Gardena AquaBloom Solar-Powered Irrigation Set
A fully solar drip-watering kit for up to 20 pots - pump, controller and panel in one unit, fed from any bucket, with no tap or mains needed.
4.0 / 5
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Highly recommended
Strengths
- Completely tap-free and mains-free - genuinely balcony-native watering
- 14 sensible schedule presets cover holiday and everyday use
- Pressure-equalising drippers deliver evenly across pots and heights up to 4 m
Watch outs
- 0.5 l/h drippers suit modest drinkers - thirsty tomatoes and large veg outrun the flow
- Hose connections at the pump can pop off if not seated precisely
- A minority of owners report pump or charging failures, with intense sun exposure a suspected factor
- Plant capacity Up to 20 plants (drip heads included for all 20)
- Power Integrated solar panel charging 3x AA NiMH rechargeables (1.2 V, 2400 mAh) - no mains connection
- Water source Any open reservoir (bucket, tub); no tap connection required
- Watering programmes 14 presets: twice daily (10/15/20 min), daily (15/20/30/35 min), every other day (10/20/30 min), every third day (10/15/20 min)
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By Rob Griffiths2 min read
- Plant capacity
- Up to 20 plants (drip heads included for all 20)
- Power
- Integrated solar panel charging 3x AA NiMH rechargeables (1.2 V, 2400 mAh) - no mains connection
- Water source
- Any open reservoir (bucket, tub); no tap connection required
- Watering programmes
- 14 presets: twice daily (10/15/20 min), daily (15/20/30/35 min), every other day (10/20/30 min), every third day (10/15/20 min)
- Dripper flow
- 0.5 l/h pressure-equalising inline drip heads
- Max delivery height
- 4 m of lift from reservoir to plants
- Included
- 3-in-1 main unit (pump + controller + solar panel), 20 drip heads, 20 m of 4.6 mm supply pipe, 8 T-pieces, 8 end plugs, filter, 15 pipe pegs, 3 rechargeable AAs
- Installation
- Tool-free; unit stands on a table, mounts to a wall or pushes into a pot
- Winter care
- Remove batteries and store the unit frost-free over winter
- Larger variants
- 13301-20 adds a water tank; AquaBloom L (13330-20) covers 30 plants with 2 l/h and 0.5 l/h drippers and a Li-Ion battery