Prepare Your Own Drip Irrigation System Using Pop Bottle!
Drip irrigation conserves water and helps maintain the moisture intensity in your garden. It is quite handy to use and also simple to make. You can construct efficient drip irrigation system on your own using some handy available resources. You can do it by using a pop bottle also! In this article, you would learn how to prepare an irrigation system so easily.
You know that some plants and vegetations require slow and steady watering. It is drip irrigation which delivers uniformed water supply where you do not have to pay constant attention. This supplies the drops of water directly at the root-centre of the plants. With this irrigation concept, water is soaked properly that helps produce conducive moisture level in the soil.
Making a drip irrigation system is a simple job. You could get hold of some watering spikes from your neighboring gardener centre to prepare your own system. Suppose you don’t wish to waste your money after buying such commercial irrigation supplies and equipments, you can also use some recycled materials. You can use plastic bottles for making this kind of irrigation systems.
Here some of the tips you can consider for making an easy and handy watering system:
1. Use a plastic bottle which has a lid or a cap
2. Make some 7-8 holes into the lid of your bottle
3. Cut and eradicate the bottom of your bottle vertically across and discard it to make a funnel
4. Dig a hole in between the plants
5. Burry down 1/3 to one half the bottle with cap side down
6. Pour some water into the bottle to make it full
Keeping in mind the environment and the situation of the soil, you can consider the supply of water to your vegetation. Suppose you’re growing tomatoes and it’s hot, you could use some more bottles in between your plants. For good nourishment, you could add fertilizer into your bottle on weekly-basis so that it will go straight to the roots. Isn’t this easy to prepare on your own?