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Introduction to Drip
Irrigation
Drip irrigation is the slow and precise delivery of water to chosen plantings. It uses flexible polyethylene tubing with devices for dripping, called emitters. The systems are easy to install. Require no trenching and the only tools needed are pruning shears and a punch. For many gardeners, water conservation is the main reason for installing a drip system. When you water your garden, your purpose is to water plants rather than soil. Drip irrigation gives you the ability to put water exactly where it's needed and keep paths and areas between plants dry. This reduces both waste and weeding. Traditional watering methods deliver water faster than most soils can absorb. If water exceeds the soil's percolation rate, it can only run off the surface, taking valuable topsoil and nutrients with it. Drip irrigation also allows you to water a large area from a small water source, since it uses water more slowly than other methods. The greatest advantage for home gardeners is time savings. The simple action of opening a spigot replaces all the time spent watering by hand. With the addition of an automatic timer, you can cope with a busy schedule while your garden flourishes without you.
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The Landscape, Drip irrigation Kit * $58.00 All our kits are designed specifically for rain harvesting systems, and they include everything you need to water a 100 - 200 sq. ft. garden area. What makes this kit unique from our other two, is it's flexibility. Not only can the emitters be inserted manually but it allows one to remove individual emitters from the system by replacing them with "goof plugs" or add new lines, with little worry about design. Also if a line is accidently cut it can be repaired with a coupler. This kit was tested using the 110 gal. Full Flow Rain Saver System with 50 ft. of 1/2" mainline tubing and 20 emitters. The results were: 1.25 gph with 72 hours of run time. (Left wide open) Program your timer to turn off after 1 hour. Test your soil for penetration. Adjust accordingly. |
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The landscape, Drip Irrigation kit includes:
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Garden Bed Soaker Drip Kit * $66.00 This is the easiest and most versatile kit to use, and is great for short rows, small or irregularly shaped garden beds and square foot gardening. Set up is a snap! Just punch a hole in the mainline tubing. Attach each soaker dripline with a transfer barb and push it into the hole. End each line with a goof plug. (See photo)
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The Row Crop, Drip irrigation Kit * $72.00 Specifically designed for longer row crops and extensive square foot gardening. This kit uses 5/8" 15mil, High flow T-tape with emitters spaced 8" for even watering. Enough T-tape for five 20 foot rows or ten 10 foot rows. Before setting up your drip kit, figure out how much water is available for your plan. Calculate the rate of flow of water your rain harvesting system provides by measuring the time needed to fill a one gallon pail from the spigot. Divide 3,600 by the number of seconds it takes and that will be the number of gallons per hour. This drip kit was tested using the City Farmer Rain Harvester with 25 feet of main line tubing, ten 10 foot rows of T tape and 120 emitters. The results were as follows: 22 gals. Per hour, 70 DPM Per emitter and 5 hrs. of run time. (Left wide open.) Here is where experimentation comes in. Set your timer for a 15 minute duration, then test your soil to see if that was enough time for the water to reach your plants root system. Adjust the start time(s) and duration accordingly - from your results. How long your water will last depends on your setup. (Number of emitters, soil condition, height of barrel(s), type of spigot, length of tubing, timer use, etc...)
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The Row Crop, Drip irrigation kit includes:
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The Solar Rain Barrel Timer * "If you have ever forgotten to turn your drip irrigation off and emptied your rain barrel(s) this timer can be your best investment. |
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Please Note: The drip kits that are sold in stores
are not designed to work with most smaller rain barrel systems which are
1-2 PSI. They are made for water pressures of 40-80 PSI and then are reduced
to 10 PSI with a regulator.
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