Justin, I've had a Rainbird 12-station system in my garden for ten years and have been very happy with it. I can set it to water each of my twelve raised beds individually as needed or not at all. The type of head you put on your irrigation risers is important to control the precise area you target. Pamela Slate -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Justin Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:35 AM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [pbs] Are automatic watering systems good? was ( Garden Tours ) HI all, what was said, I have a few tender species growing in containers on the deck, but the repotting, and especially the watering, of container grown plants takes so much time... > Jay For me manually watering just isnt gonna happen. I have about 95% of my things set up for automatic watering but all I have are those cheap timers that wally world carries. They are only set for 15 min increments and that either waters too much or not enough. Has anyone used those timers from Rainbird and if so do they last more than a season? I have seen where some of their timers can run up to 9 or so different watering lines. They are a bit expensive but if they are worth it I will install a system. Justin Woodville, TX 8b/9a _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that's right for you. http://microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/… No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.50/2150 - Release Date: 06/02/09 06:47:00