Hi all,
The hedge plants are all alive! The ones we were planting in December have only just gone in due to the previous waterlogged conditions - only another 200ish to go tomorrow! Next challenge is irrigation as don't want to lose any this summer if it's hot and dry again, and want some growth too! have been reading up on drip hoses, soaker hoses etc but can't find the answer I need! And the suppliers aren't interested it seems having a conversation - they think everything is answered on their websites! What I am finding however is the length of hose needed exceeeds what they are saying is max. So hoping someone out there may have found a solution and can make some suggestions. Need to keep costs down too. Very roughly have 2 100m runs, both about 50m from the mains tap - we now have water!
. Plan is to have a watering hose laid along new hedges connected to standard 1/2" garden hose and turn it on whenever required. Nothing complicated but dont want to go through all the grief/cost if it's not going to reach the end??? Has anyone tried just making holes in a std hose perhaps? my concern is this will just end up spraying where it's not needed! any suggestions welcome please........