Automatic watering of indoor plants - how to organize it correctly. Automatic watering flowers during the holidays: a few simple and effective methods

How to take care of soil moisture for indoor plants before leaving home for long time? Useful automatic irrigation system.

Micro-drip devices for automatic irrigation

For a collection of plants in the same room, on a balcony, loggia, patio or in a greenhouse, garden micro-drip systems of automatic watering. This is " younger brothers"gardening systems, described in detail in the article. Micro drip devices connect directly to central water supply. Water is supplied and turned off at a predetermined time thanks to the built-in timer. When leaving on vacation or a business trip, you don't have to worry about the fate of the "green lodgers".

The best option for a house or apartment with an average collection of up to 30 plants - micro-drip irrigation systems with reservoir . Many tubes come out of the tank, through which water enters the droppers. The latter are plastic or with a ceramic tip, which is stuck directly into the ground.

ON THE PICTURE: Micro-drip irrigation system with a reservoir for a collection of up to three dozen plants.

A conventional dropper is manually adjusted with a special wheel. Its scrolling regulates the intensity of watering, for example, up to 20 ml. (20 drops) per hour.

Advanced ceramic tips act as soil moisture sensors. Depending on the moisture level of the soil, the droppers supply water or stop watering.

Ceramic cones

Popular among flower growers ceramic cones. These are kind of "carrots" from which plastic tubes extend. "Carrot" is stuck into the pot, and the end of the tube is lowered into a tank of water. At the same time, the process of water supply is not controlled manually. Moisture is drawn from the pressure vessel each time the earth dries out.

Manufacturers of "carrots" unanimously speak about the high quality and reliability of devices. However, the bad experience of some flower growers has shown the opposite. Ceramic cones are easily clogged, sometimes do not form the desired pressure. Have to look right place for a water tank to create this very pressure. But even here a problem arises: if you install the tank too high, there is a risk of flooding the plant, too low - the water may stop flowing altogether.

ON THE PICTURE: Ceramic cones are not very reliable, because. are often clogged and do not always provide the right pressure.

In the absence of free space to install a vessel with water near the plant, use ceramic bottle cap. The advantage of this method is its ease of use. Attach the nozzle to an ordinary plastic bottle filled with water, insert it into the pot and forget about watering. The device will control the water supply itself, and the plant will receive exactly as much water as required. It's great economical option: when using large two-liter bottles, you can forget about watering for a whole month.

ON THE PICTURE: Ceramic nozzle on the bottle - a simple and economical option for automatic watering.

There are decorative variations of ceramic cones in the form of animals, birds, butterflies, etc. They look very cute and are able to enliven the interior. But, unfortunately, such "toys" are not suitable for irrigation: because of the small volume, you will often have to add water.

enema balls

Outwardly, "enemas" look like spherical flasks with watering pipettes that are filled with water and inserted into the pot. When the soil begins to dry out, oxygen enters the stem of the flask and pushes out plant needs amount of water. In general, "enemas" are a good option for automatic watering, but they do not dose water well and sometimes flood the plant.

ON THE PICTURE: Enema balls provide watering of the plant and look original in the container.

self-watering pots

The self-irrigating pot consists of two containers. A plant is planted in one of them, water is poured into the other. The plant gradually absorbs moisture through special wicks.

ON THE PICTURE:"Smart" containers cope with the function of automatic watering of plants. Photo Tatura Florist.

Such a container is usually equipped with a water indicator. This allows you to accurately determine how much moisture is left in the pot and when you need to top it up. Technology self setting a similar irrigation system is shown in the video: "".

Do-it-yourself automatic watering organization: three simple ways

Automatic watering of a collection of plants can be organized independently, and for a short time and without significant material costs.

1st way

You will need: several hospital droppers according to the number of plants in need of watering, a 5-liter plastic bottle, an elastic band or wire for fastening the ends of the tubes.

How to do:

  1. Remove the needle tips from the droppers.
  2. Check droppers for integrity by blowing into them. If the tubes are not damaged, they will be well blown from both sides.
  3. Connect the ends of the tubes together and tie them with an elastic band or wire. So they will lie quietly at the bottom of the bottle, and not float on the surface. try do not pinch the tubes .
  4. Dip the tied ends of the dropper tubes into the water bottle and place the bottle as high as possible.
  5. Open the dripper regulator by running water through the tubes, then immediately close it.
  6. Insert the free ends of the straws into the pots and use the wheel to adjust the amount of incoming water.

ON VIDEO:In addition to droppers, medical syringes are suitable for creating home-made irrigation devices. From such a syringe, a plastic bottle and a PVC tube, a drip irrigation device is obtained.

2nd way

You will need: plastic water bottle. The size depends on the root ball of the plant. For a tub, several medium-sized bottles are taken, for a compact pot - one is small.

How to do:

  1. Make small holes in the bottle cap.
  2. Place the bottle upside down in the container with the plant.

ON THE PICTURE:Automatic watering from a bottle, plastic or glass, is also good for indoor seedlings. Photo by Megan Andersen-Read.

3rd way

You will need: nylon cords or laces, woolen threads, twisted bandages or any materials from which wicks can be made; a basin or bottle filled with water; peg for fixing the wick.

How to do:

  1. Twist an impromptu wick from improvised materials.
  2. Dip one end of the wick into a container of water.
  3. Secure the other end to the plant container with a peg or other means.

ON THE PICTURE:Wick automatic watering will keep healthy and fresh. Photo by u/skysong4.

  1. Micro-drop automatic irrigation systems with connection to central water supply preferred for medium to large plant collections.
  2. If the water supply is blocked during your absence, a micro-drip system with a reservoir is recommended.
  3. for watering individual plants use bottles with ceramic nozzles - simple, cheap and effective. One container for 2 liters. enough for about a month of watering.
  4. If the irrigation system is not equipped with a soil moisture sensor, it is better to purchase one separately. The presence of such a sensor will save plants from the destructive waterlogging of the earth.

Gone new year holidays, the results of the past year have been summed up and you can safely take on new and interesting things. And I want to talk about the dream of almost all women: the automation of watering flowers.
One of the gifts for New Year's was a set of automatic watering flowers "Avtoleika" from the online store. And I will tell you the technology of its work and the reliability of its functions under the cut.

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According to the rating among women, automatic flower watering is somewhere between a robot vacuum cleaner and automatic control aquarium. Well, since there is no aquarium yet, and the robot vacuum cleaner is already rolling, it was decided to tackle the problem of automatic watering. Moreover, the New Year holidays involved a lot of travel, which means there is especially no time to follow the flowers. This device is relevant all year round.
The essence of this device is to automate the simplest operation: watering flowers. If you look at the components, then there is a countdown timer, a pump timer, a pump and tubes. At the appointed time, according to the cycle, the pump turns on and runs for as many seconds as it will be given. The pump itself is programmable from 1 to 99 seconds of watering, with a minimum cycle time of 0.1 days or 24 minutes and a maximum of 30 days or 720 hours.

Nutrition
It is worth noting that the device is non-volatile and does not connect to a power outlet. Instead, the device is equipped with four AA batteries. The batteries themselves are not included in the package, and depending on the frequency and duration of the pump, the device can work from one set of batteries up to 6 months.

Setting
After installing the batteries and turning it on, you need to configure the device. The setting is reduced to several actions: the transition to the next setting element is carried out by the "Set" button, the current parameter is changed by the "+" or "-" buttons, and the start or performance check is performed by the "Test" button.

Completion and launch
The package includes the control unit itself, combined with the pump. Green hose 10 meters long to independently distribute the length to the pots, 1 meter black hose for connecting drip irrigation, 10 drip irrigation dispensers and 10 springs to fix the hoses in flower pots.

Connecting hoses to the manifold. If you do not need to water 10 pots at once, you can plug a loose collector with a stopper.

Drip irrigation dispensers allow you to vary the amount of liquid entering the pot.
The black hose is designed to extend dispensers up to flower pots. Its length is 1 m. The set includes 10 dispensers. In this it differs from the Green Helper, which do not include dispensers and a black hose. Dispensers use water more rationally and economically and ensure optimal watering of plants.

The locking spring will allow you not to worry that the tube will jump off and water will not get to the consumer.

This is how the device looks in working order.

Testing
Keeping in mind that each plant requires its own amount of water, it may be necessary to install and calibrate drip irrigation. In addition, during the testing process, it became obvious that if you use 10 flower pots, then they can stand no further than a meter from the device, since only 10 meters of hose are included in the kit. Well, the assembly and start of irrigation can be seen on a small video.

Conclusion
It is worth noting the simplicity of the device, and hence the small number of points of failure. Before leaving on vacation, you should leave enough water (by the way, the pump stops working without water), insert new batteries and set up automatic watering. Complex systems include setting the watering of each channel, but we are talking about simple and understandable devices. Yes, and the launch of this device took no more than 10 minutes from the moment of unpacking and until the start of irrigation.

The device "Autoleica" is available for sale at the following link.

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At SID Display Week 2016 in San Francisco, E Ink introduced e-ink color screens. The new technology is called Advanced Color ePaper (ACeP) and uses pixels with pigments of eight primary colors, so that the image on such a screen does not differ from the image printed on plain paper. Such screens are capable of displaying 32,000 colors, while a similar technology from Triton allowed only 4,000 shades to be displayed. Pixel density in ACeP displays can reach 300 ppi.

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Palette Cube can recognize the color of almost any surface

The Australian company Palette decided to create a new gadget for designers and artists. Palette Cube is a color recognition tool. The novelty works almost the same as the "dropper", which is in all graphic editors. With the help of the new gadget, users can quickly recognize the colors of real objects. The recognition process is quite fast, and due to its small size, the device can always be carried with you. Using Palette Cube is very easy.

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Scientists have developed a technique for printing two images in one

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LG introduces new Super UHD TVs in Russia

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Microsoft plans to significantly increase the battery life of laptops

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OnePlus 3 update fixes RAM issue

Immediately after the presentation and start of sales of the new OnePlus 3 smartphone, the Internet was filled with user reviews that the device, although equipped with 6 GB of RAM, but at the same time keeps open in background no more than 3-4 applications. CEO OnePlus Carl Pei explained that they did this intentionally in order to improve the autonomy of the smartphone. He also added that developers can use the kernel source code that they have made publicly available to set the RAM management in custom firmware at their discretion.

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Irrigation system designed for watering indoor plants clean water indoors and should not be used for industrial purposes.

Advantages of this automatic watering:
One of the best autonomous systems that allows you to leave home plants unattended for a long time.
Several hoses for plants of different lengths
Battery powered
Convenient setting of watering time and frequency of switching on
Has no analogues in this price segment

The principle of operation of the automatic watering system for domestic plants and the power of uniform watering!

1st day. System installation

7th day after system installation

14th day after system installation)

Characteristics and equipment:
The watering timer itself with a mount - 1 pc.
Hose 4/6 mm - 10 m
Tee - 10pcs
Thursday - 3 pcs
Through coupling - 3 pcs
Hose cap - 3 pcs
Irrigation drip - 10 pcs
Filter for water purification - 1 pc.

Also, if you want to extend the system, we have an expansion kit for 5 plants price - 250 rub

Expansion kit complete set:
Irrigation drip - 5 pcs
Tee - 5 pcs

Many are fond of growing indoor plants. This activity is not only interesting, but also quite a useful hobby. It calms nervous system, perfectly relieves stress, gives impetus to self-improvement and new knowledge. Success in growing indoor plants can only be achieved with systematic watering. But it's not always possible to do so. Business trips, work, and many other reasons that do not allow watering plants at a certain time. An automatic irrigation system is ideal for solving this problem. Having such a system, you should not worry about the condition of your favorite plants during your vacation, business trip. Rest assured that your plants will receive required amount nutrient moisture. The system can be mounted on a water tank using a special bracket or mounted directly on a standard plastic bottle. Requires 4 AAA batteries to operate (not included).

There is no need to connect to a water tap. The automated irrigation system is extremely compact. So it does not take up much space in the apartment. Watering is carried out drip method based on a human-defined schedule. One such system can water up to 10 indoor plants. The device works reliably and efficiently. If you use a large capacity, Easy Grow-10 will independently decide main problem- delivery of the required volume of water for the normal life of indoor plants. So such an automatic irrigation system can be not only a temporary lifesaver, but also work on an ongoing basis.

PREPARING THE SYSTEM FOR WORK

Cut the hose to the lengths you need. Using tees, splitters, connectors, plugs and drippers, assemble the irrigation system of the desired configuration and connect it to the top fitting of the controller. Assembly of the system will be greatly facilitated if the ends of the hoses are preliminarily held for several seconds in hot water. Connect a piece of hose with a filter to the lower fitting of the controller. Attach the bracket to the controller and attach it to the water tank as shown in the left figure. For water, you can use a plastic bottle, as in the right picture. In this case, you do not need a bracket.

Open the cover at the bottom of the controller, slide out the battery pack and install four AAA 1.5V alkaline batteries into it.

You will hear a short beep, and you will see the test passing on the digital indicators.

CONTROLLER CONTROL PANEL

- Digital indicator WateringTime(Watering duration) indicates how many seconds the pump will run. You can set the duration of watering from 1 before 99 seconds.

- Digital indicator IntervalTime (Irrigation frequency) indicates how often the pump will be switched on. If you set the value 0,1 , then watering will occur every hour. If set 1 , the pump will turn on every day.

If a 2 then once every two days. Maximum value - 30 , i.e. once every thirty days.

- Left button sets value Watering duration. Pressing the button once increases the duration of watering by 1 second, and pressing and holding the button for 10 or a multiple of ten seconds time.

- Right button sets value Irrigation frequency. By repeatedly pressing this button, you can set the frequency of watering from 0,1 before 30 days.

- Button turns the pump on and off in manual mode, and also turns on the digital indication on the control panel.

To turn on the pump manual mode, you need to press this button twice - after the first press, the indication will turn on, and after the second press, the pump will turn on. A third press of the button turns off the pump.

- Led indicator shows what mode the controller is in:

Flashing fast in green- controller irrigates

Slow blinking green - the controller is working according to the set program

Solid green - the controller is being programmed

Solid red - Batteries are low and need to be replaced.

CONTROLLER PROGRAMMING

  1. Press the button The display on the control panel lights up - the system is ready for programming.
  2. Set with the left button Watering duration in seconds.
  3. Right click set Irrigation frequency in days.
  4. After a few seconds, the controller will turn on the pump and the first watering of the plants will begin, during which the LED will flash green rapidly. At the end of watering, the controller will go into standby mode - the LED will flash green slowly until the next watering.

System configuration

Control unit (Timer - 1 pc.), Hose - 10 meters, Filter - 1 pc., Tee - 10 pcs., Crosspiece - 3 pcs., Hose connector (Double) - 3 pcs., Droppers - 10 pcs. Plugs - 3 pcs.

Are you planning to leave home for a while? Have the parrot and the cat already been attached to relatives and neighbors? But what about indoor flowers? There are several simple, but no less ingenious ways of self-watering flowers without the participation of the owner.

The simplest and cheap way creating automatic watering for your indoor flowers is a pot-in-pot device. To do this, you need to choose larger pot than the one in which the flower grows. The bottom of a large pot must be laid with pebbles, which must be covered with a sponge or rag. This is done so that the water does not stagnate and does not evaporate very quickly. After that, you can place the flower pot in a larger one and fill the distance between the walls with water.

In order to create more complex system drip irrigation, you will need a plastic bottle with a capacity of at least 5 liters, dropper systems or natural threads. The bottle is placed on a hill in order for the law of physics to start working - gravitational attraction. In this case, the height of the bottle should be greater than the highest flower pot.

At the bottom of the bottle, you must first make small holes for water to drain. Be sure to make holes at the bottom so that all the water ends up in the ground. After that, we place the pots around the bottle and bring our own thread or tube to each. If the design uses tubes from a dropper system, then it is better to adjust the rate of water inflow, because there is an opportunity for this. In the case of fabrics or threads, the water itself will gradually drain into the ground.

If there are a lot of flowers in the house or they are very large, then creating a common automatic drip irrigation system with one container is both inconvenient and impractical.

In this case, you can arrange drip irrigation for each pot separately. For this, you can use both complete dropper systems and simple plastic bottles. It is enough to make several holes in the lid, which will determine the intensity of water flow. If the pot is small, then there should be few holes, since oversaturation with water is just as detrimental to the plant as drought. Once you have a full bottle of water, simply turn it upside down and plant it in the ground. By slightly deepening the neck of the bottle, you will naturally adjust the rate of moisture entering the ground.

If you decide to use drip systems, then simply fill the existing tank with water and connect the system to the plant. Aesthetically this method rather unattractive, since each plant resembles a patient who has fallen into a coma. But the effect is amazing. Upon your return, you will be greeted by the green, juicy leaves of your favorite flower and Fresh air in the room.


And finally last way- pot wick device. But you need to take care of it even during planting or transplanting a plant. It consists in the fact that a small piece of cloth or thread, the so-called wick, is placed on the bottom of the pot. The fabric must necessarily absorb moisture well. Inside the pot, it is imperative to make a good drainage layer that would allow air to pass through. On top of this layer, the end of the wick is laid and then covered with earth. If necessary, you simply place part of the wick in a container of water, and the roots themselves will determine how much water they need for life.

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Worried about your indoor flowers and worrying about vacations, long stays away from home? If you do not want to leave the apartment in the care of relatives or neighbors, an automatic watering system for house plants will help solve the problem. Find out what it is and how you can organize a sprinkler on your own.

How to choose automatic watering for indoor plants

If you know in advance that you will have to be absent for some time, do a few things to keep the plants as moist as possible. In a few weeks, it is worth canceling all top dressing, you can cut the buds and flowers. It is important to reduce the illumination: remove the plants from the windowsill or curtain the windows. In parallel, choose the method of automatic watering that suits your conditions.

Flower pots with automatic watering

Sold in stores, designed for automatic subsurface irrigation. They work on the principle of capillary raising of liquid to the roots. They are called smart pots, automatic planters and so on. In fact, they are a double vessel equipped with a reservoir, a separator barrier, and a special liquid level indicator. A plant is planted in one pot, water for a flower is poured into another. Water percolates slowly, evenly, penetrates into the soil as it dries.

The plant, thanks to such a system, consumes as much fluid as it needs for full growth and development. Excessive moisture, acidification of the soil, the influence of extraneous factors are excluded. The disadvantage of a self-irrigating pot is that it is effective only if the plant is an adult, has a well-developed root system. Otherwise, the flower will not be able to draw moisture. If the plant has been recently planted in a pot with an automatic watering system, it will have to be watered in the classical way for the first few months.

Automatic watering of flowers with ceramic cones

Often flower growers use these simple designs, which includes a cone and plastic tubes. "Carrots" are stuck in an earthen clod, and the free part is placed in a tank of water. There is no need to control the process of supplying liquid - it comes after the soil dries under pressure from the vessel. Similar automatic watering systems for indoor plants are produced by Archimedes, Weninger, Brigadier Werkzeuge, etc.

Ceramic cones are reliable, differ high quality, but have small flaws. In some cases, the necessary pressure is not formed, the flowers do not receive water, and you have to look for appropriate place for water container. If you set the tank very high, you can fill the plant and destroy it, if it is low, there is a risk of drying out the earth in a pot.

Micro-drip automatic watering system for indoor plants

It is convenient to use if the grower has a large collection of plants located in the same room (balcony, loggia), greenhouse. The micro-drip system is connected to the central water supply, works at a given time thanks to a special timer. For premises small sizes, medium-sized greenhouses can use options with a tank.

Among flower growers, the AquaPod 5 automatic drip irrigation system is popular (price - about 2000 rubles). Its main component is a barrel, from which 5 thin tubes come out with droppers at the ends. The system is connected to the water supply using a hose with a diameter of 4 mm. If you choose such automatic watering for indoor plants, keep in mind that it is not suitable for flowers with a delicate root system, such as orchids.

Autowatering for flowers with enema balls

Multi-colored cones-balls invented domestic producers especially so that people can go on vacation with a calm heart. They are practical, comfortable, look beautiful and serve as an additional interior decoration. In order for the balls to start working, they must be filled with water, inserted with a thin leg into the ground. When the earth begins to dry out, water is released under the influence of oxygen entering the tube. These devices are affordable, but inferior in reliability to other systems: they can dose liquid poorly.

Prices for automatic watering for indoor plants

To choose for yourself best option, read the overview of automatic irrigation systems of well-known manufacturers and approximate prices:

  1. Blumat. The manufacturer produces droppers for automatic watering of plants that work without batteries and electricity. The cost of one drip drinker is about 300-340 rubles.
  2. Idris. Simple drip devices manufactured by Claber with a clear principle of operation. Ideal for watering large plants. The price of the device is 800-900 rubles.
  3. gardena. The company produces several kits for automatic watering plants. Prices range from 7900 to 11300 rubles.
  4. Oasis. Known autonomous system that does not require connection to water supply and electricity. Prices start from 8000 rubles.

How to make automatic watering of indoor plants with your own hands

To avoid the death of home flowers during a vacation or a long trip, it is not necessary to purchase expensive automatic drinkers. You can remember the old "grandfather" ways, for example, put the pots in a basin of water or place jars of water next to the plants to humidify the air. Another well-known method of automatic watering for indoor plants is to twist a piece of cloth, gauze into a tube, immerse one end in the ground, the other in water. Check out other more aesthetic methods.

Automatic watering of plants with wicks

To build such an auto-watering can, during planting or transplanting a plant, you need:

  1. Make a wick: take a thick rope, a piece of bandage, twist, leave one end on the drainage layer, lower the other into a tank of water. If necessary, moisture rises to the roots and saturates and nourishes them.
  2. For the wick, you can use cotton fabric, woolen threads.

How to make automatic watering from a plastic bottle

A very simple way is to use the usual plastic bottle. For one medium-sized pot, 1 dish is enough, for large tubs, several pieces are needed. The method is simple, hassle-free, if the stability of the bottle is ensured. You need to do the following:

  • take a whole bottle;
  • perforate the lid;
  • cut the bottom
  • fill the container with water;
  • insert the bottle into the ground with the cap down so that it stands as evenly as possible.

Drip watering flowers

Do-it-yourself auto-watering can be done using medical droppers. Their number should be equal to the number of pots. Technology:

  1. Remove the needles, fasten the droppers together, weight the ends.
  2. After that, you need to take some container from water, fill it, place droppers there.
  3. The other end of the droppers must be placed in the ground, slightly open the regulator.
  4. The drinker should be tested prior to travel to ensure that the houseplant is provided with the correct amount of water.

Video: do-it-yourself watering machine for flowers

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