This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to water your lawn and garden-automatically. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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- 3/8-inch-diameter flexible pipe [amzn.to/306v6ud], connects polyethylene pipe to sprinkler spray heads
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- battery-powered timer [amzn.to/2vN9J38], automatically turns sprinkler system on and off
- 5-gallon bucket [amzn.to/2WCPalx], used to determine how many gallons per minute of water comes from hose bib.
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- pipe cutters [amzn.to/2VtISsd], for cutting polyethylene pipe
- crimping pliers [amzn.to/2VrCIsk], for crimping hose clamps onto pipe
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