Update to Automatic Watering System

Last summer Leanne talked about building an automatic watering system and promised we would include some pictures in a futre post. Well six months later and you will find pictures of automatic drip irrigation system below. We uninstalled the system int the fall to make sure it wasn’t damaged during the winter. If you are lucky enough to live in a sunny place all year round, you don’t need to uninstall the system in the winter…unless you are feeling sorry for me

The one thing I forgot to do when we uninstalled the drip irrigation system was to remove the batteries. I realized this today when I was taking the first closeup picture of the HT2 Sprinkler Controller. When I removed the batteries I did notice a bit of acid leaking out of one of the cells. I threw out the batteries and cleaned up the inside of the case and it’s fine. I made a mental note to make sure I remove the batteries at the end of the season next year.

The rest of the pictures are from last summer. The system worked great when we were away for three weeks campign in the Rockies. When we came home we had two beautiful hanging baskets on our sunny deck. We just needed to do a bit of deadheading to remove the old flowers. This year we are going to look at increasing the use of automatic sprinkler for our other plants and garden.

Closeup picture of the Orbit HT2 Sprinkler Controller:

Assembled sprinkler timer with backflow preventer and preset pressure regulator:

Hanging basket with 1/4″ tubing and adustable mist sprayer:

Closeup of adjustable mist sprayer, note the tee-connection:

If you want to read details on the complete installation process, please read this article installing a drip irrigation system for hanging baskets. This article is located on our Garden Irrigation site.