Above Pot/Container Sprinklers & Raised/Extended Risers. Please Show Yours.

[エドガー]

Finally collected and got all my parts in.

Replacing All of my existing archaic sprinkler nozzles in my planter areas, both front and back yards (about 50 total).

I am also extending/raising all of the risers, at least 4-6” higher than container height, so they can spray into all my nursery pots. I know it’s not super efficient and doesn’t replace hand-watering with a wand; but it’s good for a little moisture and obviously better than the water not going into the pots at all.

Most of my existing nozzles are 25-30yo already, so fresh ones will be nice. Using dual-orifice Rain Bird U-series (for its' secondary close-distance spray orifice; so it doesn’t just shoot over the pots lol).

Extending/raising 30 sprinklers total in the backyard. Not many to extend in the front-yard (no more than 10 or so), since all of my developing nursery-pot trees are in the back.

The front yard sprinklers (except for the lawn) were All replaced with drip-converter heads and 1/4” lines last year for a yard renovation and landscape rocks. But, I find the drip-system sh*tty, prone to clog and leak, a PIA to tune and trouble shoot (takes way too much time), the small lines get brittle, stiff and crack, the tips/nipples on the drip converter head bodies easily break off, and you really need to run these drip-systems for hours instead of minutes (drip systems are rated/measured at GPH, while regular sprinklers are rated at GPM), which I don’t feel comfortable with.

Anyways... would love to see your above-the-container/pot sprinkler systems.
I remember seeing a few on here. That’s where I got the idea to do all this. I think I’ve bought around $400 (maybe more or less) in parts already, haha.

 

[ysrgrathe]

I really like the u series, great for large coverage areas like grow beds. Spot spitters are great for bonsai pots but prone to clogging, have to monitor them carefully.

 

[エドガー]

I really like this setup and trying to do the same (but, only for nursery pots on the ground, as I don't have any posts)

Watering bonsai what do you use?

My work is plumbing so i got my own yeah ! Thnx ! Drop a pond pump in your barrel and connect a hose to it ! Ill think some more!

www.bonsainut.com

 

[Pitoon]

I thought water was scarce there in Cali?

 

[Warpig]

I thought water was scarce there in Cali?

Yea, and now you know why.

 

[MrWunderful]

I thought water was scarce there in Cali?

Its not as bad as the media wants you to believe.

 

[Warpig]

They do say water is going to be one of the next major crises we got coming our way down the line. If you ask me we need more trees and less people.

 

[エドガー]

I thought water was scarce there in Cali?

Perhaps, but that's off-topic.
If I/we/anyone truly cared about that though, then we would throw away all of our bonsai, plants, garden trees & plants, lawns, etc. Otherwise, it's just pure hypocritical.

 

[Sansui]

This would do just fine in the nursery

 

[エドガー]

Finally started installing all them sprinkler parts. I will finish tomorrow.

I dug out and replaced 8 very old pop-up sprinklers today (20-30yo).

I replaced them with Hunter “swing-joints” (so it has flex/give, if it is tripped or run over or hit), and simpler, longer lasting, 24” tall pvc “risers.”

The harder part is over (digging up pop-up sprinklers)...

...the rest (about 30-40 more sprinklers) is just replacing with new nozzles, new shrub-adapters and also adding taller pvc riser extensions... like replacing a light bulb... Because the rest are already regular shrub “risers” and not “pop ups”.. so no more digging.

Works and looks awesome tho. Reminds me of those theme-park cooling misters (but a lot more water than a mister obviously) or like rain.