Hello everyone,
We are considering whether to install an irrigation system and, if so, what type of system to choose. Our landscape gardener strongly recommends irrigation mats from iMat. According to him, with these mats, you no longer have to worry about watering, and the plants receive water exactly where they need it. On the other hand, another landscaper said he would only install a basic irrigation system with sprinklers in the lawn area.
The concept behind the mats sounds quite plausible, but they are also quite expensive. Additionally, I am concerned that they could be very inflexible for future modifications in the garden, which I think are quite likely. Besides, I would prefer to invest the money in the pool project. Wouldn’t it be possible to plan and install something practical myself that reliably covers the basics, such as watering the lawn?
What are your experiences if you are already using similar systems or faced the same question?
We are considering whether to install an irrigation system and, if so, what type of system to choose. Our landscape gardener strongly recommends irrigation mats from iMat. According to him, with these mats, you no longer have to worry about watering, and the plants receive water exactly where they need it. On the other hand, another landscaper said he would only install a basic irrigation system with sprinklers in the lawn area.
The concept behind the mats sounds quite plausible, but they are also quite expensive. Additionally, I am concerned that they could be very inflexible for future modifications in the garden, which I think are quite likely. Besides, I would prefer to invest the money in the pool project. Wouldn’t it be possible to plan and install something practical myself that reliably covers the basics, such as watering the lawn?
What are your experiences if you are already using similar systems or faced the same question?
rick2018 schrieb:
Try searching for irrigation here in the forum. I’ve already posted quite a bit on the topic.
Where does the water come from? Cistern, well, mains water…
150m2 (1,615 sq ft) isn’t large. It depends on the layout. A 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) rectangular area can be covered with 4-6 sprinklers.
Use PE-HD pipe (DN32), meaning potable water pipe.
Install everything during the construction phase before finishing the house.
Pressure and flow rate are important. The more you have, the larger each “zone” can be. Fewer zones mean fewer valves.
For 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) with lawn and drip irrigation, valve box, and controller, costs are under €1,500.
This lets you water conveniently whether you’re home or not. Whether you just want to keep plants alive or pamper them… Yes, we will use mains water. The house is already fully finished. The landscaping is scheduled to start at the end of August. There will be a separate connection from the house to our outdoor storage area, which is also the potential location for the pool equipment.
If we could roughly stay within the budget mentioned above, that would of course be a positive side effect. With the iMat system including additional drippers and Hunter controller, installation and commissioning come to €7,500. I don’t mind if the other €5,000 goes into the pool instead.
I will look for your posts on irrigation. Could you quickly recommend a source for parts or planning tools?
Water scarcity is no longer a local issue.
Almost everywhere, even at a depth of 1.8 meters (6 feet), there is far too little water.
In the coming years, water-saving measures will be implemented almost everywhere.
Water trees, shrubs, and bushes only as needed. You don’t necessarily need an irrigation system for that. Wait until autumn to plant. This allows them to become stronger and well established before the next summer.
Choose hardy plants that develop deep roots, tolerate drought, suit the location, and apply proper mulching (no, stones and bark mulch are not always appropriate). After two years, watering becomes a minor concern.
For green lawns, take a look around your neighborhood—where I live, you would be the only one, and you would have to endure a lot of remarks.
Almost everywhere, even at a depth of 1.8 meters (6 feet), there is far too little water.
In the coming years, water-saving measures will be implemented almost everywhere.
Water trees, shrubs, and bushes only as needed. You don’t necessarily need an irrigation system for that. Wait until autumn to plant. This allows them to become stronger and well established before the next summer.
Choose hardy plants that develop deep roots, tolerate drought, suit the location, and apply proper mulching (no, stones and bark mulch are not always appropriate). After two years, watering becomes a minor concern.
For green lawns, take a look around your neighborhood—where I live, you would be the only one, and you would have to endure a lot of remarks.
And then you stand for hours with the hose on the lawn?
All our gardens are green because we don’t have any water issues…
@DASI90 Water from the main supply is the worst option. 1. It’s fresh water and 2. there is low pressure and flow rate.
Make sure to have a larger diameter water meter installed. For a pool, you’ll need to run a fresh water line outside anyway for refilling…
The Hunter controller is good.
I’ve already written quite a bit about pools here as well 😉
All our gardens are green because we don’t have any water issues…
@DASI90 Water from the main supply is the worst option. 1. It’s fresh water and 2. there is low pressure and flow rate.
Make sure to have a larger diameter water meter installed. For a pool, you’ll need to run a fresh water line outside anyway for refilling…
The Hunter controller is good.
I’ve already written quite a bit about pools here as well 😉
rick2018 schrieb:
And then you stand for hours on the lawn with a hose?
All our gardens are green because we don’t have a water problem…
@DASI90 Water from the mains is the worst option. First, it’s fresh water, and second, there’s low pressure and low flow rate.
Make sure to have a larger (diameter) water meter installed. For the pool, you’ll have to run a fresh water line outside anyway for refilling…
The Hunter controller is good.
I’ve already written quite a bit about pools here 😉 Unfortunately, we didn’t think about this early enough. The pool and irrigation came up too late. But the pool installer was quite confident that we could tap a cold water line inside the utility room in the house and run it directly to the external storage area opposite. This was specifically about refilling the pool with fresh water. However, we can’t increase the pipe diameter anymore. I think it’s 4cm (1.6 inches).
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