Demonstration Site at Prospect Community Garden

The Prospect Community Garden was constructed in 2011 on a 1500 square metre block of land owned by the City of Prospect. Every plant in the garden is irrigated by measured irrigation and so every plant will receive the desired amount of water during the irrigation interval. This demonstration site uses 13 of the 23 outlets on the flow splitter. There are 12 Dot2dot hose sectors using 12 of the flow splitter outlets, and one flow splitter outlet is used for the birdbath controller. The control volume is 2.00 litres and the control nozzle is yellow.

For each sector, the water requirement and the corresponding nozzle (nozzles) are listed in the table below.

 

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Measured Irrigation

garden beds and young fruit trees beside the fence

flow splitter and birdbath controller

volunteers planting tomatoes

flow splitter in action

volunteers installing Dot2dot hose

completed garden bed with mulch to reduce evaporation.

Dot2dot hose and pressure monitor tube in barrel

birdbath controller

40 watt solar array provides the all the power needed

two 14 watt pumps deliver 1000 L/h to the flow splitter

pipes removed to show different flow rates from
different nozzles (control nozzle on far right)

moisture pattern beside Dot2dot hose.

Measured Irrigation Video

without mains water and
without mains power

Click here to watch

4 min 40 sec

sector

sector description

water requirement

nozzle(s)

1

6 metres of Dot2dot hose, high level garden bed

60 L

5.4 rivet

2

9 metres of Dot2dot hose, low level garden bed

90 L

6.4 rivet

3

10 metres of Dot2dot hose, low level garden bed

90 L

6.4 rivet

4

9 metres Dot2dot hose, low level garden bed

90 L

6.4 rivet

5

10 metres of Dot2dot hose, two low level garden beds

90 L

6.4 rivet

6

5 metres of Dot2dot hose, high plastic garden bed

40 L

adjustable

7

3 metres of Dot2dot hose, high plastic garden bed

30 L

adjustable

8

5 metres of Dot2dot hose, high plastic garden bed

40 L

adjustable

9

6 metres of Dot2dot hose, 6 large barrel pots

40 L

adjustable

10

11 metres of Dot2dot hose, herb garden beside tanks

90 L

6.4 rivet

11

15 metres of Dot2dot hose, fruit trees and vines beside southern fence

150 L

white tapered

12

11 metres of Dot2dot hose, fruit trees and vines beside western and northern fences

110 L

white tapered

 

TOTAL WATER REQUIREMENT

1010 L