How Do You Design A Trickle Irrigation System?
Saving water means saving money. In today’s conservation conscious world, not only do we want healthy plants, we want to maximize the benefit they get from the water we use. A trickle irrigation system saves money by applying water directly to the base of the plant and preventing wastefulness from evaporation. Big or small, your garden can benefit from a trickle watering system. Draw a sketch of your trickle irrigation pattern as you go. Using a clipboard is handy so you can carry it with you and make notations. Measure the distance of hose you will need. Do this by laying string along the path you want to irrigate. Your string should rest alongside the root balls of your plants. This will be the design your tubing will follow later so make sure the string travels to each plant you want watered. Determine how many emitters you will need by leaving the string in place, and making a mark with a colored marker by the root ball of each plant. Count the marks and record the number. Count th
