GardenaMicro-Drip System Connecting Pipe: Central supply pipe, 13 mm (1/2 inch), can be laid above or below ground, UV-stabilised, 50 m (1347-20)

The product arrived on time and on the date specified and from the labelling on the packaging and tubing is a high quality genuine gardena part. It is very robust and fit gardena accessories precisely with no leaks. I was extremely pleased that amazon sold this at such a reasonable price, 25% cheaper than anywhere else. 50 metres is long enough for the average uk garden with plenty to spare. One thing I would advise is that if fitting an irrigation system for the first time buy more hose than you think you will need as there is bound to be a little wastage as you try and get the setting right. The gardena microdrip system is perfect if you have a mixture of lawn and flower beds, as the former tends to love being drenched whereas the latter prefer a gentler water flow.

Good value /price. I'm adding a short review as there are some comments querying if this is a genuine Gardena product, presumably because the picture on Amazon only shows a coiled supply pipe. I can say that the pipe arrived in full Gardena packaging and it has the company name printed on the pipe itself, so it all looks genuine to me. (See pictures) I've set it up with the rest of my watering system and it is working just fine.I hope this helps!

I needed a long pipe to install an irrigation system around the garden and this seemed the cheapest option for the length. Gardena is well-known brand too, so seemed a good deal.The pipe is good quality, but very rigid - for me it was ideal as I only needed something long to go around the perimeter of the garden: it was to be the main feed for other pipes that would then tap into it.So far so good, although it was a nightmare to run behind sheds and fences due to the unyielding nature of the material.I have been able to tap into it with the Hozelock 4mm straight connectors for micro-irrigation, but it was very hard to screw in, even with the hose punch.All-in-all, a good buy I think, but be warned that it takes effort to put it in place if you don't want to cut it up into smaller sections.

Some reviewers have criticised the quality of the Gardena 13mm and 4.6mm pipes they have received. I have NEVER had any criticism of the pipes, so wonder what they received, or maybe they thought they were buying garden hose. This delivery was the usual thickness and flexibility and was cut to size, installed and tested within minutes of receipt.

I wish I had found this hose before buying kits. I can now take the water to the plants. The only drawback in the learning curve is limit the hose lengths to no more than 7/8 plants as the pressure falls dramatically. You just need to fit "T" joints to the main hose pipe for each group of plant. I also fitted an automatic timer to the main hose. This really makes life easy.

Does the job

Seems to be some confusion over the diameter....the internal dia is 13mm the external dia is 15mmThis means it is compatible with domestic plastic plumbing, so any plumbing push on fittings fit perfectly, as do hozelock ( and compatible ) garden hose fittings, I decided to use hozelock compression elbows for the garden corners, so they can be dismantled easy for winterisation....Haven’t tried the puncture thingy yet, so will update once this is done and the nozzles inserted...

Used this to make 250metre hot water solar system for poolSee some bad reviews that had holes etcI used 5 lots of them an had no problem at all 👍