With the arrival of spring, we strive to ensure that our garden and vegetable garden have enough water. Let’s see how to make a DIY drip sprinkler.

You cannot have thriving plants without proper watering, which could be made possible by a drip sprinkler.

Drip sprinkler: what is it for?

With the arrival of spring, those with a green thumb, but also those without, are moved by the desire to take care of their plants and prepare them for the arrival of warm sunny days. One of the main needs of the plants that make up the garden is, without a doubt, water.

It is often not possible to water your plants every day, so alternative, automated methods are used, such as drip irrigation. The latter is an irrigation system that distributes water directly to the roots of the plants through a system of pipes and drippers.

The operation of a drip sprinkler is simple and uses a system of flexible pipes placed near the roots of the plants, which release water gradually  and constant. The water flow can be adjusted according to the needs of the plants and weather conditions.

The drip sprinkler consumes little water more efficiently for each plant. In fact, the resource is supplied directly to the roots, reducing waste caused by evaporation and surface water runoff. Additionally, the drip sprinkler can reduce the risk of plant diseases as the water is delivered directly to the roots, avoiding wetting the leaves and flowers. Furthermore, excessive use of water can cause stagnation that favors plant pathologies.

How to do it yourself

What we will need are two plastic bottles of 500ml each . If you have a larger plant, you can also use one liter, two liter bottles, etc. Using scissors, make an incision about 4 fingers below the neck of the bottle and cut just one of the bottles.

You will put the other one upside down in the previously cut bottle. This bottle, filled with water, will serve as a reservoir. At the base of the cut bottle, make a mark with a marker. At that point, you are going to make a hole with the tip of the scissors. At this point, insert a flexible tube into the hole.

Into the tube, insert a galvanized wire at the end of which you will place a screw. This will allow the tube to be a little more rigid.

Put the water into the uncut bottle, place it upside down in the cut bottle where you inserted the tube and wait a few seconds: it will start to drip. This drip sprinkler will allow you to water for approximately 120 hours non-stop and will have cost you just over ten cents.