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===== Irrigation by hand =====

==== Watering cans ====

When there are just a few pots on one of the decks, it is convenient to carry a couple of watering cans.


==== Long hose ====

There is no water faucet near the native plant area, so I hook up four hoses to water each. 

I have a water hose shut-off coupler valve on the male end of each hose. With the shut-off valve off, I can turn the water on at the faucet, move the hose to the desired area, and attach another hose at the coupler or change from one spray attachment to another. I use this often to water raised beds manually using a nozzle and then switch to the drip irrigation timer.

My favorite nozzle is the Orbit 58297N 58297 Hose Spray Nozzle. It has a rain-like spray, perfect for use in watering flowers, shrubs, raised beds, and newly seeded areas. It has a built in valve and sprays a wide, fan-shaped area, for thorough watering of a bed. {{ :garden:infrastructure:orbitspraynozzle.jpg?200|Orbit spray nozzle}}
 

==== Hose with timer ====

To water just the correct amount or a repetitive amount, I connect timer to faucet and direct the spray manually.
 Particularly the drip irrigation timer for the raspberries.

==== Oscillating sprinkler ====

When watering newly seeded grass.
Need to avoid too much watering and flooding a specific area, which may wash away the seeds or make them too wet.