I Automated Watering My Lawn & Garden!

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I Automated Watering My Lawn & Garden!

Posted Jul 4, 2023 Updated Jul 4, 2023

By Techno Tim

2 min read

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!

Here’s the 4 port manifold I used to create 4 zones

Here are the 4 faucet timers I used to create 4 separate zones!

Here are the sprinklers in action! Highly recommend these because they have a ton of watering options and they are silent

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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