to use a water butt dripper kit from Kays Horticulture. This can be attached to any water but and comes with 20 (I think)drippers and associated tubing. This was £10.

Connected to a water butt I hope to get 2 weeks of watering in a 6 by 4 greenhouse full of toms and peppers planted in the soil while away in Umbria.

I would post a link but the Kays site seems to be down at the moment.

Jerry

I THINK thats what it said!  :-[ :-[ ;D

Hi Jerry

can you let me have the details of the drips sytem that you mention from kays as 6 drippas isnt really enough for me and like you i had a big 45 gallon butt but needed to feed 2 poly tunnels i want them to have a nice even watering this yr

Cheers

carl

Carl

I cant seem to find it on the Kays site now, awful site at the best of times but good prices.

I have however found it on the HDRA site:

http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=60_177&products_id=1458


HTH

Jerry

Excellent stuff thanks very much chaps

carl



Link for Kays :- http://www.kaysdiscountgarden.co.uk

Just been looking at our links, my god have you never heard of a bargain? i bought a 20m drip kit form wilkos for £7. and and electronic watering thing that goes on your outside tap for only £15. wilkos every time!!!! ;)

Jerry

i actually bought the one from Hdra as it stem to good value really i had a water tub and they only charged a pound for delivery ! total been 17.95
where as for the big drippa any where else for 6 drippas and 5m was 10 quid to buy but like a fiver to deliver so very good value (yes yes i know you got a 10.5 litre bag included in the big drippa one but you can buy a 15 litre one from local camping stores !!

cheers

carl

oe iforgot good info little gem but i havent a tap to use all the time on the allotment :-(

I have tried several gravity feed systems, but all suffered from  nozzle blockage - which is hard to see under all that foliage (Some of this may have been due to lime precipitation.)
Last year I changed over to the Hozelock system - mains pressure, through a reducing valve, and had total sucess. B & Q have been knocking out electronic water timers as part of their sale, so hope to have even better results this year. Only disadvantage is that you cannot auto-feed.
JeremyB

Has anyone tried that leaking hose system, I have 4 water butts and thought about rigging a grid up with hose and these pipes to water around my site.
There is a special deal at lidl starting tomorrow, Mon 6th, the one I'm intrested in is the black one, will this work under the gravity pressure you get from a water butt?
http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20060306.index
the other yellow pipe looks ok too, anyone any thought?
thanks

I doubt if gravity feed will push the water out. I use the mains pressure version, & find it very useful to water large areas without having to stand for ages with the hose - and the soft seepage does not disturb the soil if you have just planted seeds

Quote from: Ricado on February 20, 2006, 21:05:09
does it say how long the tank will drip for at full rate i.e high summer ?

I was wondering the same and finaly found the answer but it was disappointing........ the big drippa bag lasts only 24 hours.

Ina


dont be dissapointented, On reencountering the Camping shop they have bags 2.5 times the size of what is offered with the bag also some 15 litre bags to for 3 quid theres nothing to say you cant use a "Y" section and join in a second bag or just use the bigger bag,
Personally i went for the oganic catalougue one at 16 quid ok its a bit more but if it saves some of my plants when on awkward shifts itll do me perfect oww and i have 2 * 45 gallon drums to attch it to aswell

carl

(hope this helped some what)

I wanted to use the big drippa for extra irrigation, even when at home, so i dont mind if it has to be filled daily.

I understand there may be some pressure loss, along the drip line, but i wondered
whether to put a T connector in the end of the line, and a reservoir at both ends ? but would it flow both ways simultaneously ?

Bit of an update

if you want drippa stuff try ebay !! under "irrigation" lots of stuff cheap

The gear off HDRA organic web site was 16.95 for 10m with im not sure how many bits

Ebay from the lovely amanda scammel 8.99 and 1.99 postage for 70 Items including a timer (Battery)
and 3.99 and 1.99 postage for 23m of hose

Cheers

carl

I have butts on the plot and connected a drip feed system into my home made plastic greenhouse. Worked OK for a time but eventually the nozzles clogged up with algea and dirt. I had a very hit and miss season with it. Another method I tried was to feed water into guttering suspended over the plants. Again, it worked OK initially but clogged up after a short time. The system I've settled on is to have a hose connected close to the top of the butt and when it rains the overspill syphons off into the greenhouse.