![]() ![]() The Hydrawise App has this silly tendency to sometimes require you to log back into your system. There is nothing in the world that is perfect. I like the system, but there are always gripes that an open-minded person should have. Irritating things about the Hydrawise App The app allows you to suspend all zones, and it also allows you to have multiple controllers listed on one app screen. Nyiko’s rice paddy, I can increase the water flow to the paddy by adding additional minutes. This shows an individual zone slider – if you want to manually start a zone you can do so and even increase the number of minutes on the manual slider dial. The system can also connect to an actual electric rain gauge (I do not have this yet) which will allow you to supplement irrigation as needed. The App has a nice control screen that allows you to regulate the length and schedule of watering for different zones, and you can also link this to the weather forecast, hence it can reduce watering if there is rain happening, or predicted. In my case, the controller turns on a pump in my reservoir pictured here to pump water to the controller zones in the garden. I have multiple zones set up – you can click on each zone and adjust the frequency of watering, set that it may water a bit more if there is a hot day ahead, and you can also control how many times a day, week, or month your system waters. I have additional taps that can turn the water on and off to different sprinklers on this circuit depending on how wet and humid things need to be. In the picture on the left, you can see the first valve is the master valve, and the second is the valve to the greenhouse zone. This allows me to control both my greenhouse and my garden via wifi. This screen shows how I can have two controllers run from one app. My garden controller links to a solenoid that turns on the two pumps that pull water from the reservoir, and then this water can run through several different zones to water different regions of the garden. ![]() What I normally do is to make one zone a master valve that controls all water into the system, and then have all the other zones link after this. These systems are quite capable in that you can control 12 zones with a single unit. One is for my Greenhouse, and one runs the general garden. ( This is the closest I could find to my units on Amazon) I have two Hunter HC 12 WIFI connected controller systems that I have been using since 2018. This system, as you can see, has been operating since 2019 and is a bit sun damaged. My one Hunter HC Wifi controller is in my greenhouse. My Hydrawise Irrigation System – Is it The Best Plant Watering App? Let me give an overview of this system and the App that operates it, and then compare that to other apps that are available that can help you maintain your garden/potted plants. The water is pumped from a reservoir I built that stores water runoff from a road and suburb above me. I have an automated irrigation system in my garden that allows me to tailor irrigation for different zones. Watering any piece of land that receives less than the rainfall needed to sustain the plants you are growing is essential. ![]() I have personally used two apps linked to my watering system over the years, hence in this article I compare my favorite of these to two other apps available. That’s why we scoured the internet to find the best plant watering app. When it comes to getting the most out of your garden, sometimes you need a little help from technology. ![]()
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