Drip Irrigation System

Lindblom Lawn Care · May 31, 2007

Suggestions and options.

Use barbed fittings. In the fall you can roll the hole thing up. For the main line I would use either 3/4 or 1" back poly pipe. Again it can be rolled up. What is the water source?

The other must haves on drip system is a good filter. Otherwise the emmiters get plugged up and lead to problems. The 2nd must have is a pressure regulator. Drip systems are low pressure 15 to 40 PSI.

On setup it is important to flush the tubing before attaching the emmiters - they tend to plug fairly easily.

I believe netafilm and perhaps DIG make a "soaker" tubing that would work in a garden setting. That would save having to mess with emmiters.

I like drip irrigation systems there are several advantages. Water savings, water directly to the root zone, etc.

andrewj · May 31, 2007

OldMcDonald said:
Andrewj, Is your second name Jameson by any chance?

I was not trying to be a SmartArse/SmartAlec/SmartAndrew in saying that less than one in a thousand in Europe would know what a BTU is. I was merely saying that I found it surprising to be in general use, because I would have expected Europe to have some calorific measurement instead.

It is a great shame we are not in a position to make a very large bet about your claim that less than one in ten would NOT know what a BTU is. I would be prepared to offer you very good odds that you are wrong even about that number of people knowing that BTU means British Thermal Unit. Knowing what a BTU actually is, is as you USAers would say, a very different ball game. It would be amusing to have people post an honest reply that they know or do not know, BEFORE checking on the net or elsewhere what a BTU is a measurement of. Old McDonald.

Hey there Old Mac, no, no Jameson's in my life....calorific is how I describe cheesecake, or you may have meant to say caloric. just kidding you - no, I won't bet though I think I am closer to correct than you..now if you change it to Joules, then i'm with you.

OldMcDonald · Jun 1, 2007

No, I did not mean to say caloric. I really did mean to say calorific, and am quite happy with my choice of word, although I accept that, in the context, caloric would have been an equally acceptable word to most people, but not if you wish to be pedantic about the precise meaning. How can you believe that more than 90% of the poulation of ANY country knows the definition of a BTU? How about you post what it is just so that the others - the less than 10% you claim, can also be imbued with the knowledge?

Joules are an unknown to a lot of people, but then again you might be surprised at the number of peasants around the world who can talk about kilojoules in relation to animal feed rations. But, I am quite happy to admit that I do not know the definition of a Joule. Obviously I could look it up, but that would be cheating. Old McDonald.