Gardena Mechanical Water Timer, 5 to 120 Minutes
For watering that stops on its own. The timer connects to an outdoor faucet ahead of the hose, and you turn its large dial to a run time between 5 and 120 minutes. When the time is up, the water flow stops.
It needs no batteries, and Gardena lists it as rain proof and UV protected. A manual on and off setting runs a sprinkler or a drip line without the countdown, and the dial carries a flow control.
It suits a soaker or drip hose for vine crops. University of Minnesota Extension gives squash and pumpkins at least an inch of water a week through a drip hose or soaker hose, keeping the leaves dry, with no sprinkler. A set run time makes an even schedule easier to keep, and Maryland Extension lists inconsistent watering among the causes of blossom-end rot in tomatoes.
Specs: run time 5 to 120 minutes, then automatic shut-off | manual on and off | flow control | no batteries | rain proof and UV protected, as listed | article 01170-80
Pairs with: How to grow squash and pumpkins; How to grow tomatoes.
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