Cheapest/Best Way to Water My Lawn? (not including water price)

[GammaGlobulin]

 

To My Fellow Lawn Lovers:

 

Some of you may have a lawn to keep looking fit.

 

And, you know that the Raining Season has been at an end, since about several weeks.

 

And now, your lawn is beginning to look a bit brownish.

 

So then, you know you need to irrigate, Irrigate, and share your water with you lawn.

 

BUT, you don't know anything about

 

Hoses

Sprinklers, or...

Tinklers

 

Let us postulate that you might have a lawn of grass which needs watering.  Then, what is your best solution?

 

 

 

[Crossy]

How big is your lawn?

 

Any obstructions to long-range sprinkler operation (trees)?

 

Are you prepared to dig it up to install pop-ups and their pipework?

 

Do you have a drought-resistant turf variety?

 

How is your water pressure? Need a pump?

 

In reality, a hose with one of those portable whizzy sprinkler units on the end has to be the cheapest / easiest solution.

[Dante99]

You should start by learning how to use a hose.  After a year or two of practice you might advance to sprinklers, just might.

[HighPriority]

Cheapest way, stand there with your hose in your hand, talk to your grass, understand its needs, nurture it to be healthy and strong.

[2baht]

Pray for rain! Maybe God will help you! 

 

 

[ezzra]

I usually pee on it, dose wonder to it...

[retarius]

Hire a gardener. Labour is very cheap here so it doesn't cost much.

[Ralf001]

Garden hose and a sprinkler is how is is typically done.

[Dante99]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

In reality, a hose with one of those portable whizzy sprinkler units on the end has to be the cheapest / easiest solution.

Yes but which whizzy sprinkler unit? There are just so many choices.  Oh I guess it is not such a serious matter to become greatly concerned about.  We can't really take an OP who does not know how to water a lawn seriously can we?

[TroubleandGrumpy]

In Chiang Mai I used an adjustable circular sprinkler - cant find one on net. Not one that does big/small circle, one that does long to north short to south and medium to east/west. Totally adjustable to cover the entire lawn and garden beds no matter what shape it was. Maybe dont make them anymore. 

[Crossy]

6 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

In Chiang Mai I used an adjustable circular sprinkler - cant find one on net. Not one that does big/small circle, one that does long to north short to south and medium to east/west. Totally adjustable to cover the entire lawn and garden beds no matter what shape it was. Maybe dont make them anymore. 

 

Sounds useful, can you post a photo please?

 

I bet some place in China is banging them out, just got to find it.

 

[HighPriority]

You can also get soaker hoses that can be quite effective Crossy.

[BenStark]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Garden hose and a sprinkler is how is is typically done.

 

If you have a 10sqm lawn probably yes, if you have a 800sqm lawn no way.

 

I have 48 MP rotators of the type pictured in the OP buried in my lawn

[HighPriority]

1 minute ago, BenStark said:

 

If you have a 10sqm lawn probably yes, if you have a 800sqm lawn no way.

 

I have 48 MP rotators of the type pictured in the OP buried in my lawn

op asked for cheapest...

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, BenStark said:

 

If you have a 10sqm lawn probably yes, if you have a 800sqm lawn no way.

 

 

 

 

i'll hazard a guess in that the OP does not even have a lawn.

[HighPriority]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

 

i'll hazard a guess in that the OP does not even have a lawn.

Postulate...

[BenStark]

1 minute ago, HighPriority said:

op asked for cheapest...

 

So you reckon that a 800sqm lawn can be watered with a hose?

 

3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

'll hazard a guess in that the OP does not even have a lawn.

 

Good guess

[HighPriority]

Just now, BenStark said:

 

So you reckon that a 800sqm lawn can be watered with a hose?

 

 

 

BenStark may struggle but most others could manage it if they wished.

I'm not sure why someone would, but they could.

 

[sometimewoodworker]

1 hour ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

In Chiang Mai I used an adjustable circular sprinkler - cant find one on net. Not one that does big/small circle, one that does long to north short to south and medium to east/west. Totally adjustable to cover the entire lawn and garden beds no matter what shape it was. Maybe dont make them anymore. 

That sounds like an upscale version of one of these

[Ralf001]

3 hours ago, HighPriority said:

You can also get soaker hoses that can be quite effective Crossy.

I was looking for soaker hoses but to no avail.

 

were have you bought/seen them ?

[sometimewoodworker]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

I was looking for soaker hoses but to no avail.

 

were have you bought/seen them ?

You need to improve your Lazada Fu, it took a minute 

[Ralf001]

13 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

You need to improve your Lazada Fu, it took a minute 

 

 

Perfect thanks, I was searching soaker hose.... not drip irrigation tape.

[GammaGlobulin]

8 hours ago, Crossy said:

How big is your lawn?

 

Any obstructions to long-range sprinkler operation (trees)?

 

Are you prepared to dig it up to install pop-ups and their pipework?

 

Do you have a drought-resistant turf variety?

 

How is your water pressure? Need a pump?

 

In reality, a hose with one of those portable whizzy sprinkler units on the end has to be the cheapest / easiest solution.

 

Water pressure is provided by a Jap Brand Pump.

Lawn is not huge like golf course. It is small, like two tennis courts.

No digging, please.

Not sure about draught-resistant grass. (But, if I do not water it during Hot Season, then I might know.)  Anyway, I like grass greener than brownish-green.)

So, if the option is for portable:  Which types are better?

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

59 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

You need to improve your Lazada Fu, it took a minute 

 

This is GREAT!

 

I wonder, though, how to water a lawn with something like this.

Also, if I do not remove it each time I water the lawn, my lawn will look like a green shirt with  black pinstripes.

So, not sure if this is right for my lawn needs.

 

 

[bunnydrops]

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Sounds useful, can you post a photo please?

 

I bet some place in China is banging them out, just got to find it.

 

Two types from Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Orbit-56805-Precision-Sprinkler-Adjustable/dp/B07D49H9YG/ref=sr_1_16?crid=3OGUI0VK34FXH&keywords=adjustable%2Blawn%2Bsprinkler&qid=1704962249&sprefix=adjustable%2Blawn%2Caps%2C356&sr=8-16&th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-819603-1001-Pattern-Impulse-Sprinkler/dp/B0036GA7K8/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3OGUI0VK34FXH&keywords=adjustable+lawn+sprinkler&qid=1704962249&sprefix=adjustable+lawn%2Caps%2C356&sr=8-8

[HighPriority]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

I was looking for soaker hoses but to no avail.

 

were have you bought/seen them ?

No idea where in thailand sorry but easy to find in Oz... B)

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, bunnydrops said:

Two types from Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Orbit-56805-Precision-Sprinkler-Adjustable/dp/B07D49H9YG/ref=sr_1_16?crid=3OGUI0VK34FXH&keywords=adjustable%2Blawn%2Bsprinkler&qid=1704962249&sprefix=adjustable%2Blawn%2Caps%2C356&sr=8-16&th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/Gilmour-819603-1001-Pattern-Impulse-Sprinkler/dp/B0036GA7K8/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3OGUI0VK34FXH&keywords=adjustable+lawn+sprinkler&qid=1704962249&sprefix=adjustable+lawn%2Caps%2C356&sr=8-8

 

The Gilmour machine seems Ideal.

[bunnydrops]

16 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

No idea where in thailand sorry but easy to find in Oz... B)

I have seen them in one of the big box stores, my guess would be HomePro. I wanted to add that they are not very good if pumping water from a pond or well. The porous material clogs up over time.

[GammaGlobulin]

Are Dramm water sprinkler products any good....because I think I have seen this brand on Lazada....

 

For example...is this Good...or....Garbage?

And, the price appears to be rather high, too.

 

So...Price is TOO High on Lazada at this importer.

But, is it garbage or good?

And, what might be better and cheaper is all I am trying to learn...

 

[worgeordie]

We are lucky ,have a river at rear of the house , so just throw a pump

in with 3 " pipe on it , and move it around the garden ,give it a good

soak , problem is the hose is quite heavy and moving it around is not

so easy , and at the moment I have a bad back ,honest ,so the wife

has had to do it herself ....with a little help from me.

 

regards Worgeordie