That's good to know! We're trying to get some seeds to start, so I'm not watering that deep. It seems like our first good spring rain drives out a bumper crop of worms - they're all over the street. My kids enjoy going for a walk to collect them in a bucket to put them in our vegetable garden. That usually happens before the robins arrive though.
I got this one at my local ace hardware. It's Nelson branded, but this general design has been around decades. I'm sure thrt are a number of different mechanical underpinnings. We've had this one 7 or so years in and it's holding up well. It makes covering a large area very easy.
That's probably the same one we have, or at least a closely related sibling.
Mine has two different speeds it follows, but yes - it doesn't move very quickly. You can also mess with the angle of the sprayer which will impact the amount of water delivered to the area it covers.
Found a neat (but low res) diagram of how these work. It makes enough sense, now that I look at it. Granted, the gear mechanism is more complicated than it shows in the diagram, but same concept.
Same! It's a great design if you're lazy and want to cover a lot of area. I bought this one at a local ace 7 or so years ago and it's been going strong with minimal attention.
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TheKracken@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
They are looking for worms. The watering makes them surface and the robins love to eat them.
IMALlama@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
That's good to know! We're trying to get some seeds to start, so I'm not watering that deep. It seems like our first good spring rain drives out a bumper crop of worms - they're all over the street. My kids enjoy going for a walk to collect them in a bucket to put them in our vegetable garden. That usually happens before the robins arrive though.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Been fascinated by that sprinkler design since I was a child.
lnxtx@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 1y
Do you know the brand?
IMALlama@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I got this one at my local ace hardware. It's Nelson branded, but this general design has been around decades. I'm sure thrt are a number of different mechanical underpinnings. We've had this one 7 or so years in and it's holding up well. It makes covering a large area very easy.
lnxtx@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y
I found one, Nelson Traveling Lawn Sprinkler.
Very interesting design, it really travels slowly, following a hose.
IMALlama@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
That's probably the same one we have, or at least a closely related sibling.
Mine has two different speeds it follows, but yes - it doesn't move very quickly. You can also mess with the angle of the sprayer which will impact the amount of water delivered to the area it covers.
TheOakTree@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Found a neat (but low res) diagram of how these work. It makes enough sense, now that I look at it. Granted, the gear mechanism is more complicated than it shows in the diagram, but same concept.
IMALlama@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Same! It's a great design if you're lazy and want to cover a lot of area. I bought this one at a local ace 7 or so years ago and it's been going strong with minimal attention.