GARDEN watering has become a contentious environmental issue in recent years as it’s considered a waste of a precious resource. However, long periods of dry weather are increasingly common. No one wants to see their garden ravaged by drought, but wasting water is expensive so we need to apply the most efficient watering methods.
Check what you’re allowed to use
Before buying any watering system, contact your local water supplier and ask what you are allowed to use, and any conditions that apply. By law you are obliged to tell the company before you instal a garden watering system.
Seep or soaker hoses
Seep oredge of the bed. Lay the hose on the soil surface, snaking around under plants close to their roots, to cover as much of the area as possible. Seep hoses require no setting up other than clicking hoses together to make them long enough to cover the area.
