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Drip irrigation spacing ?


I plan to install a micro sprinkler/drip irrigation system throughout my vegetable and flower beds later this month. From what I read on the brochure the little drippers can either be set to just drip or to send out a spray. I want to do the latter. What I can't find out is how far apart to install them so they cover the area. Anyone know?

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  • 11 years ago

    you probably already know but micro sprinkler and drip are two different things, you can combine the two but its a little tricky..I'm experimenting with that right now..

    the drip line they sell on Misterlandscaper.com is spaced every 12 inches, I've seen up to 18 inch spacing..

    There are adjustable drippers, but they don't spray and a dripper usually requires a reduction to 25 psi, sprinkler only 50, just something to keep in mind.

    not sure what you're trying to grow, but the key is getting uniformed coverage on the plants and making sure they get a deep watering..the sprayers get better coverage but the leaves will get wet, best thing about the micro drippers is they get the water directly to the roots.

    here is a link to my set up.


    micro-irrigation


    bea (zone 9a -Jax area) thanked Jeremy Millrood
  • 11 years ago

    Mister landscaper is the brand I planned to use. I like that the water goes directly to the roots. Couldn't find the spacing in the literature. I must have missed it. Thanks.

    I have two veggie beds and two flower beds. My plan is to hook up the flower beds together and the veggie beds together giving me the option to water one set more than the other, depending on the time of year. I will probably set this up on Memorial day weekend. Unfortunately I will have to thread hose through the flowers but it's either that or wait another year which I don't want to do.

    What's your plan? Let's report back here maybe in about a month as I'm sure other gardeners might be interested in the results.

  • 11 years ago

    my current set up seems to be working ok and I'm only using mine for vegetables..however the combination of the drip and sprayer is causing a couple of areas to get a little over watered..I'm running it for 25 minutes every other day. may have to adjust that.

  • 11 years ago

    My hubby who is the installer in the family tells me that ML also has tubing with holes through out. I'm thinking I'll use that for my flower beds because they are cottage style so inserting drippers every so many inches won't work as efficiently. I attached a photo. Then I plan to set up the veggies with the drippers. The two systems will be separate since parts of the year one set of the other may not need watering.

    I grow my tomatoes in 30 gallon pots and was thinking of using their thinner hose to run a line in each pot. Supposedly, even those that hose goes uphill from the ground level to top of pots, it can deliver sufficient water in pots. I would like to run those side lines from the main vegetable bed line.

    What do you think?


  • 11 years ago

    Beautiful flower garden..the drip line is really more suited to garden rows. for your flowers, I think you'd be best suited building a horse shoe shape around the perimeter with the 1/2 inch poly and then running 1/4 stakes and micro sprayers throughout the bed to get good coverage. how are you watering it now??

    for the tomatoes, I'd run a flag dripper off the 1/4 inch hose up to your pots, that would probably work really well..

    bea (zone 9a -Jax area) thanked Jeremy Millrood
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Great minds think alike. That's kind of what we were thinking of doing. I can't wait to set it up. Beats watering with a hose I have to drag all over the place.

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