u/Alert-Syrup5494

Hi Austin gardeners —

I have a small raised-bed vegetable garden setup and need help figuring out Austin-specific basics: sun exposure, watering, drip irrigation/automation, what survives the heat, etc.

Looking for someone experienced and practical — not necessarily a professional consultant — who’d be open to coming by for an hour or two to look at the setup and give advice. Happy to pay for your time.

DM me if interested.

p.s. I'm in south-west Austin

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I have a garden faucet and need to attach a timer for automatic watering. This faucet has little holes at the base, my best guess is it is an anti-siphon vacuum breaker, and when the timer shuts off and pressure builds up, water leaks through the drain vents.

Can you confirm whether this is a vacuum breaker attached to the faucet?

Are vacuum breakers incompatible with timers that maintain continuous pressure, or does this indicate that mine is faulty?

What would happen if I removed it and replaced it with a standard connector without vents? Would that affect anything else in the plumbing system?