ᐅ Full-surface irrigation with geotextile fabric for sod installation
Created on: 17 Mar 2024 23:08
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Baufrau95
Hello everyone, we are currently working on the irrigation system for our garden. We live in an area with sandy soil, which is very permeable, and we are planning to install 400 sqm (4,300 sq ft) of turf. We have a 6 cubic meter (6,000 liter) cistern and suspect that this will not be sufficient for irrigation during prolonged drought periods if we go with a “conventional” irrigation system using pop-up sprinklers. We have received a quote for this, and overall the materials are relatively affordable.
However, we were advised at a garden center to consider a fabric-based irrigation system. In this setup, a honeycomb fabric is laid down, and then a drip hose wrapped in fabric, similar to an underfloor heating system, is placed on top.
The problem is that this type of irrigation costs about five times more.
Unfortunately, our budget doesn’t allow for that, but the concept itself is excellent. Therefore, I have thought about trying to replicate it. For this, I found water-retaining fabric.
Does anyone have experience with something like this?
However, we were advised at a garden center to consider a fabric-based irrigation system. In this setup, a honeycomb fabric is laid down, and then a drip hose wrapped in fabric, similar to an underfloor heating system, is placed on top.
The problem is that this type of irrigation costs about five times more.
Unfortunately, our budget doesn’t allow for that, but the concept itself is excellent. Therefore, I have thought about trying to replicate it. For this, I found water-retaining fabric.
Does anyone have experience with something like this?
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motorradsilke21 Mar 2024 09:28WilderSueden schrieb:
People talk about "beautiful" without defining what that means exactly. Often, such statements reveal a lack of knowledge about alternatives. The neighbor only has a green lawn, while I currently have daisies and crocuses sprouting. Soon, many other flowers will join them. People are influenced by images in gardening magazines, garden shows, and city parks. Everywhere looks like a golf course. You should always ask yourself if that really matches what you want. Exactly. But you also need to consider how you want to use the garden. For example, we often sit on the lawn (we have lightweight garden furniture that can be moved depending on warmth and sun; I have a couch placed under the lilac on the lawn). I like to lie on a blanket on the grass. I love walking barefoot on a lawn. Neither a wildflower meadow nor taller plants of any kind really suit that. Since we also have sandy soil, we found a compromise: a short lawn with various weeds. It is watered in the summer from our own well. At least in the front part of the garden where we usually spend time. At the back, plants are allowed to grow taller or drier.
We also considered this but dismissed it for various reasons: too expensive, no possibility to make changes later, leaks cannot be detected...
I would recommend simply laying a geotextile fabric under the lawn as a water reservoir. Then use rotator sprinklers, which have a lower precipitation rate, allowing for slower infiltration.
I would recommend simply laying a geotextile fabric under the lawn as a water reservoir. Then use rotator sprinklers, which have a lower precipitation rate, allowing for slower infiltration.