This week I finally decided to automate the watering of my lawn and garden without irrigation, here’s how…

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Automation Without Irrigation

Since I don’t have irrigation, I have to use hoses, but that’s OK because I picked up these hose faucet timers. They’re great because you can hook them up to any hose faucet. I picked up this manifold and connected 4 of these faucet timers, one for each zone. As you can see I also split one zone into 2, we’ll talk about that in a sec. I can program each zone in the b-hyve app app to turn on each individually, and these sprinklers have a ton of watering options. The app also takes into consideration the rainfall so you’re not wasting water. And it’s not just for lawns, I also automated watering my garden giving it just the right amount of water each day. These soakers, along with a pressure reducer, help deliver water exactly where I want it. The soakers also works great for flower boxes that doesn’t receive any rain. If you’re a geek like me, you can even connect this to Home Assistant or even HomeKit.

If you’re looking for the Home Assistant plugin I used to managed these timers, you can find it here Don’t forget to ⭐ the repo!

Where to Buy

• Orbit B-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer with Hub - https://amzn.to/3O2BqxW
• Orbit B-hyve Smart Hose Faucet Timer - https://amzn.to/43e0A0y
• Orbit Hose Faucet Manifold - https://amzn.to/3XGUbtJ
• Orbit Gear Drive Sprinkler - https://amzn.to/3JIMgqf
• Flat Soaker Hose - https://amzn.to/3PLtLFh
• Hose Bibb Connector Backflow Preventer Vacuum Breaker - https://amzn.to/3JLeuR8
• Drip Irrigation 25 PSI Pressure Regulator - https://amzn.to/44suD5V
• Garden Hose Connector 90 Degree Brass Garden Hose Elbow - https://amzn.to/3NXc2JN
• Garden Hose Splitter - https://amzn.to/3raafrP
• Plumbers Tape - https://amzn.to/3pHEdTw
• Black Heavy Duty Cold Water Garden Hose - https://amzn.to/3pHI6I9

See the whole kit here! - https://kit.co/TechnoTim/automated-lawn-and-garden-care

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I Automated Watering my Lawn & Garden! Have I gone too far with automation???https://t.co/HcPdCNKXbJ

— Techno Tim (@TechnoTimLive) July 3, 2023

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