If you live in an area that experiences a very dry climate then installing an irrigation system is very important to ensure that your plants get the right amount of watering as well as ensuring that you don´t waste water.  Investing in a water timer for your irrigation system will also ensure that you can control the time when the garden is watered so that you don´t waste this precious resource.

The challenge that is often faced when working with limited water supplies is knowing how much you have and dispensing it equally throughout the year so that your plants never experience a shortage.  You also have to take into consideration just how much water different types of plants require and to ensure that you water them differently to reduce wastage.  Some plants only require deep watering occasionally while other plants will require frequent, but light watering.

In addition to knowing how much watering is required, you want to find a water timer that allows for frequency of watering too.  This is impossible to achieve if you only have one tap to work from, but if you have multiple taps, then you can attach differently set water timers to each and make use of the different watering strategies to not only keep your plants optimally healthy, but also save you money.

If you only have one tap, then you may be required to set it for the least watering strategy and then supplement other plants with additional manual watering, but if you have your high frequency watering plants in one location you can set up the system for that area and manually water the rest of the plants that don´t require watering as frequently.

Take the time to check that the products you are looking at have both a timer and a frequency setting to get the very best out of your plants while keeping your water wastage to a minimum.

What exactly is Automatic Watering and why are water timers such an economic as well as environmental investment?

Automatic watering is simple a system to transfer water from your tap to your plants effectively day after day without you having to manually water your plants.  The systems that are being sold today are so advanced that they not only can ensure that your plants get the right amount of water, but that they do not continue to water your plants in the event that rain is detected.

When your automatic watering system is attached to a water timer, you no longer have to worry about forgetting to water your plants or having to have it done while you are away or at work.

The environmental impact of having a watering system on a timer means that you can water your plants at night and during the hours when they will benefit the most, thus reducing the amount of water that you need to use.  In addition, having a rain detection system will also ensure that your water timer will not go off if it has detected rain, reducing any additional water use that is not required.

An automatic water timer system will be attached to the outside tap.  They are easily programmed, have an over-ride facility and can have additional features such as the rain detector attached.  No matter what type of system you have or that you would like to install, there are water timers for all your watering needs.

In addition to looking at water timers, we will also investigate various sprinker systems and timers and irrigation systems including plans on how to install your very own irrigation system in your garden.