Gardena Irrigation Control - Automatic Irrigation

In our terraced house garden, I installed a Gardena system with various sprinklers from the Mikrodrip series. I had filters for the well water beforehand. The first and second years went well. Then the things gradually clogged up. Replacing them was annoying because the connections of the sprinklers and extensions are not suitable for multiple uses. I then lost interest in the fun.

For 1-2 years it is enough. If you want something permanent, you have to look at other manufacturers. I also always tell this to the interested parties.

I can also recommend the Hunter Rotaro sprinklers. Last week I installed 2 lines myself. 6 more are still missing plus drip irrigation for the hedge.

The planning tool from DVS is ALMOST foolproof! There you can also have the sprinklers placed for 20€ or create a proper shopping list for 80€.

But I did everything myself because I really enjoyed getting into it. I also enjoyed the installation. I wouldn't have thought that at first!

As a controller, I will also use one from Hunter. But I don't know which one yet. For now, I am laying the pipes and installing the sprinklers and then temporarily connecting a garden hose each time to test everything and check for leaks.

My buddy wasn't really impressed by the Gardena controller. He also has a Gardena robotic mower, but he said the robot and irrigation system somehow can't communicate with EACH OTHER. No idea if that's true...

For lawn mowers, search for Robonect

Who has experience with Blumat? I prefer to buy locally. We have many raised beds and pots that we should be able to leave alone sometimes. No lawn, trees and shrubs manage on their own.

My experience with Gardena is that it usually starts causing problems after 2-3 years and then needs to be replaced. Sprinklers that became leaky when connected to the Profi-System, non-functioning water stops in the couplings. Pumps that start to whistle after two hours of watering, as "this can happen with continuous operation, just plan a break." Unfortunately, the quality is no longer what it used to be, based on my experience. Currently, I am watering with Rainbird (sprinklers, control) and, for the past two weeks, Toro (sprinklers) and have had no malfunctions in nearly three years. Except for one sprinkler that I damaged myself. The Microdrip was replaced with Rainbird's XFS Dripline (thanks for the tip in one of your posts), I can confirm the clogging as described by . The pressure requirement is also lower; where I previously operated about 35-40m of Microdrip, I now have about 120m of Dripline in total without pressure problems. Not to mention the cost savings. Gardena 50m 25mm pipe about 60 euros 50m 25mm PE pipe PN16 about 35 euros. For me, only the hoses and accessories for manual water withdrawal are still from Gardena; however, they will also be replaced with alternatives if defective. These are currently only left over from the rental apartment.