Drip irrigation from a 5 liter bottle

In the summer, you really want to go on vacation to the sea or fly to foreign countries, relax your soul and body. But most gardeners and gardeners know how difficult it is to leave their plants, including houseplants. Leaving them in the care of friends and relatives is not always convenient, especially if these are agricultural crops. In this case, limited irrigation created with your own hands from scrap materials will come to the rescue.

Drip irrigation from plastic bottles

No crop can do without additional irrigation with moisture, especially during dry summers. Therefore, a gardener can rarely leave his own plot, go on vacation or to a sanatorium. There is a solution - ready-made automatic watering systems. However, they are expensive and not everyone can afford them.

Homemade systems created from plastic bottles.

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the undeniable advantages of this method of irrigation is the availability of materials. However, this is not the only plus:

• absence of serious financial expenses;
• no need for professional skills;
• the homemade system is universal - suitable for irrigating flower beds, agricultural crops in the open ground and in greenhouses;
• the filling of the system is simple: it supplies water in doses and rhythmically, without washing out the roots of the plants;
• This method of irrigation is practical and does not contribute to soil compaction and increased weed growth;
• saves water resources;
• the design is easy to assemble, individual parts are easy to replace if necessary;
• the water in the bottles heats up, which is important for flowers and fruit plantings.

The system is even used at home - for watering indoor flowers.

This development also has a number of disadvantages - its use on an ongoing basis is irrational. Also, drip irrigation is not used for clay soils. Bottles quickly become clogged in such conditions.

Watering home flowers on vacation: how to do it

Organizing the irrigation process with your own hands is simple. For the home and flowers on the windowsill, smaller containers are used, and in the garden it is preferable to take 5-liter bottles. Their volume is sufficient to water one crop.

For irrigation from above

In this case, five-liter eggplants are attached above the plants in a greenhouse or open ground. They are hung on ropes with the lids down. To supply water, make several holes in the plug or simply screw it loosely.

The main disadvantage of the method is the need to attach special supports.

In addition, it is necessary to direct the water supply so that drops do not fall on the leaves. Otherwise, the greenery may be damaged by ultraviolet rays and cause serious burns.

Root watering

This micro-irrigation option is even simpler. Take a 5 liter bottle, cut off the bottom and make holes with an awl in the neck area, screw the cap tightly. An alternative option is to use foam rubber and loosely fitting cork.

Then the bottle is dug upside down near the bush of the planted crop. To prevent the liquid from evaporating, the cut part is returned to its place.It is also recommended not to cut it off completely, but to pour in water only by bending the part to the side, and return it to its place upon completion of the process.

To water home flowers, it is recommended to take small containers and organize the process in accordance with the above methods.