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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: plopleuk on May 07, 2011, 09:39

Title: Irrigation kits
Post by: plopleuk on May 07, 2011, 09:39

Can anyone recommend any reliable ones?
i have seen some at harrod horticultural that are cheap and look good has anyone used these with success?
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/pages/search/search.asp?txtSearch=gwt-766&submitflag=true&ctgry=Harrod&x=0&y=0&serial=11050734660276852 (http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/HarrodSite/pages/search/search.asp?txtSearch=gwt-766&submitflag=true&ctgry=Harrod&x=0&y=0&serial=11050734660276852)

Title: Re: Irrigation kits
Post by: tiny50 on May 08, 2011, 12:13

MY WIFE GOT ME AN OCTOGROW KIT AND EXTENSION FOR MY XMASS PRESSIE.  IVE GOT TOMS, CHILLI, AND CUCUMBERS SET IN THEM.  WOW THEY ARE LOOKIN BETTER THAN THEY HAVE EVER LOOKED WHEN I DID THEM IN GROW BAGS OR GREENHOUSE BORDERS. THEY WORK WITH CAPILLERY MATS SUPPLIED IN THE KIT AND KEEP THE SOIL / COMPOST JUST DAMP ENOUGH .   IVE JUST HAD A BIRTHDAY AND GUESS WOT I ASKED FOR,  YEP ANOTHER OCTOGROW KIT, I'M GONNA TRY MY AUBERGINES IN THIS SET.
THEY ARE EXPENSIVE BUT SHOULD LAST FOR YEARS. SHE GOT EM FROM SUTTONS AT A COST OF £60 OR £70,  IVE ONLY HAD TO TOP UP THE RESERVOIR ONCE IN TWO MONTHS.
I ALSO USED THE TRAYS WITH MATTING TO KEEP THE SEEDLINGS DAMP UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO POT UP IN THE KITS.  BRILLIANT!!!!

Title: Re: Irrigation kits
Post by: Ropster on May 09, 2011, 18:40

I use one of these connected to a water but next to my greenhouse

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25M-IRRIGATION-SYSTEM-GARDEN-WATERING-DRIP-71-PIECE-KIT-/230616727475?pt=UK_Home_Garden_GardenEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item35b1d3ffb3 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25M-IRRIGATION-SYSTEM-GARDEN-WATERING-DRIP-71-PIECE-KIT-/230616727475?pt=UK_Home_Garden_GardenEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item35b1d3ffb3)

I got it last year and it did great, kept the toms alive through me being away for 2 weeks on holiday.

I hve replaced the drippers this year with

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30-X-Adjustable-Dripper-Spriklers-Sprayers-/160583590905?pt=UK_Home_Garden_GardenEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item25638723f9 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30-X-Adjustable-Dripper-Spriklers-Sprayers-/160583590905?pt=UK_Home_Garden_GardenEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item25638723f9)

this year as the old ones were bunged up and I couldnt be bothered to clean them


I have no connection to either of the sellers above, they are just examples

Title: Re: Irrigation kits
Post by: japagow on May 15, 2011, 13:37

Anyone got any thoughts on drip kits with bags. I don't have a tap in the allotment handy.