Install your own irrigation system in 4 simple steps

A good irrigation system starts with a good plan. Sketch your garden and indicate where the plants, borders, paths, and lawn are located. This way, you know exactly where you want to:

• lay the main pipe
• place drippers, drip hoses, or a soaker hose
• install couplings or taps

By planning ahead, you can install it purposefully and ensure you have all the necessary parts on hand.

Our system connects to a standard ¾ inch tap or a pump. Is your connection different? Then use an adapter.

With normal water pressure (2.5 to 4 bar) you can:

• water 250 plants with drippers
• or use 250 meters of soaker hose or drip hose

Too much pressure? No problem: all our drippers and hoses have a flow regulator.
Too little pressure? Then divide your garden into multiple circuits. Use a water distributor to supply water to each circuit separately.

Do you want to water more than 250 plants? Then divide your garden into different circuits. You connect these circuits to a water distributor, which you then connect to your tap.

Next, you choose whether to operate the system manually with a tap, or automatically with a water computer. You connect such a computer to the tap and simply set it via buttons. Working with multiple circuits? Then you need one water computer per circuit.

• How many plants do you want to water?
• Is your water pressure or pump powerful enough?
• Do you want to switch manually or work automatically?
• Are you going to expand later?

The 16 mm main hose forms the heart of your system. You connect this to the tap, water distributor, or water computer with a tap connector or nipple and a coupling set. Ensure everything is tight and leak-free.

The hose can be secured above ground with ground stakes, or be buried (at least 60 cm deep). Roll out the hose along all the zones you want to irrigate. At each point where you branch off to a zone, cut the hose and connect it with a 16 mm T-piece.

Provide each branch with a tap so that you can shut off zones individually. Ideal if you have nothing growing in one bed for a while. For connecting parts, use the coupling tool for 16 mm connections – it makes working a lot easier.

Do you want to expand in the future? No problem. You can expand the system at any time with extra couplings, drippers, or hoses.

Drip irrigation works with drippers. These are small nozzles that release water drop by drop at each plant. They provide targeted water and ensure precise irrigation. You use drip irrigation for individual plants such as tomatoes, berries, courgettes, and cucumbers.

To work with drippers, you must first lay an additional 16 mm hose between your plants. You simply connect it to the valve of the main circuit, which you previously installed at the beginning of the bed.

Next, use the punch tool to insert the drippers directly into the 16 mm hose. There are 3 types of drippers, each with its own flow rate. You can choose between 2, 4, or 8 liters/hour. For a zucchini plant, it is best to use an 8-liter-per-hour dripper, while a head of lettuce only needs 2 liters per hour. You can combine different drippers on one circuit.

Finally, you need to get the drip to the desired location. You do this by attaching a 4 mm hose to the dripper. Cut it to the desired length yourself. Place the end of the small hose into the 4 mm hose stake. This way, the drop lands exactly where you want it, giving you a tidy and organized watering system in your garden.

A soaker hose is porous and lets water seep through its walls along its entire length ("sweating"). Ideal for wide beds or dense rows of crops such as carrots, beans, or lettuce. Lay the hose in a loop using a T-piece so that water flows in from both sides simultaneously. This distributes the pressure better.

You connect the soaker hose to the valve of the main circuit, which you already placed at the beginning of the bed. Then, lay it between the plants and, when finished, simply cut it to length with the cutting tool. Seal the end of the soaker hose with an end cap.

Our soaker hose provides 2 liters of water per hour per running meter.

A drip line has an opening every 33 cm that releases water. Use it for straight plant beds with regular plant spacing. Each opening releases 2.2 liters per hour.

You simply connect the drip line to the valve of the main circuit, which you already placed at the beginning of the bed. Then, lay it between your plants. Seal the end of the hose with a 16 mm end cap.