Greenhouse watering system

Zell

Can anyone recommend a system that will water the greenhouse while I'm away on holidays. I had a look at various options on the Amazon site but would like to hear some opinions. My greenhouse is 12 x 8 feet. We got a system from Aldi last year or the year before but when we rigged it up recently the jets, which were from above, were too strong for seedlings.

redser7

If you are watering seedlings use capilliary matting. You can have the water source/trough as big as you like and should last a long time. Maybe just get someone to drop buy to see if it needs topping up every so often. Very cheap and easy way to do it. Also it waters from the bottom so best all round.

redser7

And cover the top of the trough with plastic to stop it evaporating

Zell

Thanks reducer, I'll do some research! I also have tomato growbags and lots of plants in pots at various stages of development.

redser7

There is this thing ...
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7206034/Trail/searchtext%3EWATERING.htm

Zell

Thanks again redser7 - and apologies for getting your name wrong! I don't think this is what I'm looking for. Ideally the system would have overhead tubing [attached to tap+timer] with feeder tubes off that with nozzles attached, to cover a large area with spray.

Nonmonotonic

First thing you can do is incorporate a pressure reducing adaptor into the Aldi system you already have.

Next look at what the likes of Gardena , Hozelock or Iriso have to offer.

Another offering from Claber.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weYHbUMYIc0

Tropf Blumat have a nifty sensor system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWPLr0Selh8

The timer is usual the expensive bit so you could mix and match, say this with one of these allied to a pressure reducer like this.

Lots of stuff here.
Did you see this on Amazon?

Finally some good ole information!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajjC5fv2pZI