I will apologize in advance for repeating the (somewhat) the same questions. I have asked a similar question before. As it turns out in many projects, something else came up and I had to put my irrigation plans on hold. Unfortunate reality.
Anyway, I am attempting to recall what I had learned. I now have two gardens, 10'x30' each, one enclosed and the other one - open. I learned that where I live, tomatoes don't seem to need to be protected by a net. Just a good fence to keep the deer out.
I have a well and a huge tank (like two feet diameter and six feet high) in my basement. Both gardens are on a side of the house, eight feet away or so, separated by a brick walkway. I have a water spigot there, I have power and Cat5 right behind the wall, with an excellent place for a controller. Having a wired option, I'd rather not use Wi-Fi as a primary connection rout. If needed, I have a routing available for RS-232 to run from that outside wall to the HS3 computer.
As far as I understand, for my vegetable gardening needs, I only need drip irrigation. Watering tomatoes and cucumbers is fairly simple. The only other thing I grow is basil. Not a complex product as well.
I am absolutely and utterly clueless about irrigation. Never had any need for it, until now. I am in Maryland, so summers get very hot and I need to irrigate badly. Get quite cold in a winter, especially during the last two. Need to have a simple winterizing solution. There's just me. I really am trying to buy a very good solution that does not require a PhD to install and run and maintenance does not demand multiple weekends, which I don't have.
Availability of various fancy-looking solutions on Amazon, such as RainMachine, Hydrawise, and Rachio confuse the picture even more, making serial-based solutions seem antiquated.
So, if you had to start all over, what would you choose today?
Anyway, I am attempting to recall what I had learned. I now have two gardens, 10'x30' each, one enclosed and the other one - open. I learned that where I live, tomatoes don't seem to need to be protected by a net. Just a good fence to keep the deer out.
I have a well and a huge tank (like two feet diameter and six feet high) in my basement. Both gardens are on a side of the house, eight feet away or so, separated by a brick walkway. I have a water spigot there, I have power and Cat5 right behind the wall, with an excellent place for a controller. Having a wired option, I'd rather not use Wi-Fi as a primary connection rout. If needed, I have a routing available for RS-232 to run from that outside wall to the HS3 computer.
As far as I understand, for my vegetable gardening needs, I only need drip irrigation. Watering tomatoes and cucumbers is fairly simple. The only other thing I grow is basil. Not a complex product as well.
I am absolutely and utterly clueless about irrigation. Never had any need for it, until now. I am in Maryland, so summers get very hot and I need to irrigate badly. Get quite cold in a winter, especially during the last two. Need to have a simple winterizing solution. There's just me. I really am trying to buy a very good solution that does not require a PhD to install and run and maintenance does not demand multiple weekends, which I don't have.
Availability of various fancy-looking solutions on Amazon, such as RainMachine, Hydrawise, and Rachio confuse the picture even more, making serial-based solutions seem antiquated.
So, if you had to start all over, what would you choose today?
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