Help connecting hose and saving my trees please

[AB]

Had these put in about 6 months ago as we had a wonderfully large bay tree which died;



This weather hasn't been great for them and I'm hoping they're not dying. I made a makeshift watering system with a hosepipe and some holes but the water pressure over the 20m or so from the nearest outside tap means that not a lot of water is actually coming out;



So a bit of research and I came up with this from Amazon, narrow pipe so should help, I cut it to the correct lengths and I'll secure and aim it at the bases once I actually have it working;



So all hooked up but how on earth do I connect this to a standard hozelock fitting? What do I need to buy?




Any other advice on stopping these fairly expensive additions to the garden from going crispy and dying would be much appreciated. As well as the makeshift hose I've been soaking them every other day but bit concerned they're not too healthy.

Thanks!

[AB]

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I may have answered my own question, but any other advice on keeping them alive much appreciated.

[netherfield]

I'd try and bury the outlets deeper down, keep the water from surface evaporation.

[AB]

Thanks, that's what I'll do when I have it connected up, I'll bury all the pipe and use the soil to help aim the outlets at the base of the trees.

[OutInTheShed]

I'm told that it's better to dump a bucket of water around a tree, as it soaks in and encourages the deeper roots rather than the roots near the surface.
Slowly dripping water on the surface, more evaporates.
Flip side, if you dump it on, some may run away from the tree.

For trees planted this year, twice a week in a heatwave or once a week in 'normal summer weather' should be fine.
More established trees perhaps only in a heatwave or after more than two weeks with no rain?

I have an irrigation system, I generally try to run it slow at low pressure, but balancing the various outputs is still pretty sketchy TBH.
The slower it is, the less pressure drop, so each end of the system is more similar in pressure.
I admit to sometimes moving plants in pots to where most water is coming out.
Mine is on a homemade timer, pumped by solar/12V, so not 'off the shelf'.

[Cow Corner]

As above, I’d give them a really heavy water around the roots - a less regular deep water will be better than a regular dribble.

It’s not really the right time of year to plant trees, to be honest.

[OutInTheShed]

Cow Corner said:

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It s not really the right time of year to plant trees, to be honest.

Arguably not a good time to be leaving them in pots either?

[Cow Corner]

OutInTheShed said:

Arguably not a good time to be leaving them in pots either?

Ok smartypants

Not a good time if the year to buy trees to plant

[AB]

Cow Corner said:

Ok smartypants

Not a good time if the year to buy trees to plant

I know, but we bought/planted them 6 months ago so pretty much as far away from this time of year as possible

[Cow Corner]

AB said:

Cow Corner said:

Ok smartypants

Not a good time if the year to buy trees to plant

I know, but we bought/planted them 6 months ago so pretty much as far away from this time of year as possible

I’m clearly an idiot, I read your OP as that you’d planted them 6 weeks ago…

My main point still stands, in drought conditions, give them a really deep water a couple of times a week, rather than a regular dribble.

[AB]

Cheers CC, hope at the ready!

[Simpo Two]

It will help stop the water simply running off if you make the soil round the trees into a little circle.

I tried trickle irrigation and found it very unreliable. I now use a lawn sprinkler which is controllable to certain areas, even a narrow strip. It would water your trees very well in a couple of hours one evening.

[JoshSm]

Get some soaker hose, stick it into an adequately deep trench, leave it running for a while daily.

This job is what it's meant for.