Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>]

An alternative, that winds up about the same cost as commercial drip equipment, is spray stakes.  They have larger openings, so don't clog as often, and can operate at higher pressures.  Although they are not as efficient as drip, and certainly not as inexpensive as the home-made systems Ken described (very ingenious, by the way), they are a bit more flexible than drip systems.  Each spray stake is on its own length of small tubing, allowing you to move them around as crops change, while the main distribution line stays put.  This is especially useful for container crops, such as I work with, because they come and go fairly often.

 

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz

----- Original Message -----

From: Ken Hargesheimer

To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing

Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:42 AM

Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] DIY drip

Jeanne,

 

You do not need the bucket kit since you have pressure water.  Buy some drip line or make a dripline and connect it to your water hose.  Water must be perfectly clean if you use factory made dripline or it stops up the outlets.  May need to use a filter. Pressure should not be more than 10 PSI for drip.  I do not use a pressure regulator; just adjust the flow. All irrigation should be done with drip.  Remember it is slow so you have to leave it a while to get sufficient water to the plants.

Ken

Jeanne Driese <jeanne13@earthlink.net> wrote:

Ken,

Is there a place to purchase the equipment needed for a bucket kit on the site, or do I need to order parts from a supplier?  Being in my early 70's this system would work so much better than standing with a hose.

We are in a drought this season and I need help!

Jeanne in NE TN Zone 6 

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